Optimal anaerobic digestion of high BOD waste with an acclimatised and fresh seed culture combination

With rising energy costs and increasing environmental pollution, this paper looks at how treatment of biological waste is emerging as a cost-effective solution towards both these problems.

Keywords: anaerobic digestion, biological waste, environmental pollution, autohydrolysate, biogas, biochemical oxygen demand, BOD, chemical oxygen demand, COD, digestion, effluent, fatty acids, gas collector, industrial wastes, methane, seed cultures, slurry, waste treatment