Selective inhibition of methanogens for the improvement of biohydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

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作者
Chae, Kyu-Jung [1 ]
Choi, Mi-Jin [1 ]
Kim, Kyoung-Yeol [1 ]
Ajayi, F. F. [1 ]
Chang, In-Seop [1 ]
Kim, In S. [1 ]
机构
[1] GIST, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Kwangju 500712, South Korea
关键词
Bioelectrochemical cells; Hydrogen; Inhibitors; Methane; Microbial electrolysis cells; FUEL-CELLS; BIOCATALYZED ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION; WASTE-WATER; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE; COMMUNITIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.114
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is a promising technology for producing biohydrogen at greater yield than with conventional technology. However, during a run of an acetate-fed MEG at an applied voltage of 0.5 V, substantial amounts of substrate are consumed in undesirable methanogenesis. Therefore, in order to suppress the methanogens specifically without adversely affecting exoelectrogens, this study examined the effects of sudden changes in pH, temperature and air-exposure, as well as chemical inhibitors, such as 2-bromoethanesulfonate (BES) and lumazine on methanogenesis. An abrupt decrease in temperature and pH from 30 to 20 degrees C and 7 to 4.9, respectively, had no effect on methanogenesis. Exposing the anode biofilm to air was also ineffective in inhibiting specific methanogens because both methanogens and exoelectrogens were damaged by oxygen. However, an injection of BES (286 mu M) reduced the methanogenic electron losses substantially from 36.4 +/- 4.4 (= 145.8 +/- 17.4 mu mol-CH4) to 2.5 +/- 0.3% (= 10.2 +/- 1.2 mu mol-CH4), which in turn improved the overall hydrogen efficiency (acetate to H-2) from 56.1 +/- 5.7 to 80.1 +/- 6.5% (= 3.2 mol-H-2/mol-acetate). Once after inhibited, the inhibitory influence was retained even after 10 batch cycles in the absence of further BES addition. In contrast to BES, methanogenesis was unaffected by lumazine, even at much higher concentrations. The installation of a Nafion membrane resulted in the production of high purity hydrogen at the cathode but hindered proton migration, which caused a serious pH imbalance between the anode and cathode compartments. (C) 2009 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:13379 / 13386
页数:8
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