title: Control/promotion of the refuse methanogenic fermentation.
abstract: Although practiced for more than 7 millennia, the landfill disposal of refuse has, as yet, with few exceptions, been merely regarded as a low-cost disposal option and its exploitation potential has been largely ignored. Today, however, a number of possibilities are under consideration including the production of energy, chemical feedstock, value-added chemicals, carbon dioxide and protein; the use of refuse as an anaerobic filter for the co-disposal of industrial wastewater and sludge; and the restoration of impoverished soils by fresh or composted refuse addition. Development of these technologies, however, necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental microbiology and biochemistry of refuse catabolism. Existing fundamental knowledge underpinning these technologies will be considered in a series of review articles. In the first, control/exploitation of the solid-state refuse methanogenic fermentation is examined with specific reference to the effects of first-tier variable manipulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senior
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Watson-Craik
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kasali
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005285:Fermentation; D006859:Hydrogen; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008697:Methane; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006859:Hydrogen; D008697:Methane