NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
How many main gases are produced during the digestion of the sludge in anaerobic sludge digesters?
Options
- A1
- B2
- C3
- D4
Correct answer
C. 3
Step-by-step solution
Once the BOD of sewage or waste water is reduced significantly, the effluent is then passed into a settling tank where the bacterial ‘flocs’ are allowed to sediment. This sediment is called activated sludge. A small part of the activated sludge is pumped back into the aeration tank to serve as the inoculum. The remaining major part of the sludge is pumped into large tanks called anaerobic sludge digesters. Here, other kinds of bacteria, which grow anaerobically, digest the bacteria and the fungi in the sludge. Duri