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Analysis of the tendency for the electronic conductivity to change during alcoholic fermentation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5512. [PMID: 30940827 PMCID: PMC6445080 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41225-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The observation that the electronic conductivity begins to decease and then increases during alcoholic fermentation was first discovered in our work. To explain the tendency experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of the reducing sugar concentration, ethanol concentration, cell density, pH and ionic concentration. The results showed that the ionic concentration, reducing sugar concentration, cell concentration, pH and especially the ethanol concentration caused a change of the electronic conductivity. From 0 h to 60 h, the ethanol concentration had a significant negative correlation with the conductivity, which decreased with increasing ethanol concentration during fermentation. From 60 h to 68 h, when the ethanol concentration remained unchanged, the total ionic concentration had a significant positive correlation with the electronic conductivity, which increased with increasing ionic concentration (pH value decreases, cell autolysis). Thus, when the electronic conductivity reached its lowest point, the alcoholic content was the greatest. We concluded that it is feasible to directly reflect the change of the ethanol concentration using the change of the electronic conductivity by constructing a mathematical model. The results of this model could be applied for the completely on-line monitoring of the alcoholic fermentation process and for determining the end point of fermentation.
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Klein R, Slaný V, Krčálová E. Conductivity Measurement for Control of a Biogas Plant. ACTA UNIVERSITATIS AGRICULTURAE ET SILVICULTURAE MENDELIANAE BRUNENSIS 2018. [DOI: 10.11118/actaun201866051151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sekoai PT, Daramola MO. Effect of metal ions on dark fermentative biohydrogen production using suspended and immobilized cells of mixed bacteria. CHEM ENG COMMUN 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2018.1428958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Patrick T. Sekoai
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Research Unit, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Penniston J, Gueguim Kana EB. Impact of medium pH regulation on biohydrogen production in dark fermentation process using suspended and immobilized microbial cells. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2017.1408430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- Joelle Penniston
- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Discipline of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Sekoai PT, Awosusi AA, Yoro KO, Singo M, Oloye O, Ayeni AO, Bodunrin M, Daramola MO. Microbial cell immobilization in biohydrogen production: a short overview. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2017; 38:157-171. [PMID: 28391705 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2017.1312274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The high dependence on fossil fuels has escalated the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions and energy security. Biohydrogen is projected as a future alternative energy as a result of its non-polluting characteristics, high energy content (122 kJ/g), and economic feasibility. However, its industrial production has been hampered by several constraints such as low process yields and the formation of biohydrogen-competing reactions. This necessitates the search for other novel strategies to overcome this problem. Cell immobilization technology has been in existence for many decades and is widely used in various processes such as wastewater treatment, food technology, and pharmaceutical industry. In recent years, this technology has caught the attention of many researchers within the biohydrogen production field owing to its merits such as enhanced process yields, reduced microbial contamination, and improved homogeneity. In addition, the use of immobilization in biohydrogen production prevents washout of microbes, stabilizes the pH of the medium, and extends microbial activity during continuous processes. In this short review, an insight into the potential of cell immobilization is presented. A few immobilization techniques such as entrapment, adsorption, encapsulation, and synthetic polymers are discussed. In addition, the effects of process conditions on the performance of immobilized microbial cells during biohydrogen production are discussed. Finally, the review concludes with suggestions on improvement of cell immobilization technologies in biohydrogen production.
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- Patrick Thabang Sekoai
- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.,b Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering , Covenant University , Ota , Ogun State , Nigeria
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.,c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering , Federal university of Technology , Akure , Ondo State , Nigeria
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- a School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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Faloye F, Gueguim Kana E, Schmidt S. Optimization of biohydrogen inoculum development via a hybrid pH and microwave treatment technique – Semi pilot scale production assessment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 2014; 39:5607-5616. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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