Table 2 Characteristics of the wastewater effluent from Metahara sugar factory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From: Cultivation of microalgae for biofuel production: coupling with sugarcane-processing factories
Parameter | Value a |
|---|---|
Biological oxygen demand, BOD5 (mg/LWW) | 1200 ± 163.30 |
Chemical oxygen demand, COD (mg/LWW) | 2200 ± 108.01 |
Total nitrogen, TN (mg/LWW) | 15 ± 0.41 |
Total phosphorus, TP (mg/LWW) | 10 ± 0.33 |
Total suspended solids, TSS (mg/Lww) | 362 ± 2.16 |
Oil and grease (mg/LWW) | 60 ± 4.67 |
Total dissolved solids, TDS (mg/Lww) | 210 ± 3.74 |
pH | 6.60 ± 0.65 |
Temperature (°C) | 29.70 ± 0.65 |
Average flow (m3/day) | 1074 ± 6.89 |