A Single-Culture Bioprocess of <i>Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus</i> to Upgrade Digester Biogas by CO<sub><b>2</b></sub>-to-CH<sub><b>4</b></sub> Conversion with H<sub><b>2</b></sub>

The percentage of methane content in influent gas and total influent flow rate (<svg height="15.25" id="M5" style="vertical-align:-3.27605pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 23.0625 15.25" width="23.0625" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>) for Experiment 3. Three different methane influent rates (<svg height="18.112499" id="M6" style="vertical-align:-5.56926pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 35.087502 18.112499" width="35.087502" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>) while maintaining the stoichiometric 4 : 1 H<sub>2</sub> : CO<sub>2</sub> gas mixture ratio.  The total influent flow rate (<svg height="15.25" id="M8" style="vertical-align:-3.27605pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 23.0625 15.25" width="23.0625" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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<g transform="matrix(.012,-0,0,-.012,12.675,15.187)"><path d="M135 536q-20 0 -35 15.5t-15 35.5q0 22 15 37t36 15t35.5 -15t14.5 -37q0 -21 -15 -36t-36 -15zM252 0h-220v26q48 5 59 17t11 63v206q0 47 -9 58t-54 18v24q78 12 142 39v-345q0 -51 11.5 -63t59.5 -17v-26z" id="x69"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.012,-0,0,-.012,15.864,15.187)"><path d="M524 0h-209v26q44 5 55 18t11 65v167q0 114 -91 114q-50 0 -109 -51v-235q0 -50 10 -61.5t55 -16.5v-26h-217v26q51 5 62 17t11 61v206q0 47 -9.5 58.5t-50.5 19.5v23q82 15 139 40v-79l67 47q47 30 83 30q60 0 94.5 -40t34.5 -112v-193q0 -50 10 -61.5t54 -16.5v-26z
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</svg>) is shown in brackets in L/min.

Archaea

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Table 1: A Single-Culture Bioprocess of <i>Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus</i> to Upgrade Digester Biogas by CO<sub><b>2</b></sub>-to-CH<sub><b>4</b></sub> Conversion with H<sub><b>2</b></sub> 

Archaea

A Single-Culture Bioprocess of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus to Upgrade Digester Biogas by CO2-to-CH4 Conversion with H2

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A Single-Culture Bioprocess of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus to Upgrade Digester Biogas by CO₂-to-CH₄ Conversion with H₂