Performance intensification of a stirred bioreactor for fermentative biohydrogen production.
Prep Biochem Biotechnol
; 48(1): 64-74, 2018 Jan 02.
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In this study, the biohydrogen (bioH2) production of a microbial consortium was optimized by adjusting the type and configuration of two impellers, the mixing regimen and the mass transfer process (KLa coefficients). A continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) system, with a nonstandard geometry, was characterized. Two different mixing configurations with either predominant axial (PB4 impeller) or radial pumping (Rushton impeller) were assessed and four different impeller configurations to produce bioH2. The best configuration for an adequate mixing time was determined by an ANOVA analysis. A response surface methodology was also used to fully elucidate the optimal configuration. When the PB4 impellers were placed in best configuration, c/Dt = 0.5, s/Di = 1, the maximum bioH2 productivity obtained was 440 mL L-1 hr-1, with a bioH2 molar yield of 1.8. The second best configuration obtained with the PB4 impellers presented a bioH2 productivity of 407.94 mL L-1 hr-1. The configurations based on Rushton impellers showed a lower bioH2 productivity and bioH2 molar yield of 177.065 mL L-1 hr-1 and 0.71, respectively. The experiments with axial impellers (PB4) showed the lowest KLa coefficient and the highest bioH2 production, suggesting that mixing is more important than KLa for the enhanced production of bioH2.
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Microbiologia Industrial
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Reatores Biológicos
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Hidrogênio
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En
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Prep Biochem Biotechnol
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BIOQUIMICA
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BIOTECNOLOGIA
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2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
México
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Reino Unido