Table 1 Initial physico-chemical and microbial properties of green waste, raw sludge provided from MWTT, ozonized, ultrasonic and combined ozonation/ultrasonics sludge.
Physico-chemical and Microbial characteristics | Green waste | Raw sludge | Ozonized Sludge | Ultrasonic Sludge | Combined Ozonized/ Ultrasonic sludge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 7.30 ± 0.05 | 7.59 ± 0.04 | 7.2 ± 0.1 | 7.5 ± 0.08 | 7.35 ± 0.03 |
TSa | 30.59 ± 0.10 | 2.59 ± 0.18 | 18.10 ± 1.2 | 17.92 ± 0.92 | 17.05 ± 0.35 |
VS/TSa | 79.11 ± 0.08 | 89.18 ± 0.15 | 67 ± 0.13 | 67.18 ± 0.05 | 77.97 ± 0.07 |
TOCa | 33.95 ± 0.12 | 39.55 ± 0.23 | 37.32 ± 0.15 | 37.35 ± 0.17 | 43.31 ± 0.14 |
TNa | 0.78 ± 0.02 | 1.5 ± 0.03 | 1.05 ± 0.03 | 1.8 ± 0.08 | 1.1 ± 0.10 |
C:N Ratio | 43.52 ± 0.37 | 26.37 ± 0.06 | 35.44 ± 0.14 | 20.73 ± 0.05 | 39.37 ± 0.01 |
TPa | 8.5 ± 0.06 | 9.5 ± 0.10 | 2.8 ± 0.02 | 2.9 ± 0.03 | 2.5 ± 0.01 |
MCa | 69.41 ± 0.69 | 97.50 ± 050 | 81.90 ± 0.75 | 82.08 ± 0.78 | 83.03 ± 0.12 |
TCb | 400 | 1100 | 450 | 920 | 860 |
FCb | 50 | 805 | 150 | 750 | 520 |