Run no.

Coded values

Real values

% biosortion of chromium

x1

x2

x3

x4

X1

X2

X3

X4

Experimental

Predicted

1

–1

–1

–1

–1

3

15

25

298

83.96

84.24292

2

–1

–1

–1

  1

3

15

25

308

81.68

80.01500

3

–1

–1

  1

–1

3

15

55

298

79.89

81.01333

4

–1

–1

  1

  1

3

15

55

308

77.96

77.77292

5

–1

  1

–1

–1

3

25

25

298

73.14

73.16167

6

–1

  1

–1

  1

3

25

25

308

73.97

75.21625

7

–1

  1

  1

–1

3

25

55

298

74.42

74.51958

8

–1

  1

  1

  1

3

25

55

308

78.02

77.56167

9

  1

–1

–1

–1

5

15

25

298

75.98

77.74167

10

  1

–1

–1

  1

5

15

25

308

73.05

74.62125

11

  1

–1

  1

–1

5

15

55

298

73.46

73.88458

12

  1

–1

  1

  1

5

15

55

308

70.47

71.75167

13

  1

  1

–1

–1

5

25

25

298

73.14

74.99792

14

  1

  1

–1

  1

5

25

25

308

77.98

78.16000

15

  1

  1

  1

–1

5

25

55

298

72.76

75.72833

16

  1

  1

  1

  1

5

25

55

308

78.49

79.87792

17

–2

  0

  0

  0

2

20

40

303

62.74

63.99542

18

  2

  0

  0

  0

6

20

40

303

64.04

59.81042

19

  0

–2

  0

  0

4

10

40

303

83.78

82.97042

20

  0

  2

  0

  0

4

30

40

303

82.18

80.01542

21

  0

  0

–2

  0

4

20

10

303

85.74

84.59875

22

  0

  0

  2

  0

4

20

70

303

84.92

83.08708

23

  0

  0

  0

–2

4

20

40

293

83.15

80.36708

24

  0

  0

  0

  2

4

20

40

313

80.48

80.28875

25

  0

  0

  0

  0

4

20

40

303

90.37

90.27000

26

  0

  0

  0

  0

4

20

40

303

90.19

90.27000

27

  0

  0

  0

  0

4

20

40

303

90.23

90.27000

28

  0

  0

  0

  0

4

20

40

303

89.98

90.27000

29

  0

  0

  0

  0

4

20

40

303

90.42

90.27000

30

  0

  0

  0

  0

4

20

40

303

90.43

90.27000

X1 = pH; X2 = initial concentration; X3 = biosorbent dosage; X4 = temperature
Table 2: CCD matrix showing coded and real values along with the experimental values for percentage biosorption of chromium.