[Digestion] Calculating methane production

[Steve Verhey]

Presumably not all organisms in an anaerobic environment are methanogens. Is 
there research on what a particularly good methanogenic microbial community 
looks like? Maybe it's even possible to make an inoculum that would get 
things started off in the right direction?

Steve Verhey, Ph.D
Biologist at Large
Ellensburg, WA USA

>From: finstein at envsci.rutgers.edu
>To: digestion at listserv.repp.org
>CC: digestion at listserv.repp.org
>Subject: Re: [Digestion] Calculating methane production
>Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 13:25:20 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Hello AD's -
>
>Actually, the logical parameters are those obtained through standard
>"Proximate" analysis of foods - i.e., collective tests for fats, proteins
>and carbohydrates. Calorie estimate can then be made - and listed on the
>labels of all those tempting cookies. Somehow - and I don't know exactly
>how - calories can be converted to methane.
>
>When you think of it, COD, TS, VS are less appropriate - though deeply
>embedded in waste mentality. Same with bomb calorimetry - as reult may
>have little to do with digestability.
>
>Mel
>
>Melvin S. Finstein, Ph.D.
>Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science
>  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
>Head, ArrowBio USA
>
>105 Carmel Road
>Wheeling, WV 26003
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>Email: finstein at envsci.rutgers.edu
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>
>

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