Start-up strategies of electromethanogenic reactors for methane production from cattle manure.

This study qualitatively assessed the impacts of different start-up strategies on the performance of methane (CH) production from cattle manure (CM) in electromethanogenic reactors. Single chamber MECs were operated with an applied voltage of 0.7 V and the impact of electrode acclimatization with a simple substrate, acetate (ACE) vs a complex waste, CM, was compared.