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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 43, Issue 15, Pages 7290-7298Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.031
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Hydrogen production; Bioaugmentation; Organic fraction of municipal solid waste; Anaerobic digestion
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India
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In the present study, the effect of bioaugmentation with three bacterial species (i.e. E. coli, Bacillus subtilis and Enterobacter aerogenes) on the hydrogen production from organic fraction of municipal solid waste was evaluated at different bacteria/sludge ratios (0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35 and 0.40). Cumulative hydrogen production, lag phases, and maximum hydrogen production rates were analyzed using modified Gompertz model. The highest cumulative and volumetric hydrogen production of 564.4 +/- 10.9 mL and 1.61L(H2)/L-substrate respectively was achieved for bioaugmentation with Bacillus subtilis at bacteria/sludge ratio of 0.25. The corresponding highest hydrogen yield was 43.68 mLH(2)/gCarbo. For bioaugmentation with E. coli and Enterobacter aerogenes, the maximum cumulative hydrogen production of 423.4 +/- 10.6 mL and 486.3 +/- 10.6 mL respectively was obtained from bacteria/sludge ratio of 0.20. Corresponding highest hydrogen yields were 32.9 mLH(2)/gCarbo and 37.1 mLH(2)/gCarbo respectively. Bioaugmentation shortened the lag phases and improved COD removal. Volatile fatty acid generation was also improved with the bioaugmentation. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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