Research Article
Assessment of Feasibility for Biodigestion of Cattle Waste in Gwalior City, India
Table 2
Initial physicochemical characterisation of cattle manure used in the biodigestion process.
| | Parameters | Sample 1 | Sample 2 | Sample 3 | Sample 4 |
| | pH | 8.0 ± 0.1 | 7.2 ± 0.1 | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 8.8 ± 0.1 | | Electrical conductivity (dS·m−1) | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.8 ± 0.1 | | Total organic carbon (%) | 46.8 ± 0.5 | 46.8 ± 0.5 | 38.1 ± 1.3 | 31.2 ± 1.0 | | Total nitrogen (g·kg−1) | 20.8 ± 0.1 | 22.4 ± 0.7 | 25.6 ± 1.0 | 21.8 ± 0.7 | | Total phosphorous (g·kg−1) | 7.7 ± 0.2 | 6.3 ± 0.2 | 9.9 ± 0.2 | 8.7 ± 0.2 | | Total potassium (g·kg−1) | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 9.3 ± 0.1 | 8.8 ± 0.1 | 9.6 ± 0.1 | | Moisture content (%) | 36.4 ± 0.5 | 30.9 ± 0.5 | 37.8 ± 0.5 | 39.1 ± 0.5 |
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