Question
Write chemical reactions to represent Methanogenesis.
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Answer
Methanogenesis is last stage in which anaerobic Methanogenic bacteria like Methanobacterium, Methanococcus convert acetate, $H _2$ and $CO _2$ into Methane, $CO _2$ and $H _2 O$ and other products.
- $12mol CH_3COOH 12CH_4 + 12CO_2$ (Acetic acid) Methane
- $4mol H.COOH CH_4 + 3CO_2 + 2H_2O$ (Formic acid)
- $CO_2 + 4H_2 CH_4 + 2H_2O$
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