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Table 2 Box–Behnken design for optimizing the significant variables for biomass and PHB production

From: Development of a novel solid-state fermentation strategy for the production of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate using polyurethane foams by Bacillus sphaericus NII 0838

Run order

Inoculum size (ml)

(NH4)2SO4 content (%)

pH

Biomass (g/g PUF)

PHB (g/g PUF)

1

6.5

1.7

9.5

0.4

0.169

2

6.5

0.4

8.0

0.19

0.05

3

6.5

3.0

11.0

0.056

0.003

4

6.5

3.0

8.0

0.5

0.06

5

5.0

0.4

9.5

0.1

0.04

6

6.5

1.7

9.5

0.38

0.168

7

6.5

1.7

9.5

0.376

0.165

8

5.0

1.7

11.0

0.028

0.002

9

8.0

3.0

9.5

0.298

0.02

10

8.0

1.7

11.0

0.05

0.002

11

8.0

0.4

9.5

0.089

0.005

12

8.0

1.7

8.0

0.40

0.019

13

6.5

0.4

11.0

0.02

0.003

14

5.0

1.7

8.0

0.38

0.02

15

5.0

3.0

9.5

0.2

0.005