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Wang H, Du H, Zeng S, Pan X, Cheng H, Liu L, Luo F. Explore the difference between the single-chamber and dual-chamber microbial electrosynthesis for biogas production performance. Bioelectrochemistry 2021; 138:107726. [PMID: 33421897 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2020.107726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is an advanced technology for efficient treatment of organic wastewater and recovery of new energy, with the advantages and disadvantages of single-chamber and dual-chamber MES reactors being less understood. Therefore, we explored the effects of single-chamber and dual-chamber structures on the methane production performance and microbial community structure of MES. Results indicated that methane concentration and current density of single-chamber MES were higher than those of dual-chamber MES, and the system stability was better, while chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate and cumulative methane production were not significantly different. Analysis of microbial community structure showed the abundance of acidogens and H2-producing bacteria was higher in single-chamber MES, while fermentation bacteria and methanogens was lower. The abundance of methanogens of dual-chamber MES (21.74-24.70%) was superior to the single-chamber MES (8.23-10.10%). Moreover, in dual-chamber MES, methane was produced primarily through acetoclastic methanogenic pathway, while in single-chamber MES cathode, methane production was mainly by hydrogenotrophic methanogenic pathway. Information provided will be useful to select suitable reactors and optimize reaction design.
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- Hui Wang
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Bio-resource for Bioenergy, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Nguyen PKT, Das G, Kim J, Yoon HH. Hydrogen production from macroalgae by simultaneous dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis cell. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 315:123795. [PMID: 32659424 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hydrogen production from Saccharina Japonica by simultaneous dark fermentation (DF) and microbial electrolysis cell (MEC), called sDFMEC, was studied. In the novel sDFMEC process, substrates were converted to H2 and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) by DF in the bulk phase, and VFAs are simultaneously oxidized by the exoelectrogens in the microbial film on anode electrode with further production of H2 at the cathode. The sDFMEC process was compared with DF and a combined process of DF and MEC in series (DF-MEC) in terms of H2 production. The overall H2 production from S. Japonica in sDFMEC process was higher (438.7 ± 13.3 mL/g-TS), than DF (54.6 ± 0.8 mL/g-TS) and DF-MEC (403.5 ± 7.9 mL/g-TS) process, respectively, which is approximately 3-times higher than those reported in the literature.
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- Phan Khanh Thinh Nguyen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea.
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Rousseau R, Ketep SF, Etcheverry L, Délia ML, Bergel A. Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC): A step ahead towards hydrogen-evolving cathode operated at high current density. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cario BP, Rossi R, Kim KY, Logan BE. Applying the electrode potential slope method as a tool to quantitatively evaluate the performance of individual microbial electrolysis cell components. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 287:121418. [PMID: 31078815 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Improving the design of microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) requires better identification of the specific factors that limit performance. The contributions of the electrodes, solution, and membrane to internal resistance were quantified here using the newly-developed electrode potential slope (EPS) method. The largest portion of total internal resistance (120 ± 0 mΩ m2) was associated with the carbon felt anode (71 ± 5 mΩ m2, 59% of total), likely due to substrate and ion mass transfer limitations arising from stagnant fluid conditions and placement of the electrode against the anion exchange membrane. The anode resistance was followed by the solution (25 mΩ m2) and cathode (18 ± 2 mΩ m2) resistances, and a negligible membrane resistance. Wide adoption and application of the EPS method will enable direct comparison between the performance of the components of MECs with different solution characteristics, electrode size and spacing, reactor architecture, and operating conditions.
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- Benjamin P Cario
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 231Q Sackett Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 231Q Sackett Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 231Q Sackett Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Askri R, Erable B, Neifar M, Etcheverry L, Masmoudi AS, Cherif A, Chouchane H. Understanding the cumulative effects of salinity, temperature and inoculation size for the design of optimal halothermotolerant bioanodes from hypersaline sediments. Bioelectrochemistry 2019; 129:179-188. [PMID: 31195329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The main objective of this study was to understand the interaction between salinity, temperature and inoculum size and how it could lead to the formation of efficient halothermotolerant bioanodes from the Hypersaline Sediment of Chott El Djerid (HSCE). Sixteen experiments on bioanode formation were designed using a Box-Behnken matrix and response surface methodology to understand synchronous interactions. All bioanode formations were conducted on 6 cm2 carbon felt electrodes polarized at -0.1 V/SCE and fed with lactate (5 g/L) at pH 7.0. Optimum levels for salinity, temperature and inoculum size were predicted by NemrodW software as 165 g/L, 45 °C and 20%, respectively, under which conditions maximum current production of 6.98 ± 0.06 A/m2 was experimentally validated. Metagenomic analysis of selected biofilms indicated a relative abundance of the two phyla Proteobacteria (from 85.96 to 89.47%) and Firmicutes (from 61.90 to 68.27%). At species level, enrichment of Psychrobacter aquaticus, Halanaerobium praevalens, Psychrobacter alimentaris, and Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus on carbon-based electrodes was correlated with high current production, high salinity and high temperature. Members of the halothermophilic bacteria pool from HSCE, individually or in consortia, are candidates for designing halothermotolerant bioanodes applicable in the bioelectrochemical treatment of industrial wastewater at high salinity and temperature.
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- Refka Askri
- Univ. Manouba, ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France.
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- Univ. Manouba, ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Univ. Manouba, ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia
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- Univ. Manouba, ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 Ariana, Tunisia
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Li F, Li X, Hou L, Shao A. Impact of the Coal Mining on the Spatial Distribution of Potentially Toxic Metals in Farmland Tillage Soil. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14925. [PMID: 30297728 PMCID: PMC6175947 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33132-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Coal mining areas are prone to hazardous element contamination because of mining activities and the resulting wastes, mainly including Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb. This study collected 103 samples of farmland tillage soil surrounding a coal mine in southwestern Shandong province and monitored the heavy metal concentrations of each sample by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). Statistics, geostatistics, and geographical information systems (GIS) were used to determine the spatial pattern of the potentially toxic metals above in the coal mining area. The results show that the toxic metal concentrations have wide ranges, but the average values for Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb are 72.16, 29.53, 23.07, 66.30, 0.14 and 23.71 mg Kg-1, which mostly exceed the natural soil background contents of Shandong Province. The element pairs Ni-Cu, Ni-Zn, and Cu-Zn have relatively high correlation coefficients (0.805, 0.505, 0.613, respectively). The Kriging interpolation results show that the contents of soil toxic metals are influenced by coal mining activities. Moreover, micro-domain variation analysis revealed the toxic metals in the typical area of the coal transportation line. These findings offer systematic insight into the influence of coal mining activities on toxic metals in farmland tillage soil.
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- Fang Li
- College of resources and environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
- College of economics and management, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- College of resources and environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- College of resources and environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- College of resources and environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China
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