Table 3 Impact of NPs mixture on biogas yield kinetics.

From: Nanoparticles for improving biogas production and effluent biofertilizer

Parameters

Group

Cow manure- only

Fe + Ni + Co

Fe + Ni

Fe + Co

Ni + Co

Measured final biogas yield (mL/g VS)-32 days

744.70

 ± 13.60

933.42

 ± 16.96

928.89

 ± 14.45

891.29

 ± 14.52

775.22

 ± 14.26

Modified Gompertz model (MGM)

Pm (mL/g VS)

742.23

 ± 9.14

952.66

 ± 21.20

985.21

 ± 16.27

909.87

 ± 17.10

767.65

 ± 10.09

Rm (mL/g VS/d)

40.18

 ± 1.30

39.51

 ± 1.46

43.12

 ± 1.28

39.88

 ± 1.39

39.85

 ± 1.30

λ (d)

0.221

 ± 0.28

0.186

 ± 0.39

0.186

 ± 0.30

0.186

 ± 0.36

0.275

 ± 0.30

Predicted biogas yield (mL/g VS)-32 days

723.82

 ± 13.21

886.37

 ± 16.10

926.93

 ± 14.00

857.99

 ± 13.97

744.94

 ± 13.69

Difference between measured and predicated biogas yield (%)

2.88

5.30

0.32

3.88

1.37

R2

0.994

0.992

0.995

0.993

0.994

AIC

188.12

210.53

199.89

204.24

190.35

Logistic model (LM)

Pm (mL/g VS)

716.16

 ± 11.27

896.98

 ± 21.25

931.17

 ± 18.02

862.78

 ± 18.23

738.40

 ± 12.09

Rm (mL/g VS/d)

38.80

 ± 2.03

38.96

 ± 2.02

42.62

 ± 1.97

39.04

 ± 1.99

38.57

 ± 1.99

λ (d)

0.274

 ± 0.52

0.242

 ± 0.62

0.348

 ± 0.53

0.270

 ± 0.60

0.139

 ± 0.53

Predicted biogas yield (mL/g VS)-32 days

710.75

 ± 12.97

872.02

 ± 15.84

910.70

 ± 13.75

843.87

0 ± 13.74

731.46

 ± 13.45

Difference between measured and predicated biogas yield (%)

4.77

7.04

1.99

5.61

5.98

R2

0.986

0.982

0.986

0.983

0.984

AIC

218.89

235.25

232.30

231.13

220.38

First-order kinetic model (FOM)

 

Pm (mL/g VS)

895.12

 ± 20.39

1277.34

 ± 31.12

1317.43

 ± 31.83

1175.51

 ± 24.34

931.42

 ± 19.72

K(d-1)

0.059

 ± 0.003

0.040

 ± 0.002

0.041

 ± 0.002

0.044

0 ± 0.002

0.056

 ± 0.003

Predicted biogas yield (mL/g VS)-32 days

758.05

 ± 12.07

919.16

0 ± 13.70

964.89

 ± 14.03

890.90

 ± 13.66

778.48

 ± 12.00

Difference between measured and predicated biogas yield (%)

1.79

1.55

3.87

0.043

0.42

R2

0.994

0.997

0.997

0.997

0.995

AIC

210.01

214.37

202.60

207.49

218.48