Applying response surface methodology in the design and optimization of electromagnetic devices

1997 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 1916-1919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruowen Rong ◽  
D.A. Lowther ◽  
Z. Malik ◽  
Hua Su ◽  
J. Nelder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Electromagnetic Devices

scholarly journals Design and Optimization of the Antireflective Coating Properties of Silicon Solar Cells by Using Response Surface Methodology

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 721
Author(s):  
Yahia F. Makableh ◽  
Hani Alzubi ◽  
Ghassan Tashtoush
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Visible Spectral Range ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Antireflective Coating ◽  
Antireflective Coatings ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanostructures ◽  
Design And Optimization

The design and optimization of a nanostructured antireflective coatings for Si solar cells were performed by using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM was employed to investigate the effect on the overall optical performance of silicon solar cells coated with three different nanoparticle materials of titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, and zinc oxide nanostructures. Central composite design was used for the optimization of the reflectance process and to study the main effects and interactions between the three process variables: nanomaterial type, the radius of nanoparticles, and wavelength of visible light. In this theoretical study, COMSOL Multiphysics was utilized to design the structures by using the wave optics module. The optical properties of the solar cell’s substrate and the three different nanomaterial types were studied. The results indicated that ZnO nanoparticles were the best antireflective coating candidate for Si, as the ZnO nanoparticles produced the lowest reflection values among the three nanomaterial types. The study reveals that the optimum conditions to reach minimum surface reflections for silicon solar cell were established by using ZnO nanoparticles with a radius of ~38 nm. On average, the reflectance reached ~5.5% along the visible spectral range, and approximately zero reflectance in the 550–600 nm range.

Preparation and Optimization of Capsaicin-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles as Delivery Systems Using Box-Behnken Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 998 ◽  
pp. 277-282
Author(s):  
Narissara Kulpreechanan ◽  
Feuangthit N. Sorasitthiyanukarn
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Chitosan Nanoparticles ◽  
Tween 80 ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Chili Peppers

Capsaicin (CAP) is a pungent alkaloid of chili peppers that is obtained from chili peppers that has a variety of pharmacological activities and can be used in various areas, such as functional foods, nutritional supplements and medical nutrition. Capsaicin has important anticancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that allow to be applied as treatment for several diseases. However, its lack of water solubility, as well as its poor oral bioavailability in biological systems, show limiting factors for its successful application. Recently, the formulation of capsaicin for food and pharmaceutical use is limited. Therefore, the present study emphasized on preparation of capsaicin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (CAP-CSNPs) and design and optimization of the formulation using Box-Behnken experimental design (BBD) and response surface methodology (RSM). The capsaicin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by o/w emulsification and ionotropic gelification. The optimized formulation of capsaicin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles had a chitosan concentration of 0.11 (%w/v), a Tween 80® concentration of 1.55 (%w/v) and a CAP concentration of 1 mg/mL and that it should be stored at 4°C. Box-Behnken experimental design and response surface methodology was found to be a powerful technique for design and optimization of the preparation of capsaicin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles using limited number of experimental runs. Our study demonstrated that capsaicin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles can be potentially utilized as dietary supplements, nutraceuticals and functional foods.

scholarly journals Optimization with Response Surface Methodology of Microwave-Assisted Conversion of Xylose to Furfural

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 3574
Author(s):  
Carmen Padilla-Rascón ◽  
Juan Miguel Romero-García ◽  
Encarnación Ruiz ◽  
Eulogio Castro
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Lignocellulosic Materials ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
Microwave Reactor ◽  
Key Steps ◽  
Experimental Design And Optimization

The production of furfural from renewable sources, such as lignocellulosic biomass, has gained great interest within the concept of biorefineries. In lignocellulosic materials, xylose is the most abundant pentose, which forms the hemicellulosic part. One of the key steps in the production of furfural from biomass is the dehydration reaction of the pentoses. The objective of this work was to assess the conditions under which the concentration of furfural is maximized from a synthetic, monophasic, and homogeneous xylose medium. The experiments were carried out in a microwave reactor. FeCl3 in different proportions and sulfuric acid were used as catalysts. A two-level, three-factor experimental design was developed for this purpose. The results were further analyzed through a second experimental design and optimization was performed by response surface methodology. The best operational conditions for the highest furfural yield (57%) turned out to be 210 °C, 0.5 min, and 0.05 M FeCl3.

scholarly journals Design and optimization of hydrogen production from hydrothermally pretreated sugarcane bagasse using response surface methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lais Américo Soares ◽  
Juliana Kawanishi Braga ◽  
Fabrício Motteran ◽  
Isabel Kimiko Sakamoto ◽  
Edson Luiz Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Hydrogen Production ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Sugarcane Bagasse ◽  
Yeast Extract ◽  
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
P Value ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Extract Concentration

Hydrogen production from hydrothermally pretreated (200 °C for 10 min at 16 bar) sugarcane bagasse was analyzed using response surface methodology. The yeast extract concentration and the temperature had a significant influence for hydrogen production (p-value 0.027 and 0.009, respectively). Maximum hydrogen production (17.7 mmol/L) was observed with 3 g/L yeast extract at 60 °C (C10). In this conditions were produced acetic acid (50.44 mg/L), butyric acid (209.71 mg/L), ethanol (38.4 mg/L), and methane (6.27 mmol/L). Lower hydrogen productions (3.5 mmol/L and 3.9 mmol/L) were observed under the conditions C7 (2 g/L of yeast extract, 35.8 °C) and C9 (1 g/L of yeast extract, 40 °C), respectively. The low yeast extract concentration and low temperature caused a negative effect on the hydrogen production. By means of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis 20% of similarity was observed between the archaeal population of mesophilic (35 and 40 °C) and thermophilic (50, 60 and 64 °C) reactors. Likewise, similarity of 22% was noted between the bacterial population for the reactors with the lowest hydrogen production (3.5 mmol/L), at 35.8 °C and with the highest hydrogen production (17.7 mmol/L) at 60 °C demonstrating that microbial population modification was a function of incubation temperature variation.

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