Table 3 Characteristics of pretreated CS, pretreatment solution after pretreatment and biogas slurry after ADa.

From: Enhancement of methane production from Cotton Stalk using different pretreatment techniques

Pretreatment

COD (mg·L−1)

Soluble saccharides (mg·L−1)

pH

TA (mgCaCO3·L−1)

TAN (mg·L−1)

TVFA (mg·L−1)

Cellulose (%)

Hemicellulose (%)

Total fiber (%)

untreated

7.66

6200

1310

0

50.42 ± 0.86

15.64 ± 0.03

82.38 ± 1.31

3% KOH

13880

5110

7.36

4560

1095

0

56.65 ± 0.34

14.50 ± 0.02

90.64 ± 0.48

1.5% NaOH

14220

4440

7.37

4300

1210

0

56.70 ± 0.06

14.80 ± 0.12

90.84 ± 0.10

1% Ca(OH)2

6120

920

7.50

5720

1265

0

53.29 ± 0.18

15.09 ± 0.21

85.97 ± 0.68

1% H2SO4

4300

980

7.65

5940

1340

0

54.25 ± 0.51

16.01 ± 0.43

87.66 ± 0.41

4% H3PO4

1340

150

7.66

5860

1215

0

52.81 ± 0.41

16.04 ± 0.09

86.20 ± 0.23

3% AHP

5760

580

7.64

6160

1310

0

57.74 ± 0.72

15.52 ± 0.23

88.99 ± 0.44

SE-1.5 MPa 5 min

7.67

7020

1775

0

46.80 ± 0.38

4.66 ± 0.75

69.98 ± 0.60

  1. aResults are the average and their standard error of triplicate measurements.