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Table 4 Mean values of MR organic matter at all HRT and OLR

From: Optimization of operating parameters for biogas production using two-phase bench-scale anaerobic digestion of slaughterhouse wastewater: Focus on methanogenic step

Parameter

HRT in days

12

9

6

3

Influent TCOD (mg COD/L)

4945 ± 24

4945 ± 24

4945 ± 24

4945 ± 24

Influent SCOD (mg COD/L)

3430 ± 83

3430 ± 83

3430 ± 83

3430 ± 83

Influent BOD (mg COD/L)

1175 ± 20

1175 ± 20

1175 ± 20

1175 ± 20

TS (mg/L)

232 ± 18

260 ± 46

209 ± 31

439 ± 102

TSS (mg/L)

88 ± 56

155 ± 102

35 ± 20

153 ± 112

VS (mg/L)

140 ± 45

131 ± 37

89 ± 23

200 ± 18

Effluent TCOD (mg/L)

1281 ± 12

1093 ± 29

919 ± 21

2059 ± 46

Effluent SCOD (mg/L)

991 ± 65

679 ± 16

555 ± 11

1219 ± 17

Effluent BOD (mg/L)

111 ± 45

137 ± 34

166 ± 51

200 ± 36

TCOD removed (mg/L)

3663

3852

4026

2886

VS removed (mg/L)

1759

1870

1828

1819

RE TS (%)

82

80

84

66

RE TSS (%)

84

73

94

73

RE VS (%)

93

93

95

90

RE TCOD (%)

74

78

81

66

RE SCOD (%)

71

80

84

64

RE BOD (%)

91

90

87

85