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Testing of Commercial Defoamant to Control Anaerobic Digester ...

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Results – Round 1Prior <strong>to</strong> defoamant addition, both <strong>Digester</strong>s exhibitedsevere froth ratios Very similar values for bothAfter defoamant addition, Dig 2 stable froth ratiosignificantly lower than Dig 3 Dig 2 stable froth ratio still in ‘frothing’ <strong>to</strong> ‘severe frothing’ range Addition <strong>of</strong> defoamant prevented further increase (observed in Dig3)Dig 2 consistently lower in both stable and unstablefrothing potential Use <strong>of</strong> defoamant in Dig 2 resulted in a reduction in frothingpotential.

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