Steering product formation In high-pressure anaerobic systems: The effect of elevated pCO2 on the degradation of glucose and glycerol by a mixed culture

Biogas is the well-known product of Anaerobic Digestion (AD), but nowadays, the intermediate products (volatile fatty acids - VFAs) of anaerobic metabolism have gained increasing attention inside the “carboxylate platform”. However, steering and optimizing the process for selective metabolite production is still an unraveled task inside this...

Steering Product Formation in Anaerobic Digestion Systems: The effect of elevated CO2 partial pressure on the fermentative degradation of pyruvate and butyrate by a mixed microbial consortium

In the context of steering product formation in anaerobic digestion systems, the present thesis work elaborates on the potential role of elevated CO2 partial pressures as an environmental driver that may influence end-product selectivity from methane towards compounds from the carboxylic platform. As an emerging field of research, organic acid...