有机废水发酵法生物制氢中试研究

利用厌氧细菌的产酸发酵作用进行生物制氢的生物制氢技术 ,在世界范围内受到普遍重视。然而 ,多数研究都集中在纯菌种的产氢机理上 ,而对混合菌种的研究较少。该文在小试研究成果的基础上 ,利用驯化的厌氧活性污泥进行了中试规模的生物制氢试验研究 ,获得了 30mol/kgVSS .d的持续产氢能力。试验结果表明 ,将运行参数控制在温度 35℃、pH4 0～ 4 5、HRT4～ 6h、ORP - 10 0～ - 12 5mV、进水碱度 30 0～ 5 0 0mg/L (以CaCO3 计 )、容积负荷 35～ 5 5kgCOD/m3 ·d等范围时 ,发酵法生物制氢反应器的最大持续产氢能力可达 5 7m3 /m3 ·d。中试制氢反应器具有良好的抗负荷冲击能力和运行稳定性 ,对制糖废水中的COD去除率可达到 2 0 %以上 ,去除单位COD可获得 2 6mol/kgCOD的产氢率。     

乳制品废水作为微生物燃料电池底物的研究

用乳制品废水作为阳极室底物构建双室MFC反应器,厌氧池污泥混合菌作为生物催化剂,阴极室分别使用不同浓度的KMnO4溶液和溶解氧DO作为电子受体,调节MFC影响因子与该厌氧池对应,计算试验数据并与厌氧池废水处理效果进行比较,同时观察MFC的产电性能。结果表明:双室MFC的产电效率和稳定性随着阴极室KMnO4浓度的升高而提高;当溶解氧DO作为电子受体时,MFC产电性能较低,具有成本低、无污染的优点;经不同组MFC分别处理乳制品废水后,COD去除率均优于普通厌氧池的处理效果。     

有机废水生物制氢的连续流发酵工艺

对生物制氢的工程实践应用的研究进行了评论性的回顾。讨论了发酵法生物制氢系统的特点，重点讨论了厌氧发酵生物制氢系统的工艺流程与设计、工程控制参数与发酵调控、产氢速率与产量的提高技术对策等许多技术问题。     

生物制氢技术发展历程及其特征

介绍了生物制氢技术的发展历程,通过分析各种生物制氢技术的特征及研究进展,指出光合生物制氢技术是一种最具发展潜力的生物制氢方法。     

以模拟有机废水为基质的单池微生物燃料电池的产电性能

利用自制单池微生物燃料电池,以破碎厌氧颗粒污泥上清液接种,以葡萄糖模拟废水为基质,成功获得了电能。含有质子交换膜的微生物燃料电池经过206h的连续运行,最高功率密度达到了141.5mW/m2,库仑效率最大为6.9%;不含质子交换膜的微生物燃料电池具有更好的产电能力,其最高功率密度为269mW/m2,库仑效率为6.6%;扫描电镜观察发现,阳极表面的产电细菌以一种短杆菌为主,在质子交换膜表面的细菌则以椭球菌为主。     

厌氧生物处理高浓度有机废水回收能源技术和评价

一、厌氧生物处理高浓度有机废水回收能源技术厌氧生物处理高浓度有机废水技术是一项颇有潜力的能源化技术,它不需充氧,能耗低,运行费用低,而能获得大量的能源-沼气.厌氧生物处理技术覆盖面宽,在食品、医药、饮料、化工、造纸等行业都能利用此技术处理高浓度有机废水.     

利用微生物燃料电池生产氢气

美国宾夕法尼亚州的环境工程师利用新型的微生物燃料电池，研究出了一种直接通过微生物制造氢气的方法，而且数量是传统发酵途径制氢法的4倍，     

微生物燃料电池运用于废水脱氮的研究进展

微生物燃料电池(MFC)是一种通过微生物催化进而产生电压并且可以运用于废水处理领域的电化学系统,如若能与脱氮工艺相结合,将改变传统的废水脱氮工艺具有脱氮效率低下、能耗大且处理效果不佳等问题.介绍了微生物燃料电池运用于废水脱氮的原理及其构成,综述了该技术在不同类型脱氮类型MFC中降解污染的效果,并对MFC脱氮发展方向和趋...     

微生物燃料电池中产电微生物的研究现状

随着我国社会的不断发展进步,各种环境污染问题成为科技发展首要控制的环保因素。微生物燃料电池是新开发的一种能源,其原理是利用微生物将有机物中的化学能转化成电能的过程,从而形成一种产电的装置,产电微生物作为一种催化剂来说,对微生物燃料电池有着至关重要的作用。产电微生物的种类不同也决定着他们的电子转移能力不同,导致微生物燃料电池的产电性能也不相同,电池的不同也致使了他们在实际工程中有着不同的用途。日常生活中产生的废水、沉积物等含有大量微生物的物质都可以成为产电微生物的工作来源,可以在任何环境下选取有效的产电微生物来作为微生物燃料电池的生物催化剂。文章主要对微生物燃料电池中的产电微生物进行了研究,并且对如何更好地发展微生物燃料电池进行了讨论。     

微生物燃料电池阳极材料研究进展

微生物燃料电池（microbial fuel cell,MFC）是一种新型的生物电化学装置,能将可生物降解有机物中的化学能直接转化成电能,而阳极材料性能是影响MFC性能的重要因素之一。通过对阳极材料进行改性和修饰可以有效地增大其比表面积、生物相容性等,以提高其微生物负载率和电子传递速率,进而提高MFC的产电性能。本文全面介绍和总结了近年来国内外关于微生物燃料电池阳极材料的研究进展,分析微生物燃料电池阳极材料在规模放大应用中存在的问题,并对微生物燃料电池阳极材料今后的发展方向进行了展望。     

An integrated system development including PEM fuel cell/biogas purification during acidogenic biohydrogen production from dairy wastewater

Biohydrogen production from dairy wastewater with subsequent biogas purification by hollow fiber membrane module was investigated in this study. The purified and not purified (raw) biohydrogen were used as fuel in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell. Furthermore, the effect of CO₂ on the performance of PEM fuel cell was evaluated considering cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and polarization curves. The maximum H₂ production rate was 0.015 mmol H₂/mol glucose and the biohydrogen concentration in biogas was ranged 33%–60% (v/v). CO₂/H₂ selectivity decreased with increasing pressure and maximum selectivity was obtained as 4.4 at feed pressure of 1.5 bar. The electrochemical active surface (EASA) areas were decreased with increasing CO₂ ratio. The maximum power densities were 0.2, 0.08 and 0.045 W cm⁻² for 100%, 80% and 60% (v/v) H₂, respectively. The results indicated that integrated PEM fuel cell/biogas purification system can be used as a potential clean energy sources during acidogenic biohydrogen production from dairy wastewater.     

Generation of electricity by the degradation of electro-Fenton pretreated latex wastewater using double chamber microbial fuel cell

A double chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) reactor with anode and cathode chamber separated by a Nafion proton exchange membrane was developed and performance was evaluated for treatment of electro Fenton pretreated latex processing and production wastewater containing chemical oxygen demand of 2660 and 780 mg L⁻¹, respectively. After 12 days, MFC treatment, the COD reduced to 133 mg/L (96%) and 86 mg/L (88.5%) for latex processing and production wastewater respectively. The MFC treatment system generated electrical energy of 1.57 and 1.04 Wh L⁻¹ for latex processing and production wastewaters respectively that was utilized to drive the electro-Fenton reactor. These results indicated that effective wastewater treatment, energy production, and discharge standards could be obtained in the system.     

Microalgae-microbial fuel cell (mMFC): an integrated process for electricity generation,wastewater treatment,CO2 sequestration and biomass production

The world today is facing a crisis of energy and environmental pollution. Conventional or photosynthetic microbial fuel cell (MFC) is an advanced “green” energy technology that utilizes living microorganisms to convert biochemical or light energy into electricity through metabolic reaction and photosynthesis, offering a potential solution for the above-mentioned crisis. Further incorporating microalgae into MFC, microalgae-microbial fuel cell (mMFC) integrates electricity generation, wastewater treatment, CO₂ sequestration and biomass production in a single, self-sustainable technology. This review first describes the fundamentals of MFC as well as its applications in treating domestic, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastewaters. Then, mMFC-based configurations and applications with its advantages compared with MFC are explained in particular, together with the parameters governing its performance. Lastly, the opportunities and challenges involved in the development of mMFCs are also explored.     

Innovative microbial fuel cell for electricity production from anaerobic reactors

A submersible microbial fuel cell (SMFC) was developed by immersing an anode electrode and a cathode chamber in an anaerobic reactor. Domestic wastewater was used as the medium and the inoculum in the experiments. The SMFC could successfully generate a stable voltage of 0.428 ± 0.003 V with a fixed 470 Ω resistor from acetate. From the polarization test, the maximum power density of 204 mW m⁻² was obtained at current density of 595 mA m⁻² (external resistance = 180 Ω). The power generation showed a saturation-type relationship as a function of wastewater strength, with a maximum power density (P_max) of 218 mW m⁻² and a saturation constant (K_s) of 244 mg L⁻¹. The main limitations for achieving higher electricity production in the SMFC were identified as the high internal resistance at the electrolyte and the inefficient electron transfer at the cathode electrode. As the current increased, a large portion of voltage drop was caused by the ohmic (electrolyte) resistance of the medium present between two electrodes, although the two electrodes were closely positioned (about 3 cm distance; internal resistance = 35 ± 2 Ω). The open circuit potential (0.393 V vs. a standard hydrogen electrode) of the cathode was much smaller than the theoretical value (0.804 V). Besides, the short circuit potential of the cathode electrode decreased during the power generation in the SMFC. These results demonstrate that the SMFC could successfully generate electricity from wastewater, and has a great potential for electricity production from existing anaerobic reactors or other anaerobic environments such as sediments. The advantage of the SMFC is that no special anaerobic chamber (anode chamber) is needed, as existing anaerobic reactors can be used, where the cathode chamber and anode electrode are immersed.     

Treatment of seafood industrial wastewater coupled with electricity production using air cathode microbial fuel cell under saline condition

The present study investigated seafood industrial wastewater treatment with corresponding power generation in air cathode microbial fuel cell under saline condition (40 g/L). The results recorded total chemical oxygen demand) removal of 52 ± 1.8%, 64 ± 1.1%, 85 ± 1.2%, 89 ± 1.4%, and 76 ± 1.2% to the corresponding organic load (OL) of 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, and 1.5 gCOD/L under saline condition. Soluble chemical oxygen demand reduction was in the range of 46% to 78% at OL of 0.5 to 1.5 gCOD/L. The maximum power density (530 ± 15 mW/m²) and coulombic efficiency (52 ± 2.4%) was procured at the OL of 1.25 and 0.5 gCOD/L, respectively. Total suspended solids removal was 74 ± 1.5% at OL of 1.25 gCOD/L and 64 ± 1.3% at OL 1.5 gCOD/L. Bacterial community analysis for anode region samples for OL 0.5 and 1 gCOD/L was extensively dominated by Bacillus (MN880233) with 75.8% and 55.8%, respectively. Interestingly at 1.25 gCOD/L OL, Rhodococcus (MN880237) was predominant (42.3%) strain in the anode region and recorded high power production under saline condition. Sludge samples subjected to phylogenetic analysis explored the dominance of Clostridium, Turicibacter, and Marinobacter at different OL from 0.5 to 1.5 gCOD/L. Bacterial community results at 1.25 gCOD/L of OL sludge samples revealed completely different strains of dominancy in the community. Marinobacter (53.3%), Ochrobactrum (19.3%), and Bacillus (8.1%). Thus, the phylogenetic analysis of the anodic and sludge samples clearly detailed the presence of halophilic bacterial strains with high potential to treat seafood processing industrial wastewater and excellent exoelectrogenic activity for power production.     

Recent advances in constructed wetland‐microbial fuel cells for simultaneous bioelectricity production and wastewater treatment: A review

The coupling of constructed wetlands (CWs) to microbial fuel cells (MFCs) has turned out to be a source of renewable energy for the production of bioelectricity and for the simultaneous wastewater treatment. Both technologies have an aerobic zone in the air‐water interface and an anaerobic zone in the lower part, where the anode and the cathode are strategically placed. This hybridization is a promising bioelectrochemical technology that exerts a symbiosis between plant‐bacteria in the rhizosphere of an aquatic plant, converting solar energy into bioelectricity through the formation of root exudates as an endogenous substrate and a microbial activity. The difference between CW‐MFC and MFC conventional lies in the bioelectricity and substrate production in situ, where exogenous substrates are not required for example wastewater. However, CW‐MFC can take organic content present in wastewater, promoting the removal of some pollutants. Different areas that comprise the study of a CW‐MFC have been explored, including the structures and their operation. This review aims to provide concise information on the state of the art of CW‐MFC systems, where a summary on important aspects of the development of this technology, such as bioelectricity production, configurations, plant species, rhizodeposits, electrode materials, wastewater treatment, and future perspectives, is presented. This system is a promising technology, not only for the production of bioenergy but also to maintain a clean environment, since during its operation, no toxic byproducts were formed.     

Simultaneous biohydrogen production with distillery wastewater treatment using modified microbial electrolysis cell

The objective of the present study was to construct a compact retrofit design of Microbial Electrolysis Cell (MEC) within an anaerobic digester. In this design, the cathode chamber is inserted in the anodic chamber for compactness, improved hydrogen production and wastewater treatment efficiency. The performance of the new design is compared with that of a conventional (dual chamber) MEC. A cumulative hydrogen of 40.05 ± 0.5 mL and 30.12 ± 0.5 mL were produced at the current density of 811.7 ± 20 and 908.3 ± 25 mA/m² respectively for conventional and modified MEC system. The cathodic hydrogen recovery (CHR) defined as the recovery of electrons as hydrogen which was observed a maximum of 46.5 ± 0.8 and 38.8 ± 0.5% in conventional and modified MEC. The Coulombic efficiency (CE) defined as the recovery of total electrons in acetate as current was observed as 17.25 ± 0.15 and 16.82 ± 0.1% for conventional and modified MEC. In addition, the wastewater COD removal efficiency was observed to be 77.5 ± 1.0% and 75.6 ± 1.5 in 70 h for conventional and modified MEC designs. As shown in the work below, the modified compact design worked effectively to produce hydrogen under different COD concentrations; anolyte and catholyte concentrations; and applied potentials. Thus the modified compact MEC which is also a retrofit to an existing anaerobic digester can extend the use of anaerobic digesters and improve their economics in waste water treatment.     

Efficient biohydrogen and bioelectricity production from xylose by microbial fuel cell with newly isolated yeast of Cystobasidium slooffiae

Although xylose is the secondary dominant sugar derived from biomass, the conversion of xylose to energy products is quite challenging. In this work, a new exoelectrogenic yeast strain (Cystobasidium slooffiae strain JSUX1) that can generate electricity in microbial fuel cell (MFC) by using xylose as the substrate was isolated and identified. After adaptation, it produced significant current output with rapid xylose metabolism. More surprisingly, this strain produced hydrogen gas either in anerobic flask incubation or in MFC, which delivered a 67 mW/m² power output and 23 L/m³ hydrogen gas in MFC with xylose as fuel. Further electrochemical analysis indicated that riboflavin was secreted by this strain as the electron mediator for efficient electron transfer between cells and electrode in MFC. This is the first microorganism identified that can simultaneously produce bio-hydrogen and bio-electricity from xylose, which would diversify the toolbox of biomass energy.     

Fermentative biohydrogen production from starch-containing textile wastewater

The present study deals with the biohydrogen production from starch-containing wastewater collected from the textile industry in Taiwan. The effects of inoculums collected from different sources (sewage sludge, soil and cow dung), substrate concentrations (5–25 g COD/L) and pH (4.0–8.0) on hydrogen production from wastewater were investigated.     

Process engineering for stable power recovery from dairy wastewater using microbial fuel cell

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are one of the sustainable technologies that can effectively treat wastewater with concomitant generation of electricity. The present study investigated the treatment of real dairy wastewater (RDW) using Shewanella algae (MTCC-10608) within a single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC). The study was conducted in both batch and fed-batch modes with initial chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 4000 mg/L and 2000 mg/L, respectively, in 0.2 L working volume of RDW for 15 days. However, the fed-batch strategy involved subsequent feeding of dairy wastewater with 6000 mg/L and 8000 mg/L COD on the 5th and 10th day, respectively. This two-step feeding strategy resulted in a maximum open-circuit voltage of 666 mV at 286 h of incubation with a COD removal efficiency of 92.21% and a columbic efficiency of 27.45%. The kinetic studies predicted the saturation constant of 55.83 mg COD/L and current density of 143.3 mA/m², which are similar to the findings from the experiments and polarization curve obtained. The maximum current density and power density from experiments were found to be 141 mA/m² and 50 mW/m² respectively. Thus, this study successfully indicates the utilization of dairy wastewater as a potential substrate for the sustainable power generation using Shewanella algae as a biocatalyst in the microbial fuel cell.