Microbial population dynamics during long-term sludge adaptation of thermophilic and mesophilic sequencing batch digesters treating sewage fine sieved fraction at varying organic loading rates

Table 2 Comparison of SMA values of this study with previous studies done on (co-)digestion of lignocellulosic wastes

Substrate type	Reactor	Temperature (°C)	SMA	OLR^a [kg COD/(m³∙day)]	References
Pre-hydrolysed brewers’ spent grain	EGSB	35	0.49 gCOD-CH₄/(gVSS·day)	10	[36]
Cellulose powder	Batch digestion assays	35	0.18 gCOD-CH₄/(gVS·day)	N.A.	[37]
Pig manure and rice straw	Batch digestion assays	35	1.31 gCOD-CH₄/(gVSS·day)	N.A.	[38]
Pig manure and rice straw	Batch digestion assays	55	1.38 gCOD-CH₄/(gVSS·day)	N.A.	[38]
Corn straw	Full-scale CSTR	37	0.2 gCOD-CH₄/(gVSS·day)	1.2^b	[39]
Agro-industrial wastes	Batch digestion assays	55	0.13 gCOD-CH₄/(gVS·day)	N.A.	[40]
FSF	SBR Digester	35	0.1 gCOD-CH₄/(gVS·day)	2.5	This study
FSF	SBR Digester	55	0.6 gCOD-CH₄/(gVS·day)	5.5	This study

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