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Evaluation of hydrogen and methane production from sugarcane vinasse in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor

International journal of hydrogen energy

dos Reis, C.M.; Carosia, M.F.; Sakamoto, I.K.; Amancio Varesche, M.B.; Silva, E.L.

This study evaluated the hydrogen and methane production from sugarcane vinasse in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor. Two reactors were operated with two different substrate concentrations: R5 (5 g COD L<SUP>-1</SUP>) and R10 (10 g COD L<SUP>-1</SUP>). During the first stage, glucose was used as the primary carbon source; vinasse was then added from 0% to 100% of the organic source in hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6 h. Later, HRT was changed to 4, 2 and 1 h. The best hydrogen production rate was 0.57 L h<SUP>-1</SUP> L<SUP>-1</SUP> (R5, HRT = 1 h, 100% vinasse). The best hydrogen yield was 3.07 mmol H<SUB>2</SUB> g<SUP>-1</SUP> COD<SUB>added</SUB> (R5, HRT = 6 h, vinasse:glucose = 1:3). Main metabolites were ethanol, butyric acid, propionic acid and methanol. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis identified Prevotella sp. and Megasphaera sp. belonging to the Bacteria domain and Methanobacterium sp. and Methanosphaera sp. belonging to the Archaea domain.

2015

Pergamon Press ; Elsevier Science Ltd

0360-3199

1879-3487

40

27

pp.8498-8509

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.04.136

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Distillery wastewaters; Co-fermentation; Hydrogen; Hydraulic retention time; Methane