Research Article

Improving Biomethane Production and Mass Bioconversion of Corn Stover Anaerobic Digestion by Adding NaOH Pretreatment and Trace Elements

Table 1

Characteristics of corn stover and activated sludge used in this study.

Indexes (dry matter)Corn stoverActivated sludge

Total solid (%)94.93 ± 0.3614.33 ± 0.13
Volatile solid (%)85.14 ± 0.245.95 ± 0.19
Total carbon (%)42.65 ± 0.1430.12 ± 0.39
Total nitrogen (%)1.22 ± 0.173.28 ± 0.32
Cellulose (%)38.82 ± 0.43
Hemicellulose (%)29.02 ± 0.37
Lignin (%)7.16 ± 0.14
Fe (mg/Kg)624.59 ± 12.858559.60 ± 78.43
Co (mg/Kg)0.39 ± 0.013.55 ± 0.01
Ni (mg/Kg)7.45 ± 0.1214.81 ± 0.39