Improve the Anaerobic Biodegradability by Copretreatment of Thermal Alkali and Steam Explosion of Lignocellulosic Waste

Table 1

Characteristics of CS and inoculum.

Parameter	CS	Inoculum
TS (%)	93.99	7.25
VS (%)	90.02	3.52
FS (%)	3.98	3.73
VS/TS (%)	95.77	48.58
pH	ND	7.95
C (%)	43.57	31.33
H (%)	5.79	4.23
O (%)	44.77	ND
N (%)	1.16	2.85
C/N (%)	37.56	10.99
Cellulose (%)	44.32	ND
Hemicellulose (%)	33.54	ND
Lignin (%)	8.28	ND

ND: not determined; CS: corn stover.
Weight of sample; TS of sample.