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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages 11-19Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2016.03.001
Keywords
Acetate and ethanol; Clostridium ljungdahlii; Exergy and eco-exergy; Sustainability; Syngas pressure
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In this study, exergetic performance assessment of ethanol and acetate fermentation in a batch bioreactor using Clostridium ljungdahlii under various syngas pressures in the range of 0.8-1.8 atm was carried out. The exergetic parameters of the bioreactor were determined using both conventional exergy and eco-exergy concepts in order to select the most sustainable and productive operational conditions. In general, a significant difference was found between the exergetic values of the process using the conventional exergy and eco-exergy approaches. Overall, the eco-exergy concept showed to be a more appropriate approach for analysing and optimizing energy conversion systems including living organisms due to the incorporation of the work of the genetic information embodied in the genomes of microorganisms. The lowest overall normalized exergy destruction was found to be 49.96 kJ/kJ Ac + EtOH and 40.54 kJ/kJ Ac + EtOH at initial pressure of 1.8 atm using the conventional exergy and eco-exergy concepts, respectively. Accordingly, this condition would be recommended to be applied in pilot-or industrial-scale bioreactors. Finally, the employed approach herein could be used to shed light on on-going attempts to improve the performance of the bioreactors for biofuel production considering the sustainability and productivity perspectives. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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