Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages 826-832Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.057
Keywords
Methane; Anaerobic digestion; Acetate; Microbial electrolysis cell; CO2 conversion
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2015R1D1A1A09059935]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2015R1D1A1A09059935, 22A20130011020] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) at various cell voltages (0.5, 0.7 1.0 and 1.5 V) were operated in anaerobic fermentation. During the start-up period, the cathode potential decreased from -0.63 to -1.01 V, and CH4 generation increased from 168 to 199 ml. At an applied voltage of 1.0 V, the highest methane yields of 408.3 ml CH4/g COD glucose was obtained, which was 30.3% higher than in the control tests (313.4 ml CH4/g COD glucose). The average current of 5.1 mA was generated at 1.0 V at which the maximum methane yield was obtained. The other average currents were 1.42, 3.02, 0.53 mA at 0.5, 0.7, and 1.5 V, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry and EIS analysis revealed that enhanced reduction currents were present at all cell voltages with biocatalyzed cathode electrodes (no reduction without biofilm), and the highest value was obtained with 1 V external voltage.
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