Table 2. Predicted vs Experimental Extraction Values.
| Sm |
Co |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acid conc., % v/v | temp, °C | time, h | expt. | predicted | expt. | predicted |
| 10 | 80 | 3 | 88.91 | 88.68 | 92.29 | 94.82 |
| 10 | 85 | 1 | 93.50 | 95.13 | 88.50 | 90.85 |
| 5 | 70 | 2 | 46.19 | 43.73 | 41.89 | 43.97 |
| 15 | 70 | 3 | 98.5 | 100.00a | 99.00 | 100.00a |
The predicted result, that is, calculated values were beyond 100%, may be because acid concentration was well beyond the factorial level value; hence, it is taken as 100%.