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. 2017 Feb 22;202(0):175–195. doi: 10.1039/c7fd00070g

Table 2. Physico-chemical characteristics of the municipal organic waste.

pH CODTOT g COD L–1 Sugars g COD L–1 Lactate g COD L–1 Ethanol g COD L–1 VFA g COD L–1 TS% VS%
FW 4.6 157 ± 11 7.80 11.14 7.65 8.78 10.48 ± 0.03 9.56 ± 0.06
LW1 4.2 45 ± 5 0.03 2.48 35.91 2.16 1.09 ± 0.01 0.86 ± 0.01
LW2 7.5 7 ± 2 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 1.82 ± 0.01 0.69 ± 0.01
LW3 12.6 294 ± 1 0.63 0.44 0.00 2.82 12.99 ± 0.23 12.42 ± 0.24
LW4 6.2 87 ± 14 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.82 3.58 ± 0.01 2.91 ± 0.06
LW5 2.7 196 ± 24 78.66 1.26 0.00 0.00 17.47 ± 2.39 15.56 ± 4.81
LW6 2.7 114 ± 1 87.68 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.32 ± 0.07 7.68 ± 0.26