Research Article

New Strategy for a Suitable Fast Stabilization of the Biomethanization Performance

Table 2

Composition of the wastes used to start-up the CSTR.

ParameterLeachate inoculumSewage sludge
inoculum
OFMSWOFMSW/Inoculum mixture

pH8.628.357.788.70
Density (kg/m3)9809857501116
Alkalinity (gCaCO3/L)21.7816.544.295.14
Ammonium (gNH3–N/L)26.8814.561.682.8
Total Nitrogen25.66 gNH3–N/L21.46 gNH3–N/L207.2 gNH3–N/kg72.8 gNH3–N/kg
gTSS/L14.4620.46
gVSS/L10.739.16
gTS/g sample0.900.31
gTVS/g sample0.710.25
Total carbon (mg/g)80.7835.27112.665.07
Total inorganic carbon (mg/g)2.070.960.290.30
Total organic carbon (mg/g)78.4134.31112.364.75
Acidity (mgAcH/L)12403173531440356