Synchronously degradation of biogas slurry and decarbonization of biogas using microbial fuel cells.

Zhen Liu, Kai Gu, Kai Du, Jia Guo, Lei Gong, Mingjing Li, Jun Zhou
Author Information
  1. Zhen Liu: Qingdao Capital Ruihai Water Co., Ltd, Qingdao, China.
  2. Kai Gu: Qingdao Maidao Sewage Treatment Plant, Qingdao, China.
  3. Kai Du: Qingdao Water Affairs Development Service Center, Qingdao, China.
  4. Jia Guo: Qingdao Licun Water Service Co., Ltd, Qingdao, China.
  5. Lei Gong: School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
  6. Mingjing Li: School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.
  7. Jun Zhou: School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China.

Abstract

Two-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) with biogas slurry (BS) of corn stover as the anode substrate and as the cathode substrate was investigated to solve the problem of the accumulation of wastewater generated from biogas plants and to achieve low-cost separation of CO from biogas. A simple two-compartment MFC was constructed using biocatalysis and inexpensive materials without expensive catalysts. The performance of MFC (X1-W, Y1-W, Z1-W) with different biogas solution concentrations as anode substrate and MFC (X2-C, Y2-C, Z2-C) with as biocathode were compared, respectively. The MFCs (Z1-W,) can start quickly and maintain a stable power production (286.82 mV ± 184.59 mV). The growth rate of at the MFCs (X2-C, Y2-C, Z2-C) biocathode was highly coincident with the output voltage. The MFC (Z2-C) has a maximum power density of 489.7 mW/m when the external resistance is varied to 200 Ω. The removal rates of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH-N) are 93.42% and 92.59%. The maximum cell growth (X) of was 125.61 mg d, biomass productivity (P) was 95.60 g L d and the maximum CO biofixation rate (R) was 175.26 mg L d. The microbial community analysis showed that the microorganisms in the anode solution were mainly from the biogas slurry and belonged to the hydrolytic bacteria. At the same time, the electroactive microbial community was mainly from anaerobic sludge. Therefore, MFCs can effectively degrade the organic matter in the biogas solution and generate electricity, and use to absorb CO from the biogas, providing a new method for the development of biogas industry.

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MeSH Term

Bioelectric Energy Sources
Biofuels
Chlorella
Carbon Dioxide
Zea mays
Electrodes
Wastewater
Waste Disposal, Fluid

Chemicals

Biofuels
Carbon Dioxide
Wastewater

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