| Title: | Bioelectrochemical recovery of waste-derived volatile fatty acids and production of hydrogen and alkali |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Engineering, Building 113, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark. Electronic address: yifz@env.dtu.dk. Department of Environmental Engineering, Building 113, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.058 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-2448 (Electronic) 0043-1354 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile fatty acids (VFA) are organic compounds of great importance for various industries and environmental processes. Fermentation and anaerobic digestion of organic wastes are promising alternative technologies for VFA production. However, one of the major challenges is development of sustainable downstream technologies for VFA recovery. In this study, an innovative microbial bipolar electrodialysis cell (MBEDC) was developed to meet the challenge of waste-derived VFA recovery, produce hydrogen and alkali, and potentially treat wastewater. The MBEDC was operated in fed-batch mode. At an applied voltage of 1.2 V, a VFA recovery efficiency of 98.3%, H2 of 18.4 mL and alkali production presented as pH of 12.64 were obtained using synthetic fermentation broth. The applied voltage, initial VFA concentrations and composition were affecting the VFA recovery. The energy balance revealed that net energy (5.20-6.86 kWh/kg-VFA recovered) was produced at all the applied voltages (0.8-1.4 V). The coexistence of other anionic species had no negative effect on VFA transportation. The VFA concentration was increased 2.96 times after three consecutive batches. Furthermore, the applicability of MBEDC was successfully verified with digestate. These results demonstrate for the first time the possibility of a new method for waste-derived VFA recovery and valuable products production that uses wastewater as fuel and bacteria as catalyst" |
| Keywords: | "Alkalies/*chemistry Bioelectric Energy Sources Fatty Acids, Volatile/*chemistry Fermentation Hydrogen/*chemistry Waste Disposal, Fluid/*methods Wastewater/*chemistry Alkali production Bioelectrochemical system Hydrogen Separation and recovery Volatile fat;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineZhang, Yifeng Angelidaki, Irini eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/06/10 Water Res. 2015 Sep 15; 81:188-95. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.058. Epub 2015 Jun 3" |
