Table 1. Experimental Domain with Natural and Coded Values of Independent Variables Used in Box-Behnken Design (BBD) for Transesterification Reaction.
variable | unit | symbol/code | coded variable level | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
level 1 | level 2 | level 3 | |||
–1 | 0 | +1 | |||
reaction temperature | °C | A | 55 | 65 | 75 |
methanol-to-oil molar ratio | B | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
catalyst loading | wt % | C | 3 | 6 | 9 |