Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Production of trace levels of carbon monoxide during methanogenesis on acetate and methanol

  • Published:
Biotechnology Letters Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

Production of trace levels of carbon monoxide was consistently observed in the off-gas of a laboratory anaerobic digester fed Waste Activated Sludge. Inocula from this digester was enriched for acetate and methanol utilizing methanogenic populations. These enriched inocula were then monitored in batch assays for carbon monoxide and hydrogen production. Results demonstrated that carbon monoxide is produced during methanogenesis on both substrates. Subsequent utilization of CO was observed to occur after methane production was essentially complete for the assays conducted with methanol. Carbon monoxide evolution during methanogenesis on acetate displayed a markedly different trend from that observed from methanol.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Bott, M. H., Eikmanns, B. and Thauer, R. K. (1985). Arch. Microbiol. 143, 266–269.

    Google Scholar 

  • Conrad, R. and Thauer, R. K. (1983). FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 20, 229–232.

    Google Scholar 

  • Daniels, L.,et al., (1977). J. Bacteriol. 132, 118–126.

    Google Scholar 

  • Daniels, L., Sparling, R. and Sprott, G. D. (1984). Biochem. Biophys. Acta 768, 113–163.

    Google Scholar 

  • Eikmanns, B. and Thauer, R. K. (1984). Arch. Microbiol. 138, 365–370.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kohler, H. E. and Zehnder, A. J. B. (1984). FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 21, 287–292.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krzycki, J. A., Wolkin, R. H. and Zeikus, J. G. (1982). J. Bacteriol. 158, 231–237.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krzycki, J. A. and Zeikus, J. G. (1984). FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 25, 27–32.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nelson, M. J. K. and Ferry, J. G. (1984). J. Bacteriol. 160, 526–532.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cwen, W.et al. (1979). Water Res. 13, 485–492.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. SAIC, One Sears Drive, 07652, Paramus, NJ, USA

    Robert F. Hickey

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, MA, USA

    Robert F. Hickey, Juliana Vanderweilen & Michael S. Switzenbaum

Authors
  1. Robert F. Hickey
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Juliana Vanderweilen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Michael S. Switzenbaum
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hickey, R.F., Vanderweilen, J. & Switzenbaum, M.S. Production of trace levels of carbon monoxide during methanogenesis on acetate and methanol. Biotechnol Lett 9, 63–66 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01043396

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01043396

Keywords

Search

Navigation