Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Epoxidation?

(a) Low degradation rate

(b) High odor emission

(c) Narrow suitability of wastes

(d) Post-treatment

This question was posed to me in class test.

This intriguing question originated from Microbial Transformations of Pesticides in section Microbial Transformations of Pesticides of Environmental Biotechnology

Answer 1

Right answer is (d) Post-treatment

The explanation: Post-treatment is usually not done in aerobic digestion whereas, in anaerobic digestion Post-treatment is most necessary and is done for about 2-8 weeks, but low degradation rate, high odor emission, narrow suitability of wastes, these are some of the characteristic of aerobic digestion including sanitation, costs etc.