Waste water treatment plants produce residual sludge, which must be further\ud
processed. Anaerobic digestion is in use from the end of the 19th century as a costeffective\ud
method for stabilization of waste and wastewater treatment and production of\ud
energy. The advantage of anaerobic process comparing to aerobic process is lower\ud
production of highly stabilized biological sludge, lower need for nutrients, lower\ud
necessary volumes of digestiors and production of methane, which is a potential source\ud
of energy.\ud
In graduate thesis thermophilic anaerobic processes are presented as a complex system\ud
of various microbial communities, which through different biochemical reactions\ud
convert organic components in the final product of methane and carbon dioxide.\ud
Numerous factors that influence reaction paths and heat and energy needs of\ud
thermophilic anaerobic treatment of sludge are also presented in this graduate thesis
