Methanogenic and acidogenic activity test in an anaerobic thermophilic reactor

✍ Scribed by J. L. Garcia-Morales; E. Nebot; J. M. Cantoral; L. I. Romero; D. Sales

• Book ID: 104654520
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 325 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0951-208X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00184023

✦ Synopsis

The experimental conditions selected (addition to assay medium of micronutrients, macronutrients and pH control), the experimental design and the procedure for maximum acidogenic and methanogenic activity-determination tests in thermophilic biomass, are presented. The proposed tests are highly reproducible and can be carried out in a short space of time. Specific tests are applied to measure the maximum acidogenic and methanogenic activities in lab-scale anaerobic reactors treating wine-distillery wastes in the thermophilic range (55°C).