Research Article

Effect of Ultrasonic Pretreatment on Biomethane Potential of Two-Phase Olive Mill Solid Waste: Kinetic Approach and Process Performance

Table 4

Hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin contents for the untreated two-phase OMSW and ultrasound pretreated OMSW at 20, 90, and 180 min.

Times HemicelluloseCelluloseLignin
(min)(%)(%)(%)

Untreated OMSW9.0 ± 0.24.2 ± 0.115.8 ± 0.4
2010.9 ± 0.310.5 ± 0.514.4 ± 0.6
9011.8 ± 0.011.6 ± 0.614.6 ± 0.1
18011.6 ± 2.611.0 ± 1.214.5 ± 1.3