Impact of undissociated volatile fatty acids on acidogenesis in a two-phase anaerobic system

• Main Authors: Maspolim, Yogananda, Ng, Wun Jern, Xiao, Keke, Zhou, Yan, Guo, Chenghong
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Waste treatment; Undissociated volatile fatty acids; Acidogenesis; Anaerobic process; Substrate inhibition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82359; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39975
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigated the degradation and production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in the acidogenic phase reactor of a two-phase anaerobic system. 20 mmol/L bromoethanesulfonic acid (BESA) was used to inhibit acidogenic methanogens (which were present in the acidogenic phase reactor) from degrad...