Mesophilic digester or Mesophilic biodigester is a kind of
biodigester
Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels. Much of the ferment ...
that operates in temperatures between 20 °C and about 40°, typically 37 °C. This is the most used kind of
biodigester
Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels. Much of the ferment ...
in the world. More than 90% of worldwide biodigesters are of this type.
Thermophilic digester
A thermophilic digester or thermophilic biodigester is a kind of biodigester that operates in temperatures above 50 °C (122 °F) producing biogas. It has some advantages: it does not need agitation and is faster in fermentation than a mesophilic ...
s are less than 10% of
digesters in the world. Mesophilic digesters are used to produce
biogas
Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste and food waste. It is a ...
,
biofertilizer
A biofertilizer is a substance which contains living micro-organisms which, when applied to seeds, plant surfaces, or soil, colonize the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of prim ...
s, and sanitarization mainly in tropical countries such as
India
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and
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
References
Science direct
Anaerobic digester types