期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 37, 期 14, 页码 10619-10626出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.04.057
关键词
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs); Biohydrogen; Microbial carriers; Dark fermentation; Microbial consortium
资金
- Project of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Plan) [2011CB707404]
- NSFC-JST Collaborating Research Project [21161140328]
- NSFC project [21106080]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [20100480281]
Biohydrogen and subsequent biomethane generation from biomass is a promising strategy for renewable energy supply, because this combination can lead to higher energy recovery efficiency and faster fermentation than single methane fermentation. Microbial consortium control by retaining hydrogen-producers through the addition of microbial carriers is an alternative to constructing hydrogen-producing reactors. Here we report the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as microbial carriers to enhance microbial retention and the production of biohydrogen. Laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors with CNTs at 100 mg/L achieved a maximal hydrogen production rate of 5.55 L/L/d and a maximal hydrogen yield of 2.45 mol/mol glucose. Compared to frequently used activated carbon (AC) particles, CNTs resulted in quicker startup and better performance of hydrogen fermentation in UASB reactors. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and pyro-sequencing results revealed that the reactor with CNTs led to a high proportion of hydrogen-producing bacteria among the microbial consortium, which endowed the microbes with strong flocculation capacity and hydrogen productivity. Copyright (C) 2012, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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