S.No Variable Parameter Codedand actual Level
-1 0 1
1 X1 Ammonium sulphate(g/l) 0.2 0.4 0.6
2 X2 Magnesium (g/l) 0.05 0.15 0.25
3 X3 EDTA (g/l) 0.2 0.4 0.6
4 X4 KH2PO4 (g/l) 2 2.5 3
Table 1: Coded Values used in Box-Behnken design to optimize the chemical parameters for citric acid production.