Table 2. Results of the solvita test for six samples of compost taken from the static and rotating bioreactors.
Sample No. | Rotating bioreactor | Static bioreactor | ||||||
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C/N ratio | MC (%) | Solvita index | C/N ratio | MC (%) | Solvita index | |||
CO2 | NH3 | CO2 | NH3 | |||||
1 | 23.2 | 58.1 | 5.07 | 4.3 | 29.4 | 62.3 | 4.54 | 3.43 |
2 | 22.8 | 57.4 | 5.12 | 4.35 | 31.2 | 61.2 | 4.43 | 3.47 |
3 | 23.3 | 57.8 | 5.15 | 4.29 | 29.7 | 60.9 | 4.51 | 3.4 |
Mean | 23.1 | 57.7 | 5.11 | 4.31 | 30.1 | 61.4 | 4.49 | 3.43 |
SD | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.96 | 0.73 | 0.05 | 0.03 |