Biological Hydrogen Production from Corn-Syrup Waste Using a Novel System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Feedstock | Reactor type | Seed sludge | pH | Temperature (°C) | HRT (h) | Hydrogen Content (%) | Yield (mL H2/ gCOD) | Maximum volumetric rate (L H2/L·d) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sugar factory wastewater | CSTR | Compost | 6.8 | 60 | 12 | 64 | 321 | 4.8 | [4] |
Wastewater containing sugar and ethyl alcohol | PBR | ADS | 6.0–6.5 | 37 | 8 | 60 | - | 1.8 | [5] |
Molasses | Batch | Soil | 6.0 | 26 | - | - | 102 | - | [7] |
Noodle manufacturing wastewater | CSTR | ADS | 5.2 | 35 | 18 | - | 187 | - | [3] |
Rice winery wastewater | PBR | AS | 5.5 | 55 | 2 | 61 | 272 | 3.8 | [2] |
Filtered leachate of waste biosolids | Batch | Waste biosolids | 6.7–6.9 | 35 | - | - | 184 | - | [9] |
Sugar beet wastewater | CSTR | ADS | 5.2 | 32 | 15 | 57 | 216 | 3.0 | [6] |
Food processing wastewater | Batch | Soil | 4.0–6.4 | 23 | - | 60 | 100 | 3 | [8] |
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Systems setup and operation
Phase | HRT (h) | SRT (d) | Sludge wastage (L/d) | Waste sludge biomassVSS (g/L) | OLR (gCOD/L·d) | pH |
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1 | 8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 28 | 26 | 5.5–6.5 |
2 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 25 | 52 | 5.5–6.5 |
3 | 8 | 2.2 | No wastage | - | 81 | 5.5–6.5 |
2.2. Inocula and media composition
2.3. Analytical methods
3. Results and Discussion
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
VSS (mg/L) | 17226 ± 2496 | 23540 ± 1997 | 25287 ± 1879 |
VSS out (mg/L) | 1343 ± 208 | 2446 ± 228 | 3747 ± 705 |
SCOD out (mg/L) | 6125 ± 399 | 11753 ± 787 | 18189 ± 1335 |
Acetate (mg/L) | 2647 ± 274 | 5139 ± 385 | 9060 ± 1352 |
Propionate (mg/L) | 36 ± 16 | 159 ± 24 | 87 ± 62 |
Isobutyrate (mg/L) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Butyrate (mg/L) | 1730 ± 178 | 2747 ± 315 | 3793 ± 671 |
Isovalerate (mg/L) | 3 ± 3 | 50 ± 18 | 63 ± 25 |
Valerte (mg/L) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ethanol (mg/L) | 23 ± 9 | 78 ± 22 | 77 ± 31 |
Lactate (mg/L) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VFA (mgCOD/L) | 6087 ± 579 | 11001 ± 529 | 17015 ± 2781 |
Glucose Out (mg/L) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hydrogen Gas (L/d) | 49 ± 3 | 96 ± 6 | 160 ± 12 |
Hydrogen Gas (gCOD/d) * | 31 ± 2 | 61 ± 4 | 101 ± 7.5 |
COD balance (%) ** | 112 ± 6 | 109 ± 5 | 113 ± 7 |
4. Summary and Conclusions
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Hafez, H.; Nakhla, G.; El Naggar, H. Biological Hydrogen Production from Corn-Syrup Waste Using a Novel System. Energies 2009, 2, 445-455. https://doi.org/10.3390/en20200445
Hafez H, Nakhla G, El Naggar H. Biological Hydrogen Production from Corn-Syrup Waste Using a Novel System. Energies. 2009; 2(2):445-455. https://doi.org/10.3390/en20200445
Chicago/Turabian StyleHafez, Hisham, George Nakhla, and Hesham El Naggar. 2009. "Biological Hydrogen Production from Corn-Syrup Waste Using a Novel System" Energies 2, no. 2: 445-455. https://doi.org/10.3390/en20200445