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. 2024 Mar 20;12:1365514. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1365514

TABLE 3.

Biochemical properties of food processing wastewater.

Wastewater Biochemical properties References
TOC (mg L-1) COD (mg L-1) TN (mg L-1) TAN (mg L-1) TP (mg L-1)
Soybean fermentation effluent 2042.20 6749.33 394.44 372.44 46.78 Deng et al. (2021)
Soybean processing wastewater NA a 13,215 267.1 52.1 56.3 Hongyang et al. (2011)
Molasses 1870 6500 420 ∼18 NA Avcioglu et al. (2011)
Meat processing wastewater NA 19,580 137.5 NA 10.8 Hu et al. (2019)
Meat processing wastewater NA 8,470 219.8 NA 108.3 Hu et al. (2019)
Fruits and vegetables processing wastewater NA 10,913–22300 220–252 NA 20.8–512.4 Asgharnejad et al. (2021)
Coffee processing wastewater NA 15,040–18080 22.4–40.32 NA 4–7.3 Asgharnejad et al. (2021)
Meat processing wastewater NA 3,560 327.6 193.0 46.8 Lu et al. (2015)
Edible oil wastewater NA 15,000–100000 180–1,400 NA 180 Lee et al. (2019b), Asgharnejad et al. (2021)
Sugarcane spent wash 205 21,698 182 NA 2.15 Vasistha et al. (2023)
Dairy wastewater NA 191,000 3,570 429 22,350 Lu et al. (2016)
Molasses wastewater NA 4,150 864.7 (NO3-N: 44.7 mg L-1) 820 NA Tsioptsias et al. (2015)
Alcohol wastewater NA 65,000 618.68 279.72 47.16 Yang et al. (2015b)
TAP medium (artificial medium) NA 3,870 364.4 132.0 28.6 Yang et al. (2006)
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NA means not available.