Journal article
Mathematical model of anaerobic digestion in a chemostat: effects of syntrophy and inhibition
Abstract
Three of the four main stages of anaerobic digestion: acidogenesis, acetogenesis, and methanogenesis are described by a system of differential equations modelling the interaction of microbial populations in a chemostat. The microbes consume and/or produce simple substrates, alcohols and fatty acids, acetic acid, and hydrogen. Acetogenic bacteria and hydrogenotrophic methanogens interact through syntrophy. The model also includes the inhibition …
Authors
Weedermann M; Seo G; Wolkowicz G
Journal
Journal of Biological Dynamics, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 59–85
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1080/17513758.2012.755573
ISSN
1751-3758