Research Article

Taguchi Optimization on the Biooil Extraction from Fresh Water Algae (Spirogyra) Using Soxhlet Apparatus

Table 4

Design of experiment and the results for L9 OA.

Exp. no.PS (μm)RT (minutes)SR (g/ml)ET (°C)BOY (%)Kinematic viscosity (mm2/s)Iodine value (g of iodine/100 g of biooil)

10.3666056526.132.3965
20.366120107026.181.9263
30.366180157525.961.9767
40.46260107526.683.3063
50.462120156526.073.7265
60.46218057025.752.6266
70.64160157024.873.5364
80.64112057525.133.2868
90.641180106525.392.0962