Table 1 Characteristics of food waste (FW), crude glycerol (CG), and inoculants used in this study

FW

19.70 ± 0.17

17.50 ± 0.16

ND^b

ND

ND

CG

84.51 ± 0.12

79.82 ± 0.14

8.6

ND

ND

Inoculant 0^c

2.17 ± 0.62

1.40 ± 0.40

8.0

923 ± 13

1,725 ± 23

Inoculant 1^d

2.16 ± 0.45

1.49 ± 0.38

8.0

854 ± 19

1,649 ± 42

Inoculant 2^d

2.57 ± 0.14

1.31 ± 0.09

8.2

823 ± 40

1,707 ± 84

Inoculant 3^d

2.59 ± 0.11

1.43 ± 0.10

8.2

948 ± 47

1,590 ± 46

Inoculant 4^d

2.36 ± 0.06

1.69 ± 0.78

8.1

829 ± 6

1,516 ± 37

Inoculant 5^d

2.56 ± 0.20

1.42 ± 0.22

8.2

864 ± 18

1,579 ± 73

Inoculant 6^d

2.28 ± 0.21

1.48 ± 0.15

8.1

868 ± 41

1,457 ± 18

Inoculant 7^d

2.98 ± 0.07

1.75 ± 0.07

8.2

864 ± 24

1,442 ± 45

Inoculant 8^d

2.80 ± 0.40

1.46 ± 0.44

8.1

842 ± 21

1,436 ± 17

Inoculant 9^d

2.63 ± 0.14

1.41 ± 0.13

8.2

875 ± 40

1,500 ± 55