Table 2.

The proximate composition of the green seaweed, Ulva spp. and agricultural waste, rice straw.

Proximate tests	Values (%, Total solid)
	Rice straw	Ulva spp.
Total solida	90.1 ± 0.31	19.7 ± 0.32
Moisturea	9.9 ± 0.31	80.3 ± 0.32
Volatile solid	90.1 ± 0.13	65.6 ± 1.13
Ash	9.9 ± 0.13	34.4 ± 1.13
Crude carbohydrate	78.9	53.0
Crude protein	2.1	5.3
Crude lipid	0.7	0.4
Lignin	11.7	3.3
Cellulose	18.4	1.2
Hemicellulose	28.5	4.9
C/N	125	29

^aMeasured in fresh weight.