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Table 2 Central composite design (CCD) and observed responses

From: Response surface methodology (RSM) modeling to improve removal of ciprofloxacin from aqueous solutions in photocatalytic process using copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO/UV)

Run order

Actual variables

Response (%)

Experimental

Predicted

Cipro

CuO

pH

Lamp 8 W

Lamp 15 W

Lamp 30 W

Lamp 8 W

Lamp 15 W

Lamp 30 W

1

105.0

0.06

3.0

3.3

7.1

11.9

3.1

5.9

12.5

2

48.5

0.03

4.6

8.9

9.9

17.8

14.6

14.3

20.5

3

48.5

0.08

4.6

47.9

53.8

68

51.8

58.5

70.9

4

161.5

0.03

4.6

19.1

23.2

23.1

12.4

17.8

17.6

5

161.5

0.08

4.6

48.2

58.3

69.2

42.6

54.4

64.5

6

10.0

0.06

7.0

82.3

85.1

87.2

68.6

73.2

78.2

7

105.0

0.01

7.0

25.5

32.4

37

25.1

32.9

38.1

8

105.0

0.06

7.0

46.8

50.8

62.8

51.2

53.0

64.1

9

105.0

0.06

7.0

45.7

60.2

69.3

51.2

53.0

64.1

10

105.0

0.06

7.0

45.4

48.9

58.9

51.2

53.0

64.1

11

105.0

0.06

7.0

58.3

45.9

55.8

51.2

53.0

64.1

12

105.0

0.06

7.0

48.7

52.8

67.2

51.2

53.0

64.1

13

105.0

0.06

7.0

56.8

47.3

57.3

41.9

37.0

46.9

14

105.0

0.10

7.0

59.5

68.2

83.5

59.9

66.8

83.8

15

200.0

0.06

7.0

21.8

27.9

32.9

35.4

38.6

42.7

16

48.5

0.03

9.4

38.7

44.1

48.8

42.7

47.8

51.2

17

48.5

0.08

9.4

59.7

65.4

75.9

64.9

70.4

79.1

18

161.5

0.03

9.4

29.2

35

40

23.5

29.7

35.8

19

161.5

0.08

9.4

46.1

50.4

65.3

38.7

44.8

60.2

20

105.0

0.06

11.0

29.4

36

46

29.9

36.8

46.4