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Table 5 Concentrations of water-soluble elements in the samples of the digestates from the primary digester

From: Process upsets in a full-scale anaerobic digestion bioreactor: over-acidification and foam formation during biogas production

Time (days)

Calcium (mg/L)

Magnesium (mg/L)

Phosphorus (mg/L)

Sulfur (mg/L)

Potassium (mg/L)

Sodium (mg/L)

81

218

210

20.5

33.6

3270

258

88

243

269

12.2

34.0

3230

273

95

212

217

37.9

47.0

2980

252

102

425

343

41.7

39.1

3110

270

109

149

157

40.4

42.6

3170

231

116

92.0

89.5

27.9

41.1

2510

199

123

91.7

134

44.6

42.9

2870

215

130

167

281

53.4

62.5

4630

357

137

161

173

54.8

47.2

2860

250

144

83.5

112

42.8

44.0

3470

238

151

123

169

37.9

40.4

3630

252

158

127

145

52.9

40.0

3220

228

  1. The data from the over-acidification period are marked in bold and those from the foaming period in bold and italics