From: Industrial sludge containing pharmaceutical residues and explosives alters inherent toxic properties when co-digested with oat and post-treated in reed beds
Reactor
Substrate
OLR (g VS/L/day)
CH4 (%)
Gas production (ml/day at 37°C)
Specific gas production (ml methane/g VS at 0°C)
D4
Oat
6
51
17,500
300
D5
Oat + sludge
3 + 3
53
14,000
270
D6
sludge
3
63
4,000
180