Sugarcane vinasse as substrate for fermentative hydrogen production: The effects of temperature and substrate concentration |
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| Authors: | Carolina Zampol Lazaro,Veró nica Perna,Claudia Etchebehere,Maria Bernadete A. Varesche |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Laboratorio de Processos Biológicos, Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brazil;2. Laboratorio de Controle Ambiental II, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil;3. Laboratorio de Ecología Microbiana, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Microbiología, Facultad de Química y Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Abstract: | The present study aimed to evaluate the hydrogen production of a microbial consortium using different concentrations of sugarcane vinasse (2–12 g COD L−1) at 37 °C and 55 °C. In mesophilic tests, the increase in vinasse concentration did not significantly impact the hydrogen yield (HY) (from 1.72 to 2.23 mmol H2 g−1 CODinfluent) but had a positive effect on the hydrogen production potential (P) and hydrogen production rate (Rm). On the other hand, the increase in the substrate concentration caused a drop in HY from 2.31 to 0.44 mmol H2 g−1 CODinfluent in the tests performed at 55 °C with vinasse concentrations from 2 to 12 g COD L−1. The mesophilic community was composed of different species within the Clostridium genus, and the thermophilic community was dominated by organisms affiliated with the Thermoanaerobacter genus. Not all isolates affiliated with the Clostridium genus contributed to a high HY, as the homoacetogenic pathway can occur. |
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| Keywords: | Hydrogen production Mesophilic Thermophilic Clostridium Thermoanaerobacterium Homoacetogenesis |
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