Glossary
Characteristics and treatment of wastewater sludge

Acetogenesis

Acetogenesis is the bacterial synthesis of acetic acid (or ethanoic acid) through the aerobic oxidation of ethanol, the fermentation of hexoses, or autotrophic formation from ${\text{CO}}_2$ and from ${\text{H}}_2$Acetogenesis refers to the synthesis of acetate, which involves the formation of acetate through the reduction of ${\text{CO}}_2$ and the formation of acetate from organic acids.

Anaerobiosis; Anaerobiosis

A condition necessary for the life of microorganisms whose metabolism can occur in the absence of...