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Improved performance of anaerobic digestion ofSpirulina maxima algal biomass by addition of carbon-rich wastes

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Mixtures of carbon-rich wastes andS. maxima algal biomass increase markedly the performance of anaerobic digestion. A mixture of 507 sewage sludge and algae increases the methane yield and the productivity over twofold. Peat hydrolyzate and sewage sludge, when added to algae, have shown a synergistic effect and spent sulfite liquor added at concentrations over 307 V/V has inhibited methanogenic activity.

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    Present address: National Research Council of Canada, Division of Biological Sciences, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, GIK 7P4, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada

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Samson, R., LeDuy, A. Improved performance of anaerobic digestion ofSpirulina maxima algal biomass by addition of carbon-rich wastes. Biotechnol Lett 5, 677–682 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386361

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