Table 3.

Physicochemical properties of the feedstock.

Parameters (%)	Khat waste (Dry weight basis %)	Cow dung (Dry weight basis %)
TS	26.39 ± 1.19	20.18 ± 1.05
MC	73.61 ± 1.10	79.82 ± 1.05
FS	14.24 ± 0.52	14.64 ± 0.59
VS (as % TS)	85.76 ± 0.84	85.36 ± 0.88
C	38.05 ± 0.72	45.24 ± 0.85
N	1.81 ± 0.05	2.04 ± 0.08
H	4.68 ± 0.09	5.26 ± 0.25
O	55.46 ± 0.85	47.46 ± 1.19
S	ND∗	ND∗
C/N	20.99 ± 0.89	22.22 ± 0.52
Cellulose	33.82 ± 1.01	33.53 ± 0.44
Hemicellulose	22.52 ± 0.45	14.84 ± 0.83
Lignin	15.64 ± 0.37	7.87 ± 0.35

ND∗: Not detected.