Treatment

Level

pH1 (-)

Chemical oxygen demand (mg∙g−1)

Higher heating value (MJ∙kg−1)

Manure

Raw

7.1a ± 0.2

1777.5d ± 406.3

13.49f ± 0.42

Agricultural lime

0.5X

7.1b ± 0.0

1003.5abc ± 129.0

5.79cd ± 0.68

1.0X

7.4c ± 0.2

950.0ab ± 140.0

4.51b ± 0.46

2.0X

7.5c ± 0.0

640.0a ± 17.3

2.64ba ± 0.68

Hydrated lime

0.5X

12.3e ± 0.1

2916.7f ± 376.3

7.39e ± 0.38

1.0X

12.5fg ± 0.0

1886.7d ± 118.5

5.81cd ± 0.33

2.0X

12.6g ± 0.0

1316.7bc ± 40.4

4.48c ± 0.70

Lime slurry

0.5X

8.7d ± 0.1

2773.3ef ± 508.4

7.60 g ± 0.09

1.0X

12.4ef ± 0.0

2343.3e ± 134.3

6.38f ± 0.07

2.0X

12.5g ± 0.0

1440.0cd ± 52.9

4.54a ± 0.04