A conversation about residual emissions: PRESENTATION ONLY
Yadira Bajón-Fernández, Cranfield University, UK
(Free)
Methanogens are stupid … or very efficient. They don’t know they have left the AD, so they keep doing their job
What governs post-AD emissions
Pre-treatmentsincreaserelianceonstrictlyhydrogenotrophicmethanogens.
• Lower VFA utilization efficiency(theoretical ~280mlCH4/gVSvs~ 350mlCH4/gVS for acetoclastic methanogens)
• Greater resistance to high ammonia levels