Similar Methanogenic Shift but Divergent Syntrophic Partners in Anaerobic Digesters Exposed to Direct versus Successive Ammonium Additions
Julie Hardy, Patricia Bonin, Adèle Lazuka, Estelle Gonidec, Sophie Guasco, Corinne Valette, Sébastien Lacroix, Léa Cabrol
Abstract
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an attractive biotechnological process for wastewater bioremediation and bioenergy production in the form of methane-rich biogas. However, AD can be inhibited by ammonium generated by protein-rich effluent, commonly found in agro-industrial activities.
Topics & Concepts
Anaerobic exerciseAmmoniumChemistryBiologyEnvironmental scienceMicrobiologyEnvironmental chemistryPhysiologyOrganic chemistryAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalCassava research and cyanide