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The Realm of Microorganisms in Biogas Production: Microbial Diversity, Functional Role, Community Interactions, and Monitoring the Status of Biogas Plant

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Anaerobic digestion is being considered as a sustainable technology to treat organic wastes to reduce contamination and emission of greenhouse gasses and at the same time produce energy in the form of methane. The microbiological process of AD represents the most challenged step during biogas production due to microbial complexity. At the time, at least 11 microbial groups have been described. These populations have been shown unique metabolism and an interspecies interaction because of the limited amount of energy available for growth. The microbial community structure is considered as the core in the success of AD method. Furthermore, to expand AD technology in order to approach an economically feasible process under the concept of biorefinery and not only the advances on engineering processes, the design of new biogas digesters and tools for real-time monitoring for AD are the keys for a successful implementation of this process. In addition, the classification of the microbial community structure and the understanding of the metabolic networks play a crucial role for its development. In this chapter, different aspects of the microbiology of AD of full-scale biogas digesters are discussed with specific focus on the presence of different microbial groups, their activity, and interactions.

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Talavera-Caro, A.G., Lira, I.O.HD., Cruz, E.R., Sánchez-Muñoz, M.A., Balagurusamy, N. (2020). The Realm of Microorganisms in Biogas Production: Microbial Diversity, Functional Role, Community Interactions, and Monitoring the Status of Biogas Plant. In: Balagurusamy, N., Chandel, A.K. (eds) Biogas Production. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58827-4_10

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