What Microorganisms are Used in Anaerobic Digestion?
Various microorganisms play critical roles in anaerobic digestion by catalysing a variety of metabolic reactions that decompose organic waste and generate biogas. Few examples are given below:
- Hydrolytic Bacteria: Clostridium, Bacteroides, Cellulomonas.
- Acidogenic Bacteria: Acidogenic Clostridia, Acidithiobacillus, Syntrophomonas.
- Acetogenic Bacteria: Acetobacterium, Syntrophaceticus, Syntrophobacter.
- Syntrophic Bacteria: Syntrophus, Syntrophobacter, Pelotomaculum.
- Methanogenic Archaea: Methanobacterium, Methanosarcina, Methanococcus.
- Fungi: Anaeromyces, Piromyces, Neocallimastix.
Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion takes place in the absence of oxygen by the microorganisms. It is a natural recycling process. These microbes feed on biodegradable materials such as food waste or manure, breaking them into simpler molecules. This breakdown produces gases such as methane, which can be used as a fuel source. In this article, we will learn about anaerobic digestion, its process, wastewater treatment, digesters, etc.
Table of Content
- What is Anaerobic Digestion?
- Anaerobic Digestion Process
- Breakdown of Food Groups
- Difference between Aerobic and Anaerobic Digestion
- Anaerobic Digestion Wastewater Treatment
- Anaerobic Digestion of Biomass
- Advantages of Anaerobic Decomposition
- Anaerobic Digesters
- What Microorganisms are Used in Anaerobic Digestion?
- Applications of Anaerobic Digestion
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