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The effect of calcium on anaerobic digestion

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The ability of methanogenic bacteria to adapt to high concentrations of calcium was investigated using a 9 l Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor fed semi-continuously with a synthetic waste. It was found that a calcium concentration of up to 7000 mg/l had no inhibitory effect on anaerobic digestion.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rhodes University, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa

    C A Jackson-Moss & J R Duncan

  2. Leather Industries Research Institute, P O Box 185, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa

    D R Cooper

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Jackson-Moss, C.A., Duncan, J.R. & Cooper, D.R. The effect of calcium on anaerobic digestion. Biotechnol Lett 11, 219–224 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01026064

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