Research Article

Bioaugmentation with Mixed Hydrogen-Producing Acetogen Cultures Enhances Methane Production in Molasses Wastewater Treatment

Table 2

Correlation of specific dehydrogenase activity and COD removal.

Related parametersMeasurement time of parameters
48 h96 h270 h360 h500 h

QJ1Specific dehydrogenase activity (μmol INT/g·min)12.126.273.523.775.61
COD removal (%)40.907.877.085.5110.24
Correlation coefficients0.9609

QJ2Specific dehydrogenase activity (μmol INT/g·min)16.167.365.134.865.73
COD removal (%)45.7013.393.945.5111.81
Correlation coefficients0.9924

QJ3Specific dehydrogenase activity (μmol INT/g·min)15.157.795.134.556.45
COD removal (%)39.4019.694.725.5114.17
Correlation coefficients0.9841

QJ4Specific dehydrogenase activity (μmol INT/g·min)22.229.526.165.837.00
COD removal (%)38.6017.3213.395.5111.02
Correlation coefficients0.9776