Bpc Blue Anaerobic (Default System) - BPC instruments BPC Blue Operation And Maintenance Manual

Where,
m is the amount of gaseous carbon evolved, in grams.
C,g
M is the amount of carbon initially in the test material, in grams.
C,i
BPC Blue Anaerobic is suitable to perform tests in accordance with various standard protocols
(Table 1):
Table 1. Examples of standard protocols that can be performed using BPC Blue Anaerobic System.
Protocols
ISO 11734 Water quality — Evaluation of the "ultimate" anaerobic
biodegradability of organic compounds in digested sludge — Method
by measurement of the biogas production.
ISO 13975
Plastics — Determination of the ultimate anaerobic biodegradation of
plastic materials in controlled slurry digestion systems — Method by
measurement of biogas production.
ISO 14853 Plastics — Determination of the ultimate anaerobic biodegradation of
plastic materials in an aqueous system — Method by measurement
of biogas production.
ISO 15985
Plastics — Determination of the ultimate anaerobic biodegradation
and disintegration under high-solids anaerobic-digestion conditions
— Method by analysis of released biogas.
ASTM D5210 Standard test method for determining the anaerobic biodegradation
of plastic materials in the presence of municipal sewage sludge.
ASTM D5511 Standard test method for determining anaerobic biodegradation of
plastic materials under high-solids anaerobic-digestion conditions.
ASTM D5526 Standard test method for determining anaerobic biodegradation of
plastic materials under accelerated landfill conditions.
OECD 311 Anaerobic biodegradability of organic compounds in digested sludge:
By measurement of gas production.

2.1.1 BPC Blue Anaerobic (Default System)

The default configuration of the BPC Blue Anaerobic System (Figure 1) includes all the
necessary components to conduct biodegradability studies under anaerobic conditions. The
components are listed below:
Description Environment
Slurry digestion
Slurry digestion
Aqueous
medium
High solid
digestion
Slurry digestion
High solid
digestion
High solid
digestion
Slurry digestion
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