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Anaerobic is a technical word which literally means without air (where "air" is generally used to mean oxygen
Oxygen

Oxygen no O2 produced; 2) O2 produced, but absorbed in oceans & seabed rock; 3) O2 starts to gas out of the oceans, but is absorbed by land surfaces and formation of ozone layer; 4-5) O2 sinks filled and the gas accumulates]]...
), as opposed to aerobic.

In wastewater treatment the absence of oxygen is indicated as anoxic; and anaerobic is used to indicate the absence of a common electron acceptor such as nitrate, sulfate or oxygen. An anaerobic adhesive
Adhesive

Adhesive or glue is a compound in a liquid or semi-liquid state that adhesion or bonds items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or Chemical synthesis sources....
 is a bonding agent that does not cure in the presence of air.

Anaerobic refers to:






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Anaerobic is a technical word which literally means without air (where "air" is generally used to mean oxygen
Oxygen

Oxygen no O2 produced; 2) O2 produced, but absorbed in oceans & seabed rock; 3) O2 starts to gas out of the oceans, but is absorbed by land surfaces and formation of ozone layer; 4-5) O2 sinks filled and the gas accumulates]]...
), as opposed to aerobic.

In wastewater treatment the absence of oxygen is indicated as anoxic; and anaerobic is used to indicate the absence of a common electron acceptor such as nitrate, sulfate or oxygen. An anaerobic adhesive
Adhesive

Adhesive or glue is a compound in a liquid or semi-liquid state that adhesion or bonds items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or Chemical synthesis sources....
 is a bonding agent that does not cure in the presence of air.

Anaerobic refers to:
  • Anaerobic clarigester
    Anaerobic clarigester

    The anaerobic clarigester is a form of anaerobic digester. It is regarded as being the ancestor of the UASB anaerobic digester. A clarigester treats dilute biodegradable feedstocks and separates out solid and hydraulic retention times....
    , is a form of anaerobic digester
  • Anaerobic contact process
    Anaerobic contact process

    The anaerobic contact process is a type of anaerobic digester. Here a set of reactors are created in series, often with recycling. This recycled material is pumped up into the bottom of the first reactor, an upflow reactor....
    , is a type of anaerobic digester
  • Anaerobic digestion
    Anaerobic digestion

    Anaerobic digestion is a series of processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. It is widely used to treat wastewater sludges and biodegradable waste because it provides volume and mass reduction of the input material....
    , (AD) is the harnessed and contained, naturally occurring process of anaerobic decomposition
  • Anaerobic environment, an aquatic environment with little available oxygen - see Hypoxia (environmental)
    Hypoxia (environmental)

    Hypoxia or oxygen depletion is a phenomenon that occurs in aquatic environments as oxygen becomes reduced in concentration to a point detrimental to aquatic organisms living in the system....
  • Anaerobic exercise
    Anaerobic exercise

    Anaerobic exercise is exercise intense enough to trigger Lactic acid fermentation. It is used by athletes in non-endurance sports to build power and by body builders to build muscle mass....
    , a form of exercise
  • Anaerobic filter
    Anaerobic filter

    In sewage treatment systems, an anaerobic filter is a form of anaerobic digester. The digestion tank contains a filter medium where anaerobic microbial populations ? organisms that live in the absence of oxygen ? can establish themselves....
  • Anaerobic lagoon
    Anaerobic lagoon

    Anaerobic lagoons are used to dispose of animal waste, particularly that of cows and pigs. The waste is washed into the lagoon by flushing the animal pens with water....
    , used to dispose of animal waste, particularly that of cows and pigs
  • Anaerobic organism
    Anaerobic organism

    An anaerobic organism is any organism that does not require oxygen for growth and may even die in its presence....
    , any organism that does not require oxygen for growth
  • Anaerobic respiration
    Anaerobic respiration

    Anaerobic respiration is the process of generating energy through cellular respiration , without the use of oxygen....
    , oxidation of molecules in the absence of oxygen
  • Anaerobic ammonium oxidation, anammox
    Anammox

    Anammox, an abbreviation for anaerobic ammonium oxidation, is a stage in the nitrogen cycle. In this biological process, nitrite and ammonium are converted directly into dinitrogen gas....
    , the microbial process combining ammonium
    Ammonium

    The ammonium cation is a positively electric charge polyatomic ion of the chemical formula NH4+. It has a formula weight of 18.05 and is formed by protonation of ammonia ....
     and nitrite
    Nitrite

    The nitrite ion is NO2-. The anion is bent, being isoelectronic with ozone. More generally, a nitrite compound is either a Salt or an ester of nitrous acid....
    .