Microbiology of waste water treatment and methane production
ContentWaste water treatment
N- and P-removalMethanogenesis
Thermodynamics of fermentationsGlobal methane production
Nernst equation
aA + bB cC + dD
ΔG’ = ΔGº’ + RT ln (C)C (D)d/(A)a(B)b
ΔG’ = ΔGº’ + 5.7 log (C)C (D)d/(A)a(B)b
Do not include H2O or H+
(they are constants under standard conditions)Gases can be expressed in partial pressures (atm)