Name FormuIa

mg of COD / mg of
substance
C H O
Sucrose C
12
H
22
O
11
342 12 22 11 12 C12H22O11 + 12O2 12CO2+ H2O 1.122807018
Fructose or glucosa C
6
H
12
O
6
180 6 12 6 6 C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2+ 6H2O 1.066666667
Methane CH4 28 1 4 2 CH4 + 2O2 CO2+ 2H2O 2.285714286
Lactic Acid C
3
H
6
O
3
90.08 3 6 3 3 C3H6O3 + 2O2 3CO2+ 3H2O 1.065719361
Formic Acid CH
2
O
2
46.03 1 2 2 0.5 CH2O2 + 1/2 O2 CO2+ H2O 0.347599392
Acetic Acid C
2
H
4
O
2
60.05 2 4 2 2 C2H4O2 + 2O2 2CO2+ 2H2O 1.065778518
Propionic Acid C
3
H
6
O
2
74.08 3 6 2 3.5 C3H6O2 + 7/2 O2 3CO2+ 3H2O 1.51187905
Butytic Acid C
4
H
8
O
2
88.11 4 8 2 5 C4H8O2 + O2 CO2+ H2O 1.815911928
#n
Organic compound to
be oidized
MoIecuIar Weight
[gr/gr-moI]
MoIes of O2
needed for the
rn
- Biogas yield - Process stability with material
- Anaerobic biological degradability or mix of materials.
- Speed of anaerobical degradation of - Biogas yield under practical conditions
the material under investigation due to positive or negative sinergistic eff.
- Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of the - Mono fermentability of the substracte
in the range of concentrations under process conditions
- Limits of organic loading rate per unit volume.
Acidification
For 1 mole of CH4 2 moles of O2 are needed which means 64 g of O2
Like 1 mole contains 22 400 mL
So, 22,400 mL in a mole of CH4 for 64 g of O2, it results in 350 mL CH 4 / g of COD
Methane
formation

Batch procedures
Fermentation test provide: Fermentation test provide no info:
Methane yieId
Steps in the formation of CH4 and CO2
Hydrolysis
Acetic acid
formation
Substrates
Fats, proteins,
carbohydrates
(long chain polymers)
Fatty acids, amino acids,
sugars (short-chain
polymers and dimers)
Short chain organic acids
(eg. Propionic acid)
Acetic acid (CH3COOH),
carbon dioxide (CO2),
hydrogen (H2), etc.
Methane (
dioxide (CO
sulphide
Biogas
ane (CH4), carbon
de (CO2), hydrogen
lphide (H2S) etc