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. 2018 Nov 8;8:16564. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35052-9

Table 4.

Effect of different addition proportion of lime on the sludge stability.

Lime addition proportion Fecal coliform bacteria (MPN·100 g−1) Water content pH Sense of odor
5% nd* 61.8% 12.1 Easily smell slight odor
10% nd 57.3% 12.5 Narrowly smell slight odor
15% nd 56.2% 12.6 Narrowly smell slight odor
20% nd 54.6% 12.8 Narrowly smell slight odor

*nd: no detection.