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Optimization of Energy Recovery from Cellulosic Wastewater Using Mesophilic Single-Stage Bioreactor

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The efficiency of single-stage biohythane production from synthetic cellulosic wastewater under mesophilic temperature was investigated. A lab-scale continuously stirred tank reactor was conducted at a hydraulic retention time of 10 days using mixed microflora without pretreatment. The experimental results show that a stable methane and hydrogen yields of 18.2 ± 0.16 and 5.6 ± 0.31 L/kg VS were maintained for 240 days, respectively with acetate/butyrate ratio of 0.39 as the main byproducts. Based on COD mass balance, more than 45% of the decomposed COD converted to bio-hythane, which means that the setting temperature 37 °C and pH improved the conditions of degradation efficiency. The energy recovery calculations indicated that the total net energy was 4.54 MJ/m3 of cellulosic wastewater. This work contributes to the limited knowledge on continuous cellulosic-hythane conversion into a safe and clean form of energy.

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    Yu-You Li

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Gadow, S.I., Li, YY. Optimization of Energy Recovery from Cellulosic Wastewater Using Mesophilic Single-Stage Bioreactor. Waste Biomass Valor 11, 6017–6023 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-019-00837-0

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