Table 2 Results of response surface experiment.

From: Optimization and field application of an eco-friendly molasses-based dust suppressant for open-pit coal mine haul roads

No.

A (%)

B (g/L)

C (%)

D (%)

Y₁ (Evaporation rate) (g/h)

Y2 (Failure resistance force) (N)

Y3 (Penetration depth) (cm)

1

35

1.0

2.0

1.5

2.50

137.13

8.3

2

35

1.0

2.5

2.0

2.19

140.73

8.4

3

30

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.69

137.98

7.7

4

25

1.5

2.0

2.0

3.45

103.47

7.5

5

30

0.5

1.5

2.0

3.22

134.71

7.7

6

35

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.39

142.36

8.1

7

30

1.0

2.5

1.5

2.71

124.80

8.5

8

25

1.0

2.0

1.5

3.51

96.55

7.7

9

30

1.0

1.5

1.5

3.11

137.62

8.1

10

30

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.75

138.79

8.2

11

25

0.5

2.0

2.0

3.62

101.93

7.5

12

30

0.5

2.0

2.5

2.76

134.20

7.9

13

30

0.5

2.0

1.5

2.95

137.40

8.2

14

25

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.70

108.35

7.7

15

30

1.0

2.5

2.5

2.68

130.38

8.4

16

30

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.89

131.71

8.3

17

25

1.0

2.5

2.0

3.26

98.64

7.9

18

30

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.60

137.92

7.8

19

30

0.5

2.5

2.0

2.88

131.40

8.3

20

30

1.0

1.5

2.5

2.99

144.79

7.5

21

30

1.5

2.5

2.0

2.53

128.13

8.3

22

35

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.63

148.69

8.2

23

35

1.0

2.0

2.5

2.35

151.23

8.2

24

30

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.67

135.69

8.2

25

30

1.5

2.0

1.5

2.64

138.00

8.1

26

35

0.5

2.0

2.0

2.38

137.62

8.1

27

30

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.71

135.58

8.4

28

25

1.0

2.0

2.5

3.40

111.72

7.6

29

30

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.85

138.42

8.4