ena-STUDY-NUI Galway-14-08-2018-13:58:32:254-1199
Size separation of anaerobic granular biofilms
Anaerobic sludge granules are self-immobilising biofilms underpinning organic matter conversion to biogas in anaerobic digesters. A digester contains billions of granules, but they are not identical. Our recent research found granules of different sizes strategically localised in digesters. The objective here was to intensively characterise the size distribution, ecophysiology, and physico-chemical features, of anaerobic sludge.
Anaerobic sludge granules are self-immobilising biofilms underpinning organic matter conversion to biogas in anaerobic digesters. A digester contains billions of granules, but they are not identical. Our recent research found granules of different sizes strategically localised in digesters. The objective here was to intensively characterise the size distribution, ecophysiology, and physico-chemical features, of anaerobic sludge.