Fate of Trace Metals in Anaerobic Digestion.

Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol

Instituto de La Grasa, C.S.I.C., Campus Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. de Utrera Km.1, 41013, Seville, Spain,

Published: December 2015

A challenging, and largely uncharted, area of research in the field of anaerobic digestion science and technology is in understanding the roles of trace metals in enabling biogas production. This is a major knowledge gap and a multifaceted problem involving metal chemistry; physical interactions of metal and solids; microbiology; and technology optimization. Moreover, the fate of trace metals, and the chemical speciation and transport of trace metals in environments--often agricultural lands receiving discharge waters from anaerobic digestion processes--simultaneously represents challenges for environmental protection and opportunities to close process loops in anaerobic digestion.

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