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Table 3 Specific methane yield, electrical conductivity, and VS removal rate of digestate from different experimental reactors

From: Biochar-promoted methane production and mitigation of acidification during thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of food waste with crude glycerol: comparison with re-inoculation

Phase

Control

RI

BA

VS removal efficiency (%)

SMY

(NL g−1 VS)

VS removal efficiency (%)

SMY

(NL g−1 VS)

VS removal efficiency (%)

SMY

(NL g−1 VS)

1

53 ± 5

0.53 ± 1.10 × 10–2

49 ± 8

0.65 ± 0.07

51 ± 4

0.56 ± 0.01

2

34 ± 5

0.21 ± 5.10 × 10–2

58 ± 3

0.31 ± 0.02

65 ± 5

0.49 ± 0.04

3

35 ± 8

0.03 ± 0.70 × 10–2

66 ± 3

0.28 ± 0.01

71 ± 5

0.56 ± 0.04

4

42 ± 3

0.02 ± 1.10 × 10–2

63 ± 2

0.13 ± 0.01

78 ± 1

0.27 ± 0.01

5

47 ± 6

0.02 ± 0.30 × 10–2

65 ± 3

0.09 ± 0.01

68 ± 8

0.44 ± 0.05

6

46 ± 1

0.02 ± 0.60 × 10–2

62 ± 1

1.40 × 10–2 ± 0.50 × 10–2

68 ± 2

0.24 ± 0.20 × 10–2

7

45 ± 7

0.90 × 10–2 ± 5.92 × 10–2

57 ± 4

0.01 ± 0.20 × 10–2

66 ± 3

0.24 ± 0.03

8

28 ± 4

0.70 × 10–2 ± 0.20 × 10–2

49 ± 1

0.70 × 10–2 ± 0.20 × 10–2

61 ± 2

0.13 ± 0.01

9

41 ± 5

0.01 ± 0.20 × 10–2

35 ± 8

0.40 × 10–2 ± 0.20 × 10–2

61 ± 3

0.12 ± 0.80 × 10–2

10

42 ± 3

0.20 × 10–2 ± 6.92 × 10–4

52 ± 5

0.20 × 10–2 ± 3.63 × 10–4

56 ± 8

0.17 ± 0.02