Research Article

Anaerobic Codigestion of Sugarcane Press Mud with Food Waste: Effects on Hydrolysis Stage, Methane Yield, and Synergistic Effects

Table 2

Physicochemical characterization of substrates and inoculum.

ParameterUnitSugarcane press mud (SPM)Food waste (FW)Inoculum

Moisture (nSPM,FW,I : 4)%70.30 ± 1.8078.53 ± 6.18ND
pH (nSPM,FW,I : 4)Unit5.375.177.16
TA (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g CaCO3 L−13.88 ± 0.934.21 ± 3.444.22 ± 0.83
BA (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g CaCO3 L−12.42 ± 0.30
VFAs (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g HAc L−16.45 ± 0.113.65 ± 0.231.54 ± 0.04
CODTotal (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g O2 L−1152.33 ± 0.9480.41 ± 8.84ND
CODFiltered (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g O2 L−136.40 ± 1.4122.03 ± 2.01ND
TS (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g L−1132.05 ± 0.4288.31 ± 6.4556.98 ± 0.53
VS (nSPM,FW,I : 4)g L−184.42 ± 0.5381.06 ± 6.9527.55 ± 0.21
COTa (nSPM : 2; nFW : 4)g L−11083.86481.71 ± 77.08ND
TNa (nSPM : 2; nFW : 4)g L−147.7915.25 ± 0.18ND
TP (nSPM : 2; nFW : 4)g L−114.260.14 ± 0.02ND
Lignin (nSPM : 2; nFW : 4)%5.502.97ND
Raw fibrea (nSPM : 2; nFW : 4)%24.5710.64 ± 0.78ND
Cellulosea (nSPM : 2; nFW : 4)%16.0116.12 ± 10.30ND
SMA (nI : 4) (g VSS d)−1NDND0.008

Average values ± SD (standard deviation). aDry basis; n: number of samples; ND: not determined.