Anaerobic degradation of cellulose and formation of methane.
The existing knowledge of anaerobic digestion of cellulose-containing wastes and methane formation is reviewed. Mutual relationships between the individual phases of this complex process and the mechanism of methane biosynthesis are discussed in three sections: (1) Non-methanogenic phase and digestion of cellulose; (2) methanogenic phase and methanogenesis; (3) mixed cultures and their advantages.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001711:Biotransformation; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D005227:Fatty Acids; D002482:Cellulose; D008697:Methane