Alkaline Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse and Filter Mud Codigested to Improve Biomethane Production

Table 2

Characteristics of filter mud and bagasse samples.

Parameters	Unit	Bagasse	Press mud
Total solids (TS)	(%)	58.900 ± 0.001	47.850 ± 0.002
Volatile matter (VS)	(%)	97.590 ± 0.003	34.780 ± 0.013
Organic matter	(%)	94.910 ± 3.086	28.150 ± 0.326
TOC	(%)	55.050 ± 1.789	16.330 ± 0.783
Total-N	(%)	1.857 ± 0.419	1.686 ± 0.325
Total-P	(%)	0.345 ± 0.052	nd
Total-K	(%)	2.100 ± 0.141	nd
C/N ratio		29.646	9.682

Note: each value represents mean ± STDEV of two replications.
nd = not detected.