Table 1.

Characteristics of VR and inoculum

Parameter	VR	Inoculum
TS (%)a	96.60 ± 0.19	14.29 ± 0.10
VS (%)a	91.17 ± 0.03	7.56 ± 0.09
VS/TS (%)	94.38 ± 0.15	52.87 ± 0.36
Ash (%)b	5.62 ± 0.15	47.13 ± 0.36
Cellulose (%)b	22.96 ± 1.43	ND
Hemicellulose (%)b	38.90 ± 1.02	ND
Lignin (%)b	9.20 ± 0.82	ND
C (%)b	46.61 ± 0.02	27.31 ± 0.50
H (%)b	6.83 ± 0.03	4.01 ± 0.02
N (%)b	2.50 ± 0.05	2.02 ± 0.17
S (%)b	0.11 ± 0.01	0.60 ± 0.05
O (%)b	37.98 ± 0.09	19.30 ± 0.32
C/N	18.68 ± 0.36	13.57 ± 1.37

ND not detectable

^aAs total weight of sample

^bAs TS of sample