Breaking the loop: Tackling homoacetogenesis by chloroform to halt hydrogen production-consumption loop in single chamber microbial electrolysis cells
Breaking the loop: Tackling homoacetogenesis by chloroform to halt hydrogen production-consumption loop in single chamber microbial electrolysis cells
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打破循环:通过氯仿解决同型乙酸生成问题,以终止单室微生物电解池中的氢气生产-消耗循环
DOI:
10.1016/j.cej.2020.124436
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发表时间:
2020-06
影响因子:
15.1
通讯作者:
Liu Hong
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作者:
Wang Luguang;Chen Ye;Long Fei;Singh Lakhveer;Trujillo Stephanie;Xiao Xiang;Liu Hong
The presence of homoacetogenesis and hydrogen production-consumption loop significantly hinders the efficient hydrogen recovery in single chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). However, no effective inhibition method has been proposed against homoacetogens hitherto. In this study, we demonstrated the effectiveness of chloroform as a homoacetogen inhibitor in MECs. In small MECs (320 mL) operated in batch mode, chloroform with concentrations of 0.02% (v/v) and 0.03% (v/v) ceased homoacetogenesis with non-fermentable substrate (acetate), enhancing hydrogen yield and cathodic hydrogen recovery from 21% and 14% to 94% and 90%, respectively. Electrochemical performance was not significantly affected as current density (based on anode surface area) only decreased from 18 A/m2to 13 A/m2with chloroform concentration increased from 0% (v/v) to 0.03% (v/v). However, when using a fermentable substrate (glucose), the inhibition against homoacetogens by 0.01% (v/v) chloroform led to a significant decrease in current density possibly due to the decreased production of acetate, which reduced the substrate concentration for exoelectrogenesis. Nevertheless, in a larger MEC (10 L), using an immobilized sludge culture and higher glucose concentration (56 mM), 0.02% (v/v) chloroform enhanced hydrogen production rate from 0 L/L/D to 4.9 L/L/D and current density from 12-16 A/m2to 18–21 A/m2. Microbial community analysis revealed that the homoacetogenicAcetobacteriumspp. was eliminated in the cathodic biofilms and planktonic cells by chloroform. Future improvement of this method, through reducing the residual chloroform concentration and developing more environment-friendly inhibitor using similar mechanisms, may lead to the practical application in MECs.
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