Table 2 Elemental composition of the raw materials.

From: Impact of bottom ash addition on Pleurotus ostreatus cultivation on coffee ground substrate

Element

Spent coffee grounds (SPC)

Straw

Bottom ash

C [%]

53 ± 0.30

45.01 ± 0.32

0.35 ± 0.30

H [%]

6.74 ± 0.08

5.39 ± 0.09

0.02 ± 0.07

N [%]

2.32 ± 0.06

0.65 ± 0.09

0.02 ± 0.20

S [%]

0.17 ± 0.02

0.17 ± 0.03

5.74 ± 0.38

Cd [mg/kg]

0.05 ± 0

0.05 ± 0

0.736 ± 0.02

Cr [mg/kg]

2.29 ± 0.02

3.33 ± 0.03

68.89 ± 0.71

Cu [mg/kg]

18.16 ± 0.51

6.17 ± 0.17

52.88 ± 1.48

Zn [mg/kg]

10.78 ± 0.39

16.02 ± 0.59

123.3 ± 4.51

Ni [mg/kg]

2.99 ± 0.39

6.05 ± 0.78

40.93 ± 5.29

Pb [mg/kg]

3.85 ± 0.01

6.39 ± 0.02

81.26 ± 0.3

Fe [mg/kg]

97 ± 8

251 ± 20

31,979 ± 2566

Si [mg/kg]

201 ± 7

1174 ± 41

160,481 ± 5606

P [mg/kg]

472 ± 3

643 ± 4

1005 ± 6

Mn [mg/kg]

33 ± 1.5

39.3 ± 1.7

352 ± 15.7

Se [mg/kg]

0.23 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

5 ± 0.28

Al [mg/kg]

18.8 ± 1.3

4.9 ± 0.3

80,990 ± 566

Na [mg/kg]

124 ± 5

77 ± 3

172 ± 7

K [mg/kg]

420 ± 8

72 ± 1

164 ± 3

Ca [mg/kg]

361 ± 11

648 ± 19

23,031 ± 691

Mg [mg/kg]

142 ± 10

202 ± 14

626 ± 44