Redirecting carbon and electron flow in methanogenic laboratory scale anaerobic digestors with hypophosphite
Matt E. Weaver, Ruiwen Hu, Ambrose Wang, Yi Liu, John D. Coates, Hans K. Carlson
This study shows that hypophosphite inhibits formate exchange in anaerobic digestors, reducing methane production and redirecting carbon and electron flow to hydrogen and volatile fatty acids without altering microbiome composition.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology