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Methane-consuming bioreactors are industrial devices in which microbes consume methane via metabolic reactions. These bioreactors contain a broad category of microorganisms known as methanotrophs.

Metabolic Reactions
Methane-consuming bioreactors, also called methanotroph bioreactors, rely on the metabolism of methanotrophs to sequester methane out of the system. Reactors are fed a combination of methane and air.

Challenges
One of the major challenges associated with the efficacy of methane-consuming bioreactors is the limitation of gas exchange into the liquid media in which the methanotrophs grow.