Research Article

RSM Based Optimization of Chemical and Enzymatic Transesterification of Palm Oil: Biodiesel Production and Assessment of Exhaust Emission Levels

Table 3

Response surface quadratic model analysis of variance (ANOVA) table for chemical transesterification of palm oil.

SourcedfSS (MS)aSS (MS)bSS (MS)c value
( value)a
value
( value)b
value
( value)c

Model1476.24 (5.45)799.32 (57.09)118.98 (8.50)14.80 (<0.0001)47.51 (<0.0001)6.30 (0.0005)
-catalyst  concentration112.54 (12.54)436.91 (436.91)27.05 (27.05)34.09 (<0.0001)363.60 (<0.0001)20.06 (0.0004)
-reaction time17.72 (7.72)0.74 (0.74)15.33 (15.33)20.98 (0.0004)0.61 (0.4463)11.37 (0.0042)
-reaction  temperature10.77 (0.77)3.23 (3.23)7.17 (7.17)2.08 (0.1694)2.69 (0.1221)5.32 (0.0358)
-alcohol : oil  molar ratio119.21 (19.21)32.67 (32.67)7.66 (7.66)52.21 (<0.0001)1)27.19 (0.0001)5.68 (0.0308)
10.092 (0.092)7.02 (7.02)2.86 (2.86)0.25 (0.6252)5.84 (0.0288)2.12 (0.1662)
10.42 (0.42)22.09 (22.09)11.53 (11.53)1.14 (0.3026)18.38 (0.0006)8.55 (0.0105)
12.17 (2.17)17.64 (17.64)0.0025 (0.0025)5.89 (0.0282)14.68 (0.0016)0.001854 (0.9662)
10.66 (0.66)2.10 (2.10)11.39 (11.39)1.79 (0.2003)1.75 (0.2057)8.45 (0.0109)
10.47 (0.47)23.52 (23.52)0.41 (0.41)1.28 (0.2748)19.58 (0.0005)0.30 (0.5896)
10.21 (0.21)18.49 (18.49)5.00 (5.00)0.58 (0.4576)15.39 (0.0014)3.70 (0.0734)
10.80 (0.80)222.79 (222.79)0.11 (0.11)2.16 (0.1621)185.41 (<0.0001)0.081 (0.7805)
12.81 (2.81)23.47 (23.47)0.69 (0.69)7.65 (0.0144)19.53 (0.0005)0.52 (0.4839)
10.58 (0.58)3.86 (3.86)0.015 (0.015)1.57 (0.2288)3.21 (0.0934)0.011 (0.9176)
123.45 (23.45)19.82 (19.82)27.13 (27.13)63.75 (<0.0001)16.49 (0.0010)20.12 (0.0004)
Residual155.52 (0.37)18.02 (1.20)20.23 (1.35)
 Lack of fit103.11 (0.31)16.27 (1.63)17.81 (1.78)0.64 (0.7415)4.64 (0.0521)3.69 (0.0813)
 Pure error52.41 (0.48)1.75 (0.35)2.42 (0.48)

Cor total2981.76817.35139.20

SS (MS) = sum of squares (mean square).
Model a represents quadratic model based on experimental results of KOH catalyzed transestrification of under-study feedstock.
Model b represents quadratic model based on experimental results of NaOH catalyzed transestrification of under-study feedstock.
Model c represents quadratic model based on experimental results of NaOCH3 catalyzed transestrification of under-study feedstock.