Research Article

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

Table 4

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

SourcedfSS (MS)dSS (MS)e value
( value)d
value
( value)e

Model142666.17 (190.44)2923.96 (208.85)27.40 (<0.0001)588.71 (<0.0001)
-enzyme concentration11093.29 (1093.29)226.00 (226.00)157.33 (<0.0001)637.04 (<0.0001)
-reaction time128.38 (28.38)120.55 (120.55`)4.08 (0.0615)339.79 (<0.0001)
-reaction temperature14.07 (4.07)2.69 (2.69)0.59 (0.4558)7.59 (0.0148)
-alcohol : oil molar ratio163.73 (63.73)12.62 (12.62)9.17 (0.0085)35.56 (<0.0001)
189.78 (89.78)7.56 (7.56)12.92 (0.0027)21.32 (0.0003)
160.45 (60.45)6.50 (6.50)8.70 (0.0099)18.33 (0.0007)
177.00 (77.00)0.42 (0.42)11.08 (0.0046)1.19 (0.2924)
113.51 (13.51)1.69 (1.69)1.94 (0.1836)4.76 (0.0454)
124.26 (24.26)0.16 (0.16)3.49 (0.0814)0.45 (0.5121)
13.52 (3.52)0.49 (0.49)0.51 (0.4878)1.38 (0.2582)
149.60 (49.60)0.055 (0.055)7.14 (0.0174)0.16 (0.6993)
1110.22 (110.22)2.13 (2.13)15.86 (0.0012)5.99 (0.0271)
15.34 (5.34)1.95 (1.95)0.77 (0.3945)5.50 (0.0331)
13.73 (3.73)52.88 (52.88)0.54 (0.4750)149.05 (<0.0001)
Residual15104.24 (6.95)5.32 (0.35)
 Lack of fit1083.11 (8.31)4.81 (0.48)1.97 (0.2358)4.68 (0.0511)
 Pure error521.13 (4.23)0.51 (0.10)

Cor total292770.412929.28

SS (MS) = sum of squares (mean square).
Model d = represents quadratic model based on experimental results of A.n. lipase catalyzed transestrification of under-study feedstock.
Model e = represents quadratic model based on experimental results of NOVOZYME-435 catalyzed transestrification of under-study feedstock.