Glycerol Production, Central Composite Design, Mango Seeds Oil, Optimization, Response Surface Methodology

Abstract

The objective of this research was to optimize the glycerol production from mango seed oil using RSM and CCD. The glycerol was produced through the transesterification process where biodiesel and glycerol were produced as the products of the reaction. The experimental design for this study was a four factor five levels CCD. This research used oil from mango seed because it is a non-edible oil and available. The study established quadratic effects were statistically significant at 5% level of significance