Abstract:When plant biomass is anaerobically digested, seeds may survive the energy production process and contaminate the digestate. Hard-seeded (HS), i.e., physically dormant, species were found to be difficult to inactivate. Here, we aimed to verify this finding from lab-scale experimental reactors (ERs) in a full-scale commercial reactor (CR). In addition, we tested seed survival in a pH-buffered water bath (WB). Seeds were exposed to CR, ER and WB treatments at 42 °C for a maximum of 36 days. The viability of seed… Show more
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