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Of four chlorinated guaiacols, tetrachloroguaiacol at 62 μM inhibited acetate methanogenesis, the strongest decreasing activity by 50%. 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol, 4,5-dichloroguaiacol, and 4-chloroguaiacol showed 50% inhibition at 0.13, 0.32, and 1.50 mM, respectively. Degradation test results of volatile fatty acids (acetic, propionic, and butyric acid) by anaerobic digester sludge (stored 5 weeks) indicated that syntrophic butyrate degraders of this sludge were more sensitive to tetrachloroguaiacol than acetoclastic methanogens and syntrophic propionate degraders.
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Yin, CR., Seo, DI., Baek, SH. et al. Inhibitory effect of chlorinated guaiacols on methanogenic activity of anaerobic digester sludge. Biotechnology Letters 23, 1379–1383 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011644229246
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