Research Article

Activated Carbon from Prickly Pear Seed Cake: Optimization of Preparation Conditions Using Experimental Design and Its Application in Dye Removal

Table 3

Estimated values of coefficients for response Y.

No.CoefficientSignificance (%)

b0160.4670.0118
b146.330.0438
b213.990.469
b3−45.300.0454
b1153.510.0972
b22−45.010.137
b33−13.261.90
b1261.830.116
b13−11.136.4
b23−6.3317.1

Statistically significant at the <99.99% level. Statistically significant at the 99% level. Statistically significant at the 95% level.