Optimizing the production of hydrogen and 1,3-propanediol in anaerobic fermentation of biodiesel glycerol |
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| Authors: | Bingchuan Liu Kyle Christiansen Richard Parnas Zhiheng Xu Baikun Li |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA;2. Department of Chemical, Materials and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA |
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| Abstract: | The conversion of glycerol in biodiesel waste streams to valuable products (e.g. hydrogen and 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD)) was studied through batch-mode anaerobic fermentation with organic soil as inoculum. The production of hydrogen in headspace and 1,3-PD in liquid phase was examined at different hydrogen retention times (HyRTs), which were controlled by gas-collection intervals (GCIs) and initial gas-collection time points (IGCTs). Two purification stages of biodiesel glycerol (P2 and P3) were tested at three concentrations (3, 5 and 7 g/L). Longer HyRT (longer GCI and longer IGCT) led to lower hydrogen yield but higher 1,3-PD yield. The P3 glycerol at the concentration of 7 g/L had the highest 1,3-PD yield (0.65 mol/mol glycerolconsumed) at the GCI/IGCT of 20 h/65 h and the highest hydrogen yield (0.75 mol/mol glycerolconsumed) at the GCI/IGCT of 2.5 h/20 h), respectively. A mixed-order kinetic model was developed to simulate the effects of GCI/IGCT on the production of hydrogen and 1,3-PD. The results showed that the production of hydrogen and 1,3-PD can be optimized by adjusting HyRT in anaerobic fermentation of glycerol. |
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| Keywords: | Anaerobic fermentation Biodiesel glycerol Hydrogen 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) Metabolic pathway Hydrogen retention time (HyRT) |
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