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Solubilisation
Methanogenesis
• Methanogens
• Acetate, H2 and CO2 converted to methane,
H2O and CO2
Microorganisms
• Acetogenic bacteria
• Methanogenic bacteria
Hydrolytic /fermentative bacteria
• Obligate/facultative anaerobes – remove traces
of oxygen present and maintain complete
anaerobiosis
• ~ 4 x 106cells/ml in number
• eg. Syntrophomonas wolfei, S. wolinii
Acetogenic bacteria