title: Bio-hydrogen and bio-methane potentials of skim latex serum in batch thermophilic two-stage anaerobic digestion.
abstract: Anaerobic digestion by two-stage process, containing hydrogen-producing (acidogenic) first stage and methanogenic second stage, has been proposed to degrade substrates which are difficult to be treated by single stage anaerobic digestion process. This research was aimed to evaluate the bio-hydrogen and the bio-methane potentials (BHP and BMP) of skim latex serum (SLS) by using sequential batch hydrogen and methane cultivations at thermophilic conditions (55°C) and with initial SLS concentrations of 37.5-75.0% (v/v). The maximal 1.57 L H2/L SLS for BHP and 12.2L CH4/L SLS for BMP were both achieved with 60% (v/v) SLS. The dominant hydrogen-producing bacteria in the H2 batch reactor were Thermoanaerobacterium sp. and Clostrdium sp. Meanwhile, the CH4 batch reactor was dominated by the methanogens Methanosarcina mazei and Methanothermobacter defluvii. The results demonstrate that SLS can be degraded by conversion to form hydrogen and methane, waste treatment and bioenergy production are thus combined.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Division, Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Pattani 94000, Thailand; Bio-Mass Conversion to Energy and Chemicals (Bio-MEC) Research Unit, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Pattani 94000, Thailand. Electronic address: rattana.sa@psu.ac.th.
authors.forename: Rattana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jariyaboon
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University (TSU), Phathalung 93110, Thailand; Microbial Resource and Management (MRM) Research Unit, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University (TSU), Phathalung 93110, Thailand.
authors.forename: Sompong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O-Thong
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Division, Department of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Pattani 94000, Thailand; Bio-Mass Conversion to Energy and Chemicals (Bio-MEC) Research Unit, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Pattani 94000, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prawit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kongjan
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000378:metabolism; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000378:metabolism; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D007840:Latex / Q000378:metabolism*; D008697:Methane / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D046950:Thermoanaerobacterium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007840:Latex; D006859:Hydrogen; D008697:Methane
keywords: Bio-hydrogen potential; Bio-methane potential; Skim latex serum; Two-stage anaerobic process