3. Composition of Stage 2 Treatment Bioreactors Immediately before and after the Addition of ED-Treated Digestates or DI Water on Day 25 .
| ∑VFA
(mM) |
NH4
+ (mM) |
sCOD (g·L–1) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatment | before | after | % decrease | before | after | before | after |
| T1 | 107.5 ± 1.4 | 93.5 ± 2.2 | 13.0% | 63.5 ± 1.7 | 54.3 ± 2.0 | 16.0 ± 0.2 | 14.1 ± 0.1 |
| T4 | 99.5 ± 4.4 | 83.2 ± 5.8 | 16.4% | 63.6 ± 2.6 | 50.8 ± 2.6 | 14.9 ± 0.6 | 13.2 ± 0.2 |
| T6 | 103.7 ± 3.2 | 79.6 ± 1.0 | 23.3% | 63.3 ± 3.9 | 42.3 ± 2.4 | 15.4 ± 0.4 | 12.7 ± 0.2 |
| T7 | 100.7 ± 2.7 | 72.0 ± 4.2 | 28.5% | 64.0 ± 3.0 | 36.6 ± 2.3 | 15.1 ± 0.7 | 11.6 ± 0.5 |
| DIW | 104.8 ± 4.9 | 51.5 ± 2.5 | 50.8% | 60.4 ± 2.7 | 29.9 ± 2.9 | 15.2 ± 0.5 | 7.3 ± 0.2 |
| control | 111.6 ± 2.8 | NA | 62.5 ± 2.2 | 16.1 ± 0.1 | |||
NA: not applicable.