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- organic cmpds serve as e- donors and acceptors
- oxidized and reduced products formed
- carbohydrates are primary fermentable substrates
- ATP production occurs bia substrate level phosphorylation
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| What cases are fermentation rxns important? |
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Definition
- Wastewater treatment processes (P removal, sludge digestion, BOD removal)
- Wetland systems
- Agricultural manure management plans
- Leachate management
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| Fermentation Carbon and Energy Flow |
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Definition
| Organic Cmpd --> Intermediate --> Intermediate ~P --> Oxidized organic intermediate e- acceptor --> reduced organic fermentation product |
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| Pyruvic Acid Fermentation |
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Definition
- Organics --> Pyruvic Acid --> Acetaldehyde + CO2 --> Ethanol
- Organics --> Pyruvic Acid --> Mixed Acids, Lactic Acid
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Complex organics --> pyruvic acid --> propionic acid, butyric acid, acetic acid, formic acid
Formic acid --> CO2 , H2 |
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