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SUBMITTER: Nolla-Ardevol V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4475827 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nolla-Ardèvol Vímac V Strous Marc M Tegetmeyer Halina E HE
Frontiers in microbiology 20150622
A haloalkaline anaerobic microbial community obtained from soda lake sediments was used to inoculate anaerobic reactors for the production of methane rich biogas. The microalga Spirulina was successfully digested by the haloalkaline microbial consortium at alkaline conditions (pH 10, 2.0 M Na(+)). Continuous biogas production was observed and the obtained biogas was rich in methane, up to 96%. Alkaline medium acted as a CO2 scrubber which resulted in low amounts of CO2 and no traces of H2S in th ...[more]