Research Article

Biological Pretreatment by Solid-State Fermentation of Oat Straw to Enhance Physical Quality of Pellets

Table 2

Physical properties of oat straw pellets based on the Box–Behnken experimental design.

RunsVariablesResponses
Fungi: TV52JFungi: PC
(d) (%) (mm) (°C) (kg/m3)(kg/m3) (%) (MPa)(kg/m3)(kg/m3) (%) (MPa)

110−101,0441,0091.680.2651,0411,0161.320.229
201101,0511,0261.700.2751,0521,0102.080.238
3−11001,0099911.830.2489849751.330.179
40−1−101,0471,0222.060.2561,0259990.890.214
5100−11,0631,0291.170.2951,0751,0570.580.271
600001,0299912.800.2391,0451,0361.580.260
700001,0391,0322.690.2101,0371,0224.630.233
8−10101,0029862.960.1851,0059850.870.190
9010−11,0711,0451.290.3251,0601,0253.020.245
1010011,0401,0081.520.2441,0311,0193.670.232
11−100−11,0521,0302.050.2591,0201,0011.720.198
120−1101,0321,0301.580.1841,0441,0213.370.237
13001−11,0761,0631.440.3621,0531,0222.660.268
14−10011,0281,0054.260.1989969620.920.192
1500−1−11,0491,0230.880.2621,0711,0342.400.279
160−1011,0259972.770.2171,0339934.120.186
17−1−1001,0129913.580.2219919601.150.147
1800111,0111,0003.970.1971,0471,0074.680.217
190−10−11,0661,0412.430.2771,0461,0163.190.240
20−10−101,0319991.470.2299899721.830.187
2100−111,0351,0001.610.1691,0299852.510.215
2201011,0369931.970.1821,0479982.980.235
2310101,0541,0163.060.2841,0401,0193.030.237
241−1001,0379951.630.2431,0221,0072.060.183
2501−101,0241,0160.920.2141,0511,0342.280.245
2611001,0361,0031.180.2281,0651,0341.800.257
2700001,0279953.220.2271,0311,0022.620.207
2800001,0349911.560.2521,0401,0201.850.226
2900001,0351,0102.400.2801,0321,0041.430.206