Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 376, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128919
Keywords
Dark fermentation; Modified Gompertz model; First -order model; Biochemical hydrogen potential assay
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The performance and kinetics of thermophilic semi-continuous dark fermentation of complex carbohydrate-rich waste were studied at different hydraulic retention times (HRT) and compared with biochemical hydrogen potential assay (BHP) data. Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum dominated both BHP and the reactor. The modified Gompertz and first-order models described the fermentation kinetics well. The HRT of 2.5 d was found to be optimal in terms of maximum hydrogen production rate and hydrogen potential, surpassing BHP significantly.
The performance and kinetics response of thermophilic semi-continuous dark fermentation (DF) of simulated complex carbohydrate-rich waste was investigated at various hydraulic retention times (HRT) (2, 2.5, and 3 d) and compared with data obtained from biochemical hydrogen potential assay (BHP). A culture of Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum was used as the inoculum and dominated both in BHP and semi-continuous reactor. Both the modified Gompertz and first-order models described the DF kinetics well (R2 = 0.97-1.00). HRT of 2.5 d was found to be optimal in terms of maximum hydrogen production rate and hydrogen potential, which were 3.97 and 1.26 times higher, respectively, than in BHP. The hydrolysis constant was highest at HRT of 3 d and was closest to the value obtained in the BHP. Overall, BHP has been shown to be a useful tool for predicting H2 potential and the hydrolysis constant, while the maximum H2 production rate is greatly underestimated.
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