Table 6.3.

Measurement of heights of different substrates through a 5-minute interval in 30 minutes

Time
Heights of Different Substrates (cm)
(minutes)

Set-up

SF1A SF1B SF2A SF2B SF3A SF3B SF4A SF4B SF5A SF5B

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0

15 0 0 0 0 4.3 2.7 5 5 0 0

20 0 0 0 0 7.4 5.3 7.7 7.5 0 0

25 0 0 0 0 9.5 7.5 10 9.5 0 0

30 0 0 0 0.2 11.5 9.5 11.2 11 0 0

 Table 6.4. Volume of carbon dioxide produced of different substrates through a 5-minute interval in 30 minutes

Time
Volume of CO2 Produced (ml)
(minutes)

Set-up

SF1A SF1B SF2A SF2B SF3A SF3B SF4A SF4B SF5A SF5B

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 0 0 0 0 2.54 2.01 4.54 4.02 0 0

15 0 0 0 0 10.94 5.43 11.35 10.05 0 0

20 0 0 0 0 18.83 10.66 17.48 15.08 0 0

25 0 0 0 0 24.17 15.08 22.70 19.10 0 0

30 0 0 0 0.43 29.26 19.10 25.42 22.12 0 0

 Table 6.5. Partial rate of carbon dioxide production of different substrates through a 5-minute interval in 30 minutes

Time
Partial Rate of CO2 Production (cm3/min)
(minutes)

Set-up

SF1A SF1B SF2A SF2B SF3A SF3B SF4A SF4B SF5A SF5B

5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 0 0 0 0 0.51 0.40 0.91 0.80 0 0

15 0 0 0 0 1.68 0.68 1.36 1.21 0 0

20 0 0 0 0 1.58 1.05 1.23 1.01 0 0

25 0 0 0 0 1.07 0.88 1.04 0.80 0 0

30 0 0 0 0.09 1.02 0.80 0.54 0.60 0 0

Average
Rate 0 0 0 0.01 0.98 0.64 0.85 0.74 0 0
(cm3/min)