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Table 2 Output potential difference values in the collected sludge samples

From: Generation of green electricity from sludge using photo-stimulated bacterial consortium as a sustainable technology

Time (Days)

 

Output Potential difference values (mV)

F-test

p-value

 

S1

S2

S3

S4

Day 0

Stage One

281.93 ± 0.83D

365.23 ± 0.25B

430.80 ± 0.98A

297.00 ± 0.50C

49.539

< 0.001**

Day 1

177.87 ± 0.78D

262.50 ± 0.50B

310.90 ± 0.66A

189.50 ± 0.50C

53.756

< 0.001**

Day 2

Stage Two

150.80 ± 0.62C

200.60 ± 0.66B

270.53 ± 0.45A

156.70 ± 0.44C

68.468

< 0.001**

Day 3

146.83 ± 0.47C

198.50 ± 0.50B

250.67 ± 0.40A

151.90 ± 0.26A

23.658

< 0.001**

Day 4

133.80 ± 0.62D

182.00 ± 0.90B

211.00 ± 0.20A

147.87 ± 0.51C

33.974

< 0.001**

Day 5

Stage Three

84.43 ± 0.31D

105.93 ± 0.60B

136.23 ± 0.25A

92.63 ± 0.45C

20.381

< 0.001**

Day 6

63.30 ± 0.26D

75.37 ± 0.47B

98.37 ± 0.25A

71.53 ± 0.40C

49.050

< 0.001**

Day 7

31.33 ± 0.15D

43.70 ± 0.44B

50.70 ± 0.46A

38.67 ± 0.35C

79.031

< 0.001**

Day 8

Stage Four

28.17 ± 0.15D

41.83 ± 0.76B

48.67 ± 0.50A

34.77 ± 0.32C

20.399

< 0.001**

Day 9

26.23 ± 0.25D

37.47 ± 0.45B

46.40 ± 0.26A

31.63 ± 0.35C

35.520

< 0.001**

Day 10

24.30 ± 0.20D

35.53 ± 0.55A

30.23 ± 26.19A

29.27 ± 0.25C

33.627

< 0.001**

  1. Data are expressed by Mean ± SD & Multiple comparison between groups through Post Hoc test: Tukey’s test.
  2. Letters A-D comparatively represent the descending order of results reflecting importance among means in the same row p-value > 0.05 is insignificant; *p-value < 0.05 is significant; **p-value < 0.001 is highly significant