Table 2 Properties of the synthetic food waste, sawdust, and peat used in the study: values are the mean of triplicates (dry weight), values in parentheses are standard deviation (n = 3)
Parameters | Food waste | Sawdust | peat |
|---|---|---|---|
TC (%) | 48.64 (0.06) | 44.75 (0.52) | 45.51 (0.55) |
TN (%) | 3.30 (0.10) | 0.20 (0.01) | 0.80 (0.03) |
C/N | 14.73 (0.42) | 227.61 (4.67) | 56.94 (1.97) |
EC (mS/cm) | 1.18 (0.02) | 0.44 (0.00) | 0.64 (0.02) |
pH | 4.67 (0.07) | 7.16 (0.09) | 6.08 (0.07) |
\({\text{NH}}_{4}^{ + }\) (mg/g) | 2.01 (0.12) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.95 (0.08) |
Ash (%) | 2.83 (0.12) | 4.71 (1.27) | 7.59 (0.22) |
Moisture content (%) | 73.72 (0.36) | 7.41 (1.07) | 60.81 (0.40) |