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Title: | Evaluation of common supermarket products as positive controls in biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests |
Author: | Koch, Konrad Hafner, Sasha D. Astals Garcia, Sergi Weinrich, Sören |
Keywords: | Digestió anaeròbia Cel·lulosa Metà Anaerobic digestion Cellulose Methane |
Issue Date: | 1-May-2020 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | Biochemical methane potential (BMP) tests are commonly applied to evaluate the recoverable amount of methane from a substrate. Standardized protocols require inclusion of a positive control with a known BMP to check the experimental setup and execution, as well as the performance of the inoculum. Only if the BMP of the positive control is within the expected range is the entire test validated. Besides ignorance of this requirement, limited availability of the standard positive control microcrystalline cellulose might be the main reason for neglecting a positive control. To address this limitation, eight widely available grocery store products have been tested as alternative positive controls (APC) to demonstrate their suitability. Among them, Tic Tacs and gummi bears were very promising, although they are dominated by easily degradable sugars and so do not test for hydrolytic performance. Coffee filters exhibited a similar performance to microcrystalline cellulose, while whole milk might be chosen when a more balanced carbohydrate:protein:lipid ratio is important. Overall, the approach of predicting the BMP of a substrate based on the nutritional composition provided on the product packaging worked surprisingly well: BMP of the eight tested products was 81-91% of theoretical maximum BMP based on nutritional information and generic chemical formulas for carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/W12051223 |
It is part of: | Water, 2020, vol. 12, num. 5, p. 1223 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/180796 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/W12051223 |
ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Enginyeria Química i Química Analítica) |
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