The influence of inoculum source and pretreatment on the biohydrogen production in the dark fermentation process

• Autorzy: Domińska Marlena , Paździor Katarzyna , Ślęzak Radosław , Ledakowicz Stanisław

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/cpe.2024.149458

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The production of biohydrogen from food waste (FW) by dark fermentation (DF) is a promising technology for commercialisation, as it is both a clean fuel and a suitable means of sustainable waste management. The described experiments compared the biohydrogen production yields obtained after the use of inoculum from two different sources: digested sludge from the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Lodz and sludge from the anaerobic treatment of dairy industry wastewater (DIW) (unconcentrated and double-concentrated). In addition, the effect of different temperatures (70, 90 and 121°C) of inoculum pretreatment on the biohydrogen production in DF was tested. The process was carried out batchwise at 37°C. The highest yield of hydrogen production was obtained after the inoculum pretreatment at 70°C. In addition, a higher amount of hydrogen could be obtained by using sludge from the WWTP as the inoculum (96 cm3 H2/gTVSFW) than unthickened sludge from the DIW (85 cm 3 H 2/g TVSFW). However, after thickening the sludge from the dairy industry, and at the same time balancing the dry matter of both sludges, the hydrogen production potential was comparable for bothsludges (for the WWTP sludge – 96 and for the DIW sludge – 93 cm 3 H 2/g TVSFW). The kinetics of hydrogen production was described by modified Gompertz equation, which showed a good fit (determination coefficient R2 between 0.909 and 0.999) to the experimental data.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dark fermentation; hydrogen; inoculum; pretreatment; food waste

PL

ciemna fermentacja; wodór; szczepionka; wstępne przetwarzanie; odpady spożywcze

• Wydawca: Komitet Inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Czasopismo: Chemical and Process Engineering : New Frontiers
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 45, nr 2
• Strony: art. no. e63
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Domińska Marlena

• Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 213 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-7269

autor

Paździor Katarzyna

• Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 213 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0604-3146

autor

Ślęzak Radosław

• Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 213 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2025-8477

autor

Ledakowicz Stanisław

• Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 213 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2888-2650

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025)