Research Article

Combined Application of Coagulation/Flocculation/Sedimentation and Membrane Separation for the Treatment of Laundry Wastewater

Table 5

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the Doehlert design for the removal (%) of color and turbidity (α = 0.05).

Source of variationColorTurbidity
SQDFMSFcalcSQDFMSFcalc

Regression (d)3328.9795665.796273.992548.895509.7833.96
Lack of fit (a)2.43012.4300.268515.075115.0751.0045
Pure error (b)99.551119.050165.0821115.007
Residues (a + b = c)101.981128.498180.1581215.013
Total (c + d)3532.942172729.05117

SQ = sum of squares; DF = degrees of freedom; MS = mean of squares; Fcalc = F calculated. Color: Ftable (5; 12; 0.05) = 3.11; R2 = 0.97;  = 0.957. Turbidity: Ftable (5; 12; 0.05) = 3.11; R2 = 0.934;  = 0.906.