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CH4 gas
Anaerobic process > 0.9 kg
Biodegradable
COD
1 kg New biomass
< 0.1 kg
Advantages of anaerobic processes
6. Space saving
Higher loading rates require smaller reactor volumes thereby saving on
disposal cost
Anaerobic Aerobic
Organic loading rate
High loading rates:10-40 kg COD/m3-day Low loading rates:0.5-1.5 kg COD/m3-day
(for high rate reactors, e.g. AF,UASB, E/FBR) (for activated sludge process)
Biom ass yield
Low biomass yield:0.05-0.15 kg VSS/kg COD High biomass yield:0.35-0.45 kg VSS/kg COD
(biomass yield is not constant but depends (biomass yield is fairly constant irrespective
on types of substrates metabolized) of types of substrates metabolized)
Start-up tim e
Long start-up: 1-2 months for mesophilic Short start-up: 1-2 weeks
: 2-3 months for thermophilic
Comparison between anaerobic and aerobic processes
Anaerobic Aerobic
SR T
Longer SRT is essential to retain the slow SRT of 4-10 days is enough for the
growing methanogens within the reactor activated sludge process
M icrobiology
Anaerobic processes involve multi-step Aerobic process is mainly a one-
chemical conversions and a diverse species phenomenon, except for
group of microorganisms degrade the nutrient-removal processes
organic matter in a sequential order