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Table 4 Parameters of the first-order and modified Gompertz models

From: Methane potential and degradation kinetics of fresh and excavated municipal solid waste from a tropical landfill in Colombia

 

First-order kinetics model

Modified Gompertz model

S/I

B0a

ka

R2

RMSE

B0a

Rma

λa

R2

RMSE

 

(mL CH4 g−1 VS)

(d −1)

(−)

(−)

(mL CH4 g−1 VS)

(mL CH4 g−1 VS d−1)

(d)

(−)

(−)

FW

 0.3

427 ± 2

0.28 ± 0.006

0.987

9.6

417 ± 2

69.9 ± 1.5

0.00 ± 0.08

0.993

7.2

 0.5

522 ± 3

0.36 ± 0.008

0.991

14.9

506 ± 3

127.4 ± 3.8

0.00 ± 0.06

0.991

15.0

 1.0

470 ± 1

0.19 ± 0.002

0.998

4.3

457 ± 2

48.5 ± 1.0

0.00 ± 0.12

0.992

8.9

EW

 0.3

55 ± 2

0.23 ± 0.020

0.965

3.3

52 ± 1

11.0 ± 0.9

0.66 ± 0.21

0.982

2.4

 0.5

149 ± 3

0.23 ± 0.014

0.921

9.9

140 ± 1

31.9 ± 1.4

1.16 ± 0.12

0.978

5.2

 1.0

136 ± 3

0.25 ± 0.018

0.893

10.8

127 ± 1

35.5 ± 1.3

1.51 ± 0.08

0.988

3.6

  1. a Calculated at 95% confidence interval