HRT dependent performance and bacterial community population of granular hydrogen-producing mixed cultures fed with galactose

Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Periyasamy Sivagurunathan, Jeong Hoon Park, Jong Hun Park, Hee Deung Park, Jeong Jun Yoon, Sang Hyoun Kim

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Abstract

The effects of hydraulic retention times (HRTs-6, 3 and 2 h) on H2 production, operational stability and bacterial population response in a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) were evaluated using galactose. A peak hydrogen production rate (HPR) of 25.9 L H2/L-d was obtained at a 3 h HRT with an organic loading rate (OLR) of 120 g/L-d, while the maximum hydrogen yield (HY) of 2.21 mol H2/mol galactose was obtained at a 6 h HRT (60 g galactose/L-d). Butyrate was dominant and the lactate concentration increased as HRT decreased, which significantly affected the HY. Biomass concentration (VSS) decreased from 16 to 3 g/L at a 2 h HRT, leading to failure. A 3 h HRT supported the favorable growth of Clostridium species, as indicated by an increase in their populations from 25.4% to 27%, while significantly reducing Bacilli populations from 61.6% to 54.2%, indicating that this was the optimal condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-194
Number of pages7
JournalBioresource technology
Volume206
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Apr 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government ( MSIP ) (No. 2014R1A2A2A04005475 ).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Bioengineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Waste Management and Disposal

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