Research Article

Reducing Sugar Production from Teff Straw Biomass Using Dilute Sulfuric Acid Hydrolysis: Characterization and Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 1

Coded and actual value levels of the variables for Box–Behnken design.

Independent variablesSymbolCoded and actual value levels
−10+1

Acid concentration (% v/v)A0.52.254
Hydrolysis temperature (oC)B80100120
Hydrolysis time (min)C304560
Liquid to solid ratio (ml/g)D102030