Inoculum

Effect of domestication on microorganism diversity and anaerobic digestion of food waste

S. J. Bi, Hong, X. J., Wang, G. X., Li, Y., Gao, Y. M., Yan, L., Wang, Y. J., Wang, W. D., Bi, S. J., Hong, X. J., Wang, G. X., Li, Y., Gao, Y. M., Yan, L., Wang, Y. J., and Wang, W. D., Effect of domestication on microorganism diversity and anaerobic digestion of food waste, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

To accomplish the rapid start-up and stable operation of biogas digesters, an efficient inoculum is required. To obtain such an inoculum for food waste anaerobic digestion, we domesticated dairy manure anaerobic digestion residue by adding food waste every day. After 36 days, the pH and biogas yield stabilized signifying the completion of domestication. During domestication, the microbial communities in the inocula were investigated by constructing 16S rDNA clone libraries.

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