Table 1.
Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) yields from date seeds using designed experiments.
| Run | Process Variables of SFE | Response Variable (Yield %) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature °C (X1) | Pressure MPa (X2) | CO2 Flow mL/min (X3) | Sukari Seed (Y1) |
Ambara Seed (Y2) | Majdool Seed (Y3) | Sagai Seed (Y4) | |
| 1 | 62.91 | 20.07 | 4.09 | 5.23 ± 0.26 | 4.62 ± 0.13 | 5.26 ± 0.45 | 6.13 ± 1.41 |
| 2 | 62.91 | 34.93 | 4.09 | 4.89 ± 0.18 | 4.78 ± 0.32 | 5.19 ± 0.62 | 6.33 ± 1.22 |
| 3 | 52.50 | 27.50 | 2.75 | 5.91 ± 0.33 | 6.95 ± 0.24 | 6.61 ± 0.85 | 6.85 ± 0.98 |
| 4 | 52.50 | 40.00 | 2.75 | 6.45 ± 0.25 | 6.76 ± 0.17 | 6.85 ± 1.01 | 7.73 ± 1.22 |
| 5 | 52.50 | 27.50 | 2.75 | 5.94 ± 0.13 | 6.12 ± 0.42 | 6.48 ± 0.96 | 7.49 ± 1.45 |
| 6 | 52.50 | 27.50 | 2.75 | 6.11 ± 0.75 | 6.30 ± 0.52 | 6.37 ± 0.49 | 7.27 ± 1.05 |
| 7 | 52.50 | 27.50 | 0.50 | 5.54 ± 0.11 | 4.32 ± 0.17 | 5.10 ± 0.54 | 5.75 ± 0.72 |
| 8 | 62.91 | 20.07 | 1.41 | 4.72 ± 0.08 | 3.22 ± 0.09 | 4.54 ± 0.41 | 5.82 ± 0.65 |
| 9 | 52.50 | 27.50 | 2.75 | 6.69 ± 0.25 | 4.81 ± 0.17 | 5.92 ± 0.65 | 6.99 ± 1.43 |
| 10 | 62.91 | 34.93 | 1.41 | 5.24 ± 0.18 | 4.07 ± 0.15 | 4.21 ± 0.37 | 4.83 ± 0.62 |
| 11 | 70.00 | 27.50 | 2.75 | 1.74 ± 0.06 | 1.60 ± 0.06 | 1.90 ± 0.02 | 2.18 ± 0.04 |
| 12 | 52.50 | 15.00 | 2.75 | 5.53 ± 0.41 | 4.71 ± 0.16 | 5.29 ± 0.47 | 6.25 ± 0.79 |
| 13 | 42.09 | 20.07 | 1.41 | 4.44 ± 0.22 | 3.82 ± 0.08 | 4.14 ± 0.54 | 4.73 ± 0.24 |
| 14 | 42.09 | 34.93 | 4.09 | 4.92 ± 0.13 | 4.97 ± 0.34 | 5.98 ± 0.76 | 5.98 ± 0.69 |
| 15 | 42.09 | 20.07 | 4.09 | 5.87 ± 0.35 | 4.70 ± 0.33 | 5.33 ± 0.64 | 4.64 ± 0.29 |
| 16 | 42.09 | 34.93 | 1.41 | 3.81 ± 0.10 | 3.92 ± 0.21 | 3.87 ± 0.11 | 4.63 ± 0.35 |
| 17 | 35.00 | 27.50 | 2.75 | 2.23 ± 0.08 | 2.21 ± 0.02 | 2.45 ± 0.04 | 2.4 ± 0.18 |
| 18 | 52.50 | 27.50 | 5.00 | 8.13 ± 1.04 | 7.52 ± 0.85 | 7.72 ± 1.17 | 8.28 ± 0.97 |