In biology the term anaerobic respiration means a way for a life form to generate usable energy without involvement from oxygen. So in brief it is respiration without oxygen. Respiration is a redox reaction which processes energy in a form which is usable by a life form, mainly a process of generating ATP the universal energy currency of life. Anaerobic respiration however should not be confused with fermentation like say ethanol fermentation. The commercial applications of anaerobic respiration include anaerobic digestion and mechanical biological treatment. These applications are used for waste water treatment.
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