Table 6 Actual and predicted yield of biodiesel at different conditions.

From: Valorization of marble sludge waste in biodiesel production using a central composite design

Run

#

A

Reaction time (h)

B

Reaction temperature (℃)

C

Methanol-to-oil molar ratio (M/O)

D

Catalyst concentration (wt%)

Biodiesel yield

Actual %

Biodiesel yield

Predicted %

1

1

50

20

1

82.5

84.02

2

1

70

20

1

94.6

92.10

3

2.5

60

12.5

3

93.8

92.32

4

4

50

5

1

86

84.64

5

0.5

60

12.5

3

81.2

80.53

6

2.5

60

12.5

3

92.5

92.32

7

4

70

20

1

94.5

96.04

8

2.5

60

12.5

3

90.8

92.32

9

2.5

80

12.5

3

94.9

94.40

10

4

70

5

5

92

91.80

11

1

70

5

1

79.9

81.97

12

2.5

40

12.5

3

73

74.50

13

4

70

5

1

93

92.26

14

1

70

20

5

97

99.69

15

5.5

60

12.5

3

90.5

92.17

16

4

70

20

5

97.9

96.13

17

4

50

20

1

94.1

92.86

18

1

50

20

5

89

87.41

19

4

50

5

5

79.8

79.98

20

2.5

60

12.5

3

92.8

92.32

21

4

50

20

5

89.5

88.75

22

1

50

5

1

70

69.45

23

2.5

60

12.5

0.5

91

91.13

24

2.5

60

12.5

7

93.2

94.07

25

1

50

5

5

72.5

72.29

26

2.5

60

12.5

3

91.2

92.32

27

2.5

60

27.5

3

95.1

95.65

28

2.5

60

5

3

76.3

76.75

29

1

70

5

5

90.1

89.01

30

2.5

60

12.5

3

92.8

92.32