Table 4. Optimum conditions predicted by RSM and ANN.

Temperature (^oC)

pH

Inoculum size (%)

Time (min)

Agitation rate (rpm)

Predicted Lipase activity (U/ml)

Actual Lipase activity (U/ml)

  ANN

30

7.5

1.8

60

60

0.36

0.34

  RSM

39.36

6.68

1.9

79.77

45.09

0.31

0.28