Journal article
Bioelectrochemical enhancement of anaerobic digestion: Comparing single- and two-chamber reactor configurations at thermophilic conditions
Bioresource Technology, Vol.245(A), pp.1168-1175
2017
Abstract
Bioelectrochemical system (BES) can act as an auxiliary technology for improving organic waste treatment and biogas production in anaerobic digestion (AD). For the first time this study directly compared the performance of a single- and a cation-exchange membrane-equipped two-chamber BES-AD systems at thermophilic conditions. The results indicated that an active glucose-fed thermophilic anaerobic sludge could readily (<3 days) increase biogas production in both reactor configurations by inserting a carbon electrode poised at −0.8 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). However, after a 3-week operation, the biogas production rates from the single- and two-chamber BES reactor decreased due to volatile fatty acids accumulation. Only the two-chamber configuration could enable methane enrichment (98% CH4 v/v) in biogas. Overall, this study suggests that integrating bioelectrodes in-situ could not sustainably improve biogas production in a thermophilic AD reactor, and future studies should be directed towards the use of bioelectrodes for improving biogas quality.
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- Title
- Bioelectrochemical enhancement of anaerobic digestion: Comparing single- and two-chamber reactor configurations at thermophilic conditions
- Authors/Creators
- S.Y. Liu (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityW. Charles (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityG. Ho (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityR. Cord-Ruwisch (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityK.Y. Cheng (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
- Publication Details
- Bioresource Technology, Vol.245(A), pp.1168-1175
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005540263107891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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