What is the C:N ratio?
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The carbon-to-nitrogen ratio compares how much carbon a feedstock carries relative to nitrogen, and it controls how well the microbes work. The generally accepted optimum for anaerobic digestion is about 20:1 to 30:1. Too much carbon and the culture runs slow; too much nitrogen and it poisons itself with ammonia.
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- EPCM Holdings; Green Gas Inc
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- Traceable to a named source.
- Level
- Beginner — New to biogas. Plain language, no units assumed.
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