The effect of pH and temperature manipulation on metabolite composition during acidogenesis in a hybrid anaerobic digester |
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Authors: | W A Joubert T J Britz |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Microbiology, University of the Orange Free State, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Abstract: | Summary A synthetic medium containing 9 g/l sucrose was hydrolyzed in a novel hybrid reactor. A minimum hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 9.9 h, with a gas production rate of 1.07 m3/m3·d, was obtained without continuous neutralization. A viable anaerobic cell count of 109 organisms/ml was obtained in the reactor fluid. The results showed that both pH and temperature significantly influenced the type and concentration of the various metabolites formed. These include ethanol, formic, acetic, propionic and butyric acids as primary metabolites and caproic acid as secondary metabolite. From the results obtained, it is suggested that to obtain the energetically most favourable products, a substrate pH of 6.5 and a temperature of 35°C must be used in anaerobic acidogenic digesters. |
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