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. 2022 Sep 12;8(9):e10580. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10580

Table 2.

Characteristics of food waste, water hyacinth, and inoculum.

Parameter Unit FW (n = 3) WH (n = 3) Inoculum(n = 3)
TS g/L 60.78 ± 0.73 62.20 ± 0.29 71.48 ± 0.63
VS g/L 54.12 ± 0.97 34.97 ± 0.38 45.09 ± 5.41
VS/TS / 89.05 71.83 63.08
TCOD g/L 170 ± 2.06 140 ± 1.24 80.23 ± 1.55
SCOD g/L 85 ± 2.32 60 ± 1.69 32.41 ± 0.28
pH / 5.8 ± 0.34 6.4 ± 0.16 7.73 ± 0.11
NH4–N g/L 0.97 ± 0.05 4.98 ± 0.17 3.09 ± 0.37
C % (DM) 45.97 ± 0.48 21.57 ± 0.59 -
O % (DM) 18.56 ± 0.92 28.28 ± 0.70 -
N % (DM) 2.66 ± 0.24 2.049 ± 0.06 -
H % (DM) 16.44 ± 0.69 5.19 ± 0.36 -
C/N Ratio % (DM) 17.28 ± 0.57 10.53 ± 1.01 -

Notes: DM means dry matter.