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Methanogenic and acidogenic activity test in an anaerobic thermophilic reactor

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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).

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnología de Alimentos y Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente. (Departamento de Microbiología), Facultad de Ciencias del Mar (CASEM), Cádiz, Spain

    J. M. Cantoral

  2. Universidad de Cádiz (UCA), Polígono Rio San Pedro S/N. 11.510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain

    J. L. Garcia-Morales, E. Nebot, L. I. Romero & D. Sales

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Garcia-Morales, J.L., Nebot, E., Cantoral, J.M. et al. Methanogenic and acidogenic activity test in an anaerobic thermophilic reactor. Biotechnol Tech 10, 249–252 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00184023

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