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Determination of the Microbiological Activity in Biogas Plants

Project Leader

Bochmann Günther, BOKU Project Leader

Contact person:

Ambrosch Ingo

Duration:

01.07.2008-30.06.2011

Programme:

Energiesysteme der Zukunft (Impulsprogramm Nachhaltig Wirtschaften)

Type of Research

Basic Research

Project partners

IS Forschungsgesellschaft mbH_x000D_ , An der Mühlenau 4, 25421 Pinneberg, Germany.
Contact person: Dr. Edmund Mathies;
Function of the Project Partner: Partner

Lactosan Starterkulturen GmbH, Industriestraße West 5, 8605 Kapfenberg, Austria.
Contact person: Dr. Elisabeth Mayrhuber;
Function of the Project Partner: Partner

Staff

Ambrosch Ingo, Project Staff (bis 31.08.2013)

BOKU Research Units

Institute for Environmental Biotechnology

Funded by

IS Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, An der Mühlenau 4, 25421 Pinneberg, Germany

Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Sensengasse 1, 1090 Wien, Austria

Abstract

The current methodology to control and operate the biogas process is mainly based on the principle of
“actio and reactio”. This approach does not reveal detailed information about the microbiology of the
process. The development of a molecular biological method will allow a monitoring of the microbial
actions on which the biogas production is based and will therefore provide in-depth information about
operational disorders and the ability to increase the process efficiency.

Keywords

microbiology; molecular biology;

Biogas; Methane bacteria; RTqPCR;