Table 1 Optimization of 25 full factorial CCD based on all combinations of low and high levels of interacting factors.

From: Nutrient-free biorefinery of corn steep water into lactic acid by Bacillus licheniformis OP16-2 under thermo-alkaline conditions with a pilot-scale assessment

Design points

Factors

Responses

Run Order

Point Type

Sugar Conc.

(g/L)

Temp. (°C)

Inocula Size (%, v/v)

pH

YE (5 g/L)

Consumed sugar (g/L)

Lactic acid (g/L)

Lactic acid yield

(g/g)

Total productivity

(g/L/h)

1

1

50

40

10.0

8.0

with

28.5

25.3

0.89

0.26

2

1

110

40

10.0

8.0

with

20.4

17.7

0.87

0.19

3

1

50

50

10.0

8.0

with

28.9

25.0

0.86

0.26

4

1

110

50

10.0

8.0

with

28.3

24.8

0.88

0.26

5

1

50

40

15.0

8.0

with

38.8

35.3

0.91

0.37

6

1

110

40

15.0

8.0

with

49.5

43.3

0.87

0.45

7

1

50

50

15.0

8.0

with

38.3

34.9

0.91

0.36

8

1

110

50

15.0

8.0

with

48.5

42.2

0.87

0.44

9

1

50

40

10.0

9.0

with

28.2

25.1

0.89

0.26

10

1

110

40

10.0

9.0

with

20.2

17.9

0.89

0.19

11

1

50

50

10.0

9.0

with

28.8

25.0

0.87

0.26

12

1

110

50

10.0

9.0

with

28.2

24.9

0.89

0.26

13

1

50

40

15.0

9.0

with

38.9

35.2

0.91

0.37

14

1

110

40

15.0

9.0

with

49.6

43.2

0.87

0.45

15

1

50

50

15.0

9.0

with

38.2

34.8

0.91

0.36

16

1

110

50

15.0

9.0

with

48.6

42.3

0.87

0.44

17

-1

20

45

12.5

8.5

with

18.3

16.5

0.90

0.17

18

-1

140

45

12.5

8.5

with

28.3

24.1

0.85

0.25

19

-1

80

35

12.5

8.5

with

39.5

33.2

0.84

0.35

20

-1

80

55

12.5

8.5

with

49.2

43.5

0.88

0.45

21

-1

80

45

7.5

8.5

with

35.6

31.2

0.88

0.33

22

-1

80

45

17.5

8.5

with

43.6

39.3

0.90

0.41

23

-1

80

45

12.5

7.5

with

28.9

25.3

0.88

0.26

24

-1

80

45

12.5

9.5

with

25.9

22.3

0.86

0.23

25

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.9

75.6

0.95

0.79

26

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.8

75.7

0.95

0.79

27

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.7

75.2

0.94

0.78

28

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.5

74.9

0.94

0.78

29

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.8

74.9

0.94

0.78

30

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.9

75.9

0.95

0.79

31

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

with

79.9

75.2

0.94

0.78

32

1

50

40

10.0

8.0

without

27.8

24.7

0.89

0.26

33

1

110

40

10.0

8.0

without

19.7

17.1

0.87

0.18

34

1

50

50

10.0

8.0

without

28.3

24.3

0.86

0.25

35

1

110

50

10.0

8.0

without

27.6

24.2

0.88

0.25

36

1

50

40

15.0

8.0

without

38.1

34.7

0.91

0.36

37

1

110

40

15.0

8.0

without

48.9

42.7

0.87

0.45

38

1

50

50

15.0

8.0

without

37.6

34.3

0.91

0.36

39

1

110

50

15.0

8.0

without

47.9

41.6

0.87

0.43

40

1

50

40

10.0

9.0

without

27.5

24.5

0.89

0.26

41

1

110

40

10.0

9.0

without

19.5

17.3

0.89

0.18

42

1

50

50

10.0

9.0

without

28.2

24.3

0.86

0.25

43

1

110

50

10.0

9.0

without

27.5

24.3

0.88

0.25

44

1

50

40

15.0

9.0

without

38.2

34.6

0.90

0.36

45

1

110

40

15.0

9.0

without

49.0

42.6

0.87

0.44

46

1

50

50

15.0

9.0

without

37.5

34.2

0.91

0.36

47

1

110

50

15.0

9.0

without

48.0

41.7

0.87

0.43

48

-1

20

45

12.5

8.5

without

17.9

16.1

0.90

0.17

49

-1

140

45

12.5

8.5

without

27.9

23.7

0.85

0.25

50

-1

80

35

12.5

8.5

without

39.1

32.8

0.84

0.34

51

-1

80

55

12.5

8.5

without

48.8

43.1

0.88

0.45

52

-1

80

45

7.5

8.5

without

35.2

30.8

0.87

0.32

53

-1

80

45

17.5

8.5

without

43.2

38.9

0.90

0.41

54

-1

80

45

12.5

7.5

without

28.5

24.9

0.87

0.26

55

-1

80

45

12.5

9.5

without

25.5

21.9

0.86

0.23

56

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

78.7

74.5

0.95

0.78

57

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

78.6

74.6

0.95

0.78

58

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

78.6

75.1

0.95

0.78

59

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

78.5

74.5

0.95

0.78

60

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

78.2

73.9

0.94

0.77

61

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

78.5

74.2

0.95

0.77

62

0

80

45

12.5

8.5

without

79.0

74.5

0.94

0.78