Abstract
ABSTRACT THE anaerobic digestion of carbohydrates in two-stage systems is attracting much research attention. In this work the effluent slurry from the acidogenic stage was stored under a range of conditions prior to being fed to the methanogenic stage. The stability of the slurry which contains a variety of fatty acids, viable organisms and metabolic intermediates, is critical if such a slurry is to be used to feed a methanogenic fermentor during periods of low feed availability. During anaerobic storage an insignificant amount of metabolic activity occurred in the first several days, followed by no activity for several weeks. This was true regardless of storage conditions. Operation of an Up Flow Sludge Blanket methanogenic fermentor using a fresh or stored feed gave similar reductions in acids and total carbon content of the water steams.
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