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Improving production of volatile fatty acids and hydrogen from microalgae and rice residue: Effects of physicochemical characteristics and mix ratios

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  • Sun, Chihe
  • Xia, Ao
  • Liao, Qiang
  • Fu, Qian
  • Huang, Yun
  • Zhu, Xun
  • Wei, Pengfei
  • Lin, Richen
  • Murphy, Jerry D.

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Dark fermentation may be hindered by insufficient bioavailable carbon and nitrogen sources as well as recalcitrant cell wall structures of substrates. Protein-rich microalgae and carbohydrate-rich rice residue with various mix ratios can optimise biohydrogen and volatile fatty acids production. Optimal pretreatment of the microalgae with 1% H2SO4 and the rice residue with 0.5% H2SO4 under hydrothermal heating (140 °C, 10 min) achieved reducing sugar yields of 187.3 mg/g volatile solids (VS) (hydrolysis efficiency: 54%) and 924.9 mg/g VS (hydrolysis efficiency: 100%), respectively. Multiscale physiochemical characterisations of solid hydrolytic residues confirmed considerable damage to both substrates. Co-fermentation of pretreated rice residue and microalgae at a mix ratio of 5:1 exhibited the maximum hydrogen yield of 201.8 mL/g VS, a 10.7-fold increase compared to mono-fermentation of pretreated microalgae. The mix ratio of 25:1 resulted in the highest carbon to volatile fatty acids conversion (96.8%), corresponding to a maximum energy conversion efficiency of 90.8%.

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  • Sun, Chihe & Xia, Ao & Liao, Qiang & Fu, Qian & Huang, Yun & Zhu, Xun & Wei, Pengfei & Lin, Richen & Murphy, Jerry D., 2018. "Improving production of volatile fatty acids and hydrogen from microalgae and rice residue: Effects of physicochemical characteristics and mix ratios," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 230(C), pages 1082-1092.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:230:y:2018:i:c:p:1082-1092
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.066
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