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Table 3 Composition and yields (μg g−1) of main thermochemolysis products released from bulk compost at initial and final experimental time

From: Decomposition of bio-degradable plastic polymer in a real on-farm composting process

Compound

t0

Test A

Test B

Test C

Lignina

2186

3474

3433

3258

Ad/AlG

1.2

0.9

1.3

1.1

ΓG

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.6

Ad/AlS

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

ΓS

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

Linear fatty acids C12–C30 (C18:1)

3822

2737

2820

2685

Microbial fatty acids C15–C24 (C17)

785

889

963

792

Hydroxy/dioic acids C16–C26 (C16)

2159

5209

4968

5120

Alkanes C17–C31

301

418

527

562

Alcohols C22–C26

135

92

120

105

Sterols

98

195

210

234

  1. Total range varying from Ci to Cj; compounds in parentheses are the most dominant homologues; numbers after colon refer to double bond
  2. aStructural indices: Ad/Al = G6/G4, S6/S4; ΓG = G6/(G14 + G15); ΓS = S6/(S14 + S15)