Substrates
Mass of substrates (kg)
Amount of inoculums added (g/day)
Sewage sludge
Leachate
Cellulosic wastes
1.02 ± 0.01
1.010 ± 0.001
1.010 ± 0.001
Food wastes
1.01 ± 0.01
1.007 ± 0.001
1.006 ± 0.001
Vegetable wastes
1.01 ± 0.01
1.011 ± 0.001
1.009 ± 0.001
Municipal solid wastes
1.03 ± 0.01
1.004 ± 0.001
1.004 ± 0.001
Table 4:
Proportions of substrates and inoculums used for the biochemical methane potential assays. All values are mean values of triplicate determinations ± SD.