Research Article

Optimization to Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Low Lipid Content Microalgae Spirulina sp. Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 3

Experimental design and the results.

VariablesVolume (mL)Maximum pressure (MPa)Yield (%)

11118012.0340.8 ± 0.88
211−110011.8943.5 ± 1.21
31−1115011.3338.1 ± 1.06
41−1−115011.1238.9 ± 1.13
5−1118011.9138.7 ± 0.95
6−11−110011.7840.3 ± 0.90
7−1−1115010.9837.5 ± 1.15
8−1−1−115010.6238.8 ± 0.95
91.6820012011.3443.3 ± 1.35
10−1.6820012011.5738.2 ± 1.11
1101.68208012.7542.6 ± 1.35
120−1.682018010.9137.2 ± 0.72
13001.68212011.8638.8 ± 0.74
1400−1.68212011.1239.2 ± 0.86
1500012011.3243.6 ± 1.23
1600012011.5144.2 ± 1.02
1700012011.3343.9 ± 0.99
1800012011.3643.3 ± 1.06
1900012011.4844.4 ± 1.56
2000012011.2242.9 ± 0.89

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