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Table 1 Characteristics of substrates and inoculum in testing the aerobic biological degradability of waste tyres

From: Determination of aerobic and anaerobic biological degradability of waste tyres

 

COD (mg/L)

Dry matter (%)

Volatile solids (% DM)

Conductivity (mS/cm)

pH

Tyre

X

99.90

58

x

x

Activated sludge

11,257.92

0.73

70

0.57

7.83

Leachate from tyres

450

0.07

0.06

2.20

11.74

Aa

364.84

0.02

0.019

0.20

11.18

Ba

406.54

0.05

0.04

0.80

11.12

Ca

427.38

0.06

0.05

0.36

10.82

  1. aA mixture of tyre leachate with concentration 350 mg/L and activated sludge; B mixture of tyre leachate with concentration 380 mg/L and activated sludge; C mixture of tyre leachate with concentration 430 mg/L and activated sludge
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