IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN AN ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR (ABR) FOR METHANE PRODUCTION

Malakahmad, Dr, Amirhossein, Dr and Ahmad Basri, Noor Ezlin and Md Zain, Sharom (2007) IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN AN ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR (ABR) FOR METHANE PRODUCTION. In: 1st Engineering Conference on Energy & Environment, December 27-28, 2007, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Anaerobic digestion process is one of the alternative methods to convert organic waste into methane gas which is a fuel and energy source. Activities of various kinds of microorganisms are the main factor for anaerobic digestion in the Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) which produces methane gas. Observations on microorganisms in the ABR showed that, there exist a small amount of protozoa (5%) and fungi(2%) in the system, but almost 93% of the microorganism population consists of bacteria. It is definitely clear that bacteria are responsible for anaerobic biodegradation of organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Three groups of bacteria are involved in the anaerobic digestion: the hydrolytic and fermentative bacteria, the acetogenic bacteria and the methanogenic bacteria.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Departments / MOR / COE: Departments > Civil Engineering
Depositing User: Dr Amirhossein Malakahmad
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2010 07:24
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2017 08:26
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1351

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