Research Article
Optimization of Concentrated Sulphuric Acid Hydrolysis of Gadam Sorghum Stalks Found in Kenya for Fermentable Sugar Production
Table 4
Gadam sorghum stalks: results of experimental and predicted glucose yield.
| Std | Run | | | | (glucose yield, ) | Actual (%, ) | Predicted (%, ) |
| 8 | 1 | -1.682 | 0 | 0 | 70.56 | 72.65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.682 | 45.59 | 47.59 | 20 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 66.68 | 67.25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.38 | 86.22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81.47 | 80.77 | 17 | 6 | 0 | -1.682 | 0 | 55.29 | 57.45 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 59.41 | 57.15 | 2 | 8 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 52.13 | 51.21 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.05 | 86.22 | 16 | 10 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 54.8 | 52.6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.38 | 86.22 | 19 | 12 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 77.35 | 75.02 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.682 | 79.78 | 80.08 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.54 | 86.22 | 12 | 15 | 1.682 | 0 | 0 | 77.11 | 77.33 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 65.23 | 65.93 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.54 | 86.22 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1.682 | 0 | 69.84 | 69.98 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 80.5 | 81.14 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.81 | 86.22 |
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