Parameters Cellulosic wastes Food wastes Vegetable wastes Municipal solid wastes
Moisture content (%) 1.05 ± 0.01 78.4 ± 3.7 80.5 ± 4.6 74.3 ± 5.3
Total solids (%) 98.95 ± 1.31 21.6 ± 2.3 19.5 ± 3.6 25.7 ± 3.4
Volatile solids (VS, %) 93.2 ± 4.9 87.5 ± 4.6 94.1 ± 6.2 84.6 ± 5.8
Biodegradable volatile solids (%, fraction of VS) 42.6 ± 6.4 79.7 ± 3.1 72.1 ± 3.5 60.4 ± 5.2
Cellulose (%, fraction of VS) 80.4 ± 1.4 3.9 ± 0.9 9.4 ± 1.7 13.6 ± 3.2
Lignin (%, fraction of VS) 3.9 ± 0.6 4.2 ± 1.8 5.3 ± 1.3 16.4 ± 4.1
Table 2: Characteristics of substrates used in biochemical methane potential assays. All values are mean values of triplicate determinations ± SD.