Publication in Environmental Technology & Innovation
In situ field experiment shows the potential of methanogenic archaea for biomethane production from underground gas storage in natural rock environment
Publication in Frontiers in Microbiology; Biology of Archaea
In this study, underground water samples and water samples from surface technologies from 7 different UGS objects located in the Vienna Basin were studied using both molecular biology methods and cultivation methods. Results from 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that the proportion of archaea in the groundwater samples ranged from 20% to 58%, with methanogens being the predominant. Some water samples collected from surface technologies contained up to 87% of methanogens.