Research Article

Acetotrophic Activity Facilitates Methanogenesis from LCFA at Low Temperatures: Screening from Mesophilic Inocula

Table 1

Characteristics of the three inocula used in the assays at 10 and 20°C.

ParametersGranular sludge (GS)Rahola Digestate (RD)Viinikanlahti digestate (VD)

Soluble COD (mg/L)
Volatile fatty acids (mg/L)
pH
Alkalinity (mM)
TS (g/L)
VS (g/L)
TSS (g/L)
VSS (g/L)
SO42- (mg/L)
PO43- (mg/L)
Cl- (mg/L)

Below detection limits.