Response Surface Methodology Process Optimization of Biodiesel Production from Castor Seed Oil

Table 3

Experimental and predicted yield of biodiesel using RSM.

Experimental run	Experimental yield of biodiesel	Predicted yield of biodiesel
1	81.34	77.40
2	78.21	79.21
3	83.46	84.81
4	87.25	88.48
5	84.72	84.95
6	88.54	90.26
7	85.25	82.15
8	89.61	89.32
9	54.00	53.60
10	58.00	58.67
11	71.60	67.44
12	75.29	74.38
13	73.60	69.93
14	80.54	78.51
15	75.26	73.57
16	82.50	84.01
17	64.81	70.94
18	86.20	83.19
19	67.16	68.81
20	80.24	81.71
21	78.91	79.93
22	95.00	97.10
23	83.56	82.90
24	50.00	53.78
25	90.12	89.93
26	90.12	89.93
27	90.12	89.93
28	90.12	89.93
29	90.12	89.93
30	89.00	89.93