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. 2021 Aug 16;12:704812. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.704812

Table 1.

Variables of fractional factorial design (26−2) for used encapsulating agent mixtures in the formulation processes.

Variables Levels
−1 +1
A Lignin Absent 2.5 g·L−1
B Cellulose Absent 2.5 g·L−1
C Soy oil Absent 2.5 g·L−1
D Humic acid Absent 2.5 g·L−1
E Starch Absent 2.5 g·L−1
F Sodium alginate Absent 0.1 g·L−1
Experiment Coded levels
A B C D E F
1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1
2 +1 −1 −1 −1 +1 −1
3 −1 +1 −1 −1 +1 +1
4 +1 +1 −1 −1 −1 +1
5 −1 −1 +1 −1 +1 +1
6 +1 −1 +1 −1 −1 +1
7 −1 +1 +1 −1 −1 −1
8 +1 +1 +1 −1 +1 −1
9 −1 −1 −1 +1 −1 +1
10 +1 −1 −1 +1 +1 +1
11 −1 +1 −1 +1 +1 −1
12 +1 +1 −1 +1 −1 −1
13 −1 −1 +1 +1 +1 −1
14 +1 −1 +1 +1 −1 −1
15 −1 +1 +1 +1 −1 +1
16 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1