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. 1999 Apr;65(4):1696–1702. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.4.1696-1702.1999

TABLE 1.

Average removal efficiency of acetate and butyrate as a percentage of the influent COD of a particular VFA

Temp (°C) Avg removal efficiency (%)
Acetate
Butyrate
1st stage 2nd stage Total system 1st stage 2nd stage Total system
8 84 94 97 59 86 90
4 80 99 100 94 100 100
3 57 86 86 83 97 99