Table 2.
Experimental design and results of the central composite design
| Run | X 1 | X 2 | X 3 | Con. (mg/L) | pH | Time (min) | Efficiency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
7 |
7.5 |
65.8 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
−1 |
75 |
10 |
3 |
40.0 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
7 |
7.5 |
65.4 |
|
4 |
1 |
−1 |
1 |
75 |
4 |
12 |
76.6 |
|
5 |
−1 |
−1 |
1 |
25 |
4 |
12 |
75.0 |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
7 |
7.5 |
66.2 |
|
7 |
−1.68 |
0 |
0 |
7.95 |
7 |
7.5 |
59.0 |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
+1.68 |
50 |
7 |
15 |
95.0 |
|
9 |
1 |
−1 |
−1 |
75 |
4 |
3 |
15.2 |
|
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
75 |
10 |
12 |
82.6 |
|
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
7 |
7.5 |
65.8 |
|
12 |
−1 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
10 |
12 |
90.0 |
|
13 |
−1 |
−1 |
−1 |
25 |
4 |
3 |
15.0 |
|
14 |
0 |
+1.68 |
0 |
50 |
12 |
7.5 |
62.5 |
|
15 |
0 |
0 |
−1.68 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
16 |
+1.68 |
0 |
0 |
92 |
7 |
7.5 |
58.1 |
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
7 |
7.5 |
66.0 |
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
7 |
7.5 |
65.6 |
|
19 |
−1 |
1 |
−1 |
25 |
10 |
3 |
30.8 |
| 20 | 0 | −1.68 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 7.5 | 52.5 |