Anaerobic Degradation Pattern of Urban Solid Waste Components

Shwetmala1, Chanakya HN1, T.V. Ramachandra1,2

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1Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
2Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Insitute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
Corresponding Author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, chanakya@astra.iisc.ernet.in 

 
 
Abstract
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
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Citation: Shwetmala, Chanakya HN and Ramachandra T V, 2014. Anaerobic Degradation Pattern of Urban Solid Waste Components, In Waste Management and Resource Utilisation, Sadan K Ghosh (eds.), Pp 332-336, Oxford Publishing House, Kolkata.
CONCLUSION

Anaerobic degradation of organic waste is a biological process representable by two phases of degradation that can be modeled by firstorder kinetics. Rate of degradation of phase I is much faster than phase II degradation. The rate constants and potential biogas formation at each phase of decomposition varied widely among different waste categories and indicate potential of VFA accumulation.