Table 2.
The Box-Behnken design for the RSM

Run Independent variables (coded) Independent variables (actual)
X1 X2 X3 X1 X2 X3
1 1 0 -1 90 70 30
2 0 0 0 80 70 60
3 1 0 1 90 70 90
4 -1 1 0 70 80 60
5 0 0 0 80 70 60
6 0 -1 -1 80 60 30
7 -1 0 -1 70 70 30
8 1 -1 0 90 60 60
9 -1 0 1 70 70 90
10 0 -1 1 80 60 90
11 1 1 0 90 80 60
12 0 1 1 80 80 90
13 0 0 0 80 70 60
14 0 0 0 80 70 60
15 -1 -1 0 70 60 60
16 0 1 -1 80 80 30
17 0 0 0 80 70 60
  Independent variables Levels

-1 0 1
X1, Ethanol concentration (%) 70 80 90
X2, Extraction temperature (°C) 60 70 80
X3, Extraction time (min) 30 60 90