Colonisation of polyurethane reticulated foam biomass support particle by methanogen species |
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Authors: | G. H. Fynn T. N. Whitmore |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biochemistry, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK |
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Abstract: | Summary The ability of methanogen species to colonise reticulated polyurethane foam biomass support particles (BSP) in a continuous culture system using formate as carbon source was investigated. Scanning electron micrograph evidence and biomass measurements indicate that two methanogen species effectively colonised within the the matrix of the support particle.The freely suspended colonised BSP are resistant to washout, and a comparison of methane output of the immobilised culture and a liquid culture of the methanogens indicates the potential for process intensification of methane production. |
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