| abstract |
Provided are: a methane-production inhibitor which can inhibit methane production over a long period; and a method for inhibiting methane production using the inhibitor. This methane-production inhibitor composition is characterized by containing one or more compounds selected from among compounds represented by formula [I], as the active ingredient. This method for inhibiting methane production employs the methane-production inhibitor composition. (In formula [I], X represents an -OR1 group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom, Y represents an -OR2 or -SO2R3 group, R1 represents a benzoyl group, R2 represents a methylsulfonyl or chloromethylsulfonyl group, and R3 represents a chloromethyl or hydroxymethyl group.) |