Research Article

Magnetic Biofilm Carriers: The Use of Novel Magnetic Foam Glass Particles in Anaerobic Digestion of Sugar Beet Silage

Table 2

Chemical analysis of the sugar beet silage.

ParameterCharge 1Charge 2

pH (—)3.41 ± 0.103.36 ± 0.06
Conductivity (mS cm−1)3.14 ± 3.101.35 ± 0.97
(% FM)18.09 ± 0.9219.05 ± 0.40
(% TS)69.77 ± 4.7279.16 ± 0.57
Acetic acid (g (kg FM)−1)10.77 ± 4.608.16 ± 0.58
Propionic acid (g (kg FM)−1)0.62 ± 0.470.15 ± 0.04
Sum of VFA C2–C6 (g (kg FM)−1)11.89 ± 5.418.40 ± 0.69
Ethanol (g (kg FM)−1)19.30 ± 8.788.40 ± 0.59
Propanol (g (kg FM)−1)1.14 ± 0.341.20 ± 0.35
Lactic acid (g (kg FM)−1)24.95 ± 6.0820.61 ± 1.42
NH4-N (g (kg FM)−1)0.067 ± 0.0060.075 ± 0.012
NKjel (g (kg FM)−1)1.359 ± 0.0281.442 ± 0.125
Sugar content (g (kg FM)−1)37.95 ± 9.0744.91 ± 4.05
COD (g (kg FM)−1)136.52 ± 15.91167.51 ± 3.61