Table 2 Pre-treatment conditions applied in this study.

From: Combined free nitrous acid and hydrogen peroxide pre-treatment of waste activated sludge enhances methane production via organic molecule breakdown

Reactor No.

Pre-treatment

FNA (mg N/L)

H2O2 concentration (mg/g TS)

NO2-N (mg N/L)

pH

1

Control

0

0

0

6.4–6.9

FNA pre-treatment

 2

FNA

1.54

0

200

5.5 ± 0.2

H2O2 pre-treatment

 3

HP1

0

10

0

6.4–6.9

 4

HP2

0

30

0

6.4–6.9

 5

HP3

0

50

0

6.4–6.9

 6

HP4

0

80

0

6.4–6.9

Combined FNA and H2O2 pre-treatment

 7

FNA + HP1

1.54

10

200

5.5 ± 0.2

 8

FNA + HP2

1.54

30

200

5.5 ± 0.2

 9

FNA + HP3

1.54

50

200

5.5 ± 0.2

 10

FNA + HP4

1.54

80

200

5.5 ± 0.2