Research Article

Thermal Pyrolysis of Used Tyres to Produce Liquid Fuel: Process Optimization and How It Compares to Microwave Pyrolysis

Table 6

ANOVA for response surface quadratic model for thermal pyrolysis.

SourceSum of squaresdfMean square value value

Model738.65982.071.331+05<0.0001Significant
X1-reaction temperature281.531281.534.567+05<0.0001
X2-reaction time223.351223.353.624+05<0.0001
X3-particle size123.961123.962.011+05<0.0001
X1.X22.5312.534112.66<0.0001
X1.X30.240010.2400389.36<0.0001
X2.X31.5011.502433.53<0.0001
(X1)258.96158.9695654.80<0.0001
(X2)255.28155.2889690.31<0.0001
(X3)22.2612.263668.04<0.0001
Residual0.0216350.0006
Lack of fit0.001650.00030.47210.7940Not significant
Pure error0.0200300.0007
Cor Total738.6744