Research Article

Optimization by Response Surface Methodology of Biodiesel Production from Podocarpus falcatus Oil as a Cameroonian Novel Nonedible Feedstock

Table 4

ANOVA results for biodiesel yield and viscosity.

SourceViscosityYield
Sum of squaresDf-ratioSum of squares-ratio

(temperature)0.4802110.730.02206.090052.330.1878
(reaction time)0.096812.160.201214.96055.710.0624
(molar ratio)3.2258172.110.00040.23120.090.7783
0.007210.160.70483.204930.630.4645
0.422519.440.027752.707620.130.0065
0.022510.500.50994.97291.900.2267
0.002214.530.834950.456719.270.0071
0.202514.530.086756.700921.650.0056
0.238515.330.069020.41977.800.0383
Total error0.2237513.0942
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Significant at 95% confidence interval.