Biohydrogen production in granular up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors with mixed cultures under hyper-thermophilic temperature (70 degrees C).
Hyper-thermophilic hydrogen production without methane was demonstrated for the first time in granular up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) system fed with glucose using mixed cultures. The maximum hydrogen yield in this study was 2.47 +/- 0.15 mol H2/mol glucose. This high yield has never been previously reported in mixed culture systems and it was likely due to more favorable thermodynamic conditions at hyper-thermophilic temperatures. Different start-up strategies (bromoethanosulfonate (BES) addition and flow recycle) were evaluated. BES addition during start-up prevented the establishment of methanogenic cultures in granules. Flow recycle was important to achieve higher hydrogen yield through enriching better hydrogen-producing organisms and reduced the start-up period as well. This study indicated UASB system was a promising system for hydrogen production.
Institute of Environment & Resources DTU, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark.
Thomas A
TA
Kotsopoulos
Raymond J
RJ
Zeng
Irini
I
Angelidaki
D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology*; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
D012722:Sewage; D006859:Hydrogen