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ANOVA
| Source | Degrees of freedom | Sum of squares | Variance | F | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression | 9 | 20.4000 | 2.2667 | 18.98 | 0.002 |
| Residuals | 5 | 0.5971 | 0.1194 | – | – |
| Total | 14 | 20.9971 | – | – | – |
Box-Behnken design and experimental results
| Experiment N° | Coded values | Real values | Mean response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X1 | X2 | X3 | U1 | U2 | U3 | G (%) (n = 3) | |
| 1 | −1 | −1 | 0 | 90 | 80 | 60 | 2.25 |
| 2 | +1 | −1 | 0 | 110 | 80 | 60 | 3.68 |
| 3 | −1 | +1 | 0 | 90 | 120 | 60 | 2.75 |
| 4 | +1 | +1 | 0 | 110 | 120 | 60 | 4.11 |
| 5 | −1 | 0 | −1 | 90 | 100 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 6 | +1 | 0 | −1 | 110 | 100 | 50 | 4.72 |
| 7 | −1 | 0 | +1 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 1.88 |
| 8 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 110 | 100 | 70 | 2.11 |
| 9 | 0 | −1 | −1 | 100 | 80 | 50 | 3.45 |
| 10 | 0 | +1 | −1 | 100 | 120 | 50 | 5.22 |
| 11 | 0 | −1 | +1 | 100 | 80 | 70 | 1.50 |
| 12 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 100 | 120 | 70 | 1.47 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 4.23 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 4.26 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 4.28 |
Experimental range and levels of independent process variables
| Coded variable | Natural variable | Unit | Levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1 | 0 | +1 | |||
| X1 | U1: microcapsules concentration | (g ⋅ L−1) | 90 | 100 | 110 |
| X2 | U2: CA crosslinking agent concentration | (g ⋅ L−1) | 80 | 100 | 120 |
| X3 | U3: DHP CAT | (g ⋅ L−1) | 50 | 60 | 70 |