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Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 4 Specific theoretical methane yield and characteristics of substrate components

From: Biogas potential and methanogenic community shift in in-situ anaerobic sewage sludge digestion with food waste leachate additions

Nutrients

Chemical formula

Mass of 1 mol (g/mole)b

Methane yield (Sm3CH4/kgVS)

CH4 content (%)b

Carbohydrate

(C6H10O5)n

162

0.415

50

Proteina

C5H7NO2

113

0.496

50

Fat

C57H104O6

884

1.014

70

  1. aIt assume that nitrogen is converted to NH3
  2. bAngelidaki et al. [22]
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