期刊
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 85, 期 -, 页码 21-29出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.01.010
关键词
Syngas fermentation; Lignocellulosic biomass; Mass transfer; Hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor; Ethanol
资金
- NSF Iowa ESPCoR
- Iowa Energy Center [11-02]
- Iowa State University Bailey Award
Gasification followed by syngas fermentation is a unique hybrid process for converting lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals. Current syngas fermentation faces several challenges with low gas-liquid mass transfer being one of the major bottlenecks. The aim of this work is to evaluate the performance of hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor (HFM-BR) as a reactor configuration for syngas fermentation. The volumetric mass transfer coefficient (K(L)a) of the HFM-BR was determined at abiotic conditions within a wide range of gas velocity/flowrate passing through the hollow fiber lumen and liquid velocity/flowrate passing through the membrane module shell. The K(L)a values of the HFM-BR were higher than most reactor configurations such as stir tank reactors and bubble columns. A continuous syngas fermentation of Clostridium carboxidivorans P7 was implemented in the HFM-BR system at different operational conditions, including the syngas flow rate, liquid recirculation between the module and reservoir, and the dilution rate. It was found that the syngas fermentation performance such as syngas utilization efficiency, ethanol concentration and productivity, and ratio of ethanol to acetic acid depended not only on the mass transfer efficiency but also the characteristics of biofilm attached on the membrane module (biofouling or abrading of the biofilm). The HFM-BR results in a highest ethanol concentration of 23.93 g/L with an ethanol to acetic acid ratio of 4.79. Collectively, the research shows the HFM-BR is an efficient reactor system for syngas fermentation with high mass transfer. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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