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Discuss the various ways in which anaerobic respiration is utilized in industries and homes .

Discuss the various ways in which anaerobic respiration is utilized in industries and homes .

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Kavungya
Bread making; yeast is used to ferment sugar in wheat flour into carbon (IV) oxide and energy;
the carbon (IV) oxide is produced in form of bubbles that causes the dough to rise and become
porous;

Beer making; yeast is used to ferment sugars in malt/grapes/fruits; to form beer, wines and spirits;
Sewage treatment; anaerobes break down raw sewage and harmful industrial effluents; to
harmless products of water, energy/heat and carbon (IV) oxide;

Silage formation; vegetation is fermented by bacteria to produce nutritious and goodscented/
flavoured animal feed that increases production/yields;

Production of acids and strong liquors; special bacteria and fungi ferment food products; to
produce acids such as citric acid, oxalic acid and vinegar; the products are used as food
preservatives and flavouring agents;

Manufacture of dairy products; under controlled environments; anaerobes help in
fermentation hence manufacture of milk products such as butter, cheese, ghee and yogurt;
Production of fuels such as biogas and gasohol; cane sugar is fermented by yeast; to produce
gasohol for running engines or operating machinery; animal wastes such as guano and cow
dung; can be used to produce a mixture of methane and carbon (IV) oxide gas; by exposing it
to fermentation agents; methane is used to run simple machines such as water pumps and for
cooking;

Production of fermented porridge and milk; maize or wheat flour and milk is exposed to
microbes in the air which ferment it; to produce sour and sweet tasting porridge or milk;
Kavungya answered the question on May 13, 2021 at 13:21

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