Enhanced bioenergy recovery and nutrient removal from swine wastewater using an airlift-type photosynthetic microbial fuel cell

Ming Li, Minghua Zhou, Xiaoyu Tian, Chaolin Tan and Tingyue Gu

Energy, 2021, vol. 226, issue C

Abstract: Swine wastewater (SW) was used herein as the substrate in an airlift-type photosynthetic microbial fuel cell (APMFC) for power generation, and also, after anode pre-treatment, as a medium for Chlorella vulgaris cultivation in the cathode compartment accompanied with CO2 biofixation. Compared to heterotrophic cultivation, APMFC under mixotrophic cultivation showed a better performance in biomass yield, lipid accumulation and power generation. The highest chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal (96.3%), total organic carbon (TOC) removal (95.1%), NH4+-N removal (99.1%), and total phosphorus (TP) removal (98.9%) were achieved using 2-fold diluted SW. In APMFC (SW of 2-fold dilution), the highest CO2 biofixation rate and lipid productivity reached 1149 mg L−1 d−1 and 164 mg L−1 d−1, respectively. Ammonium migration from the anodic compartment to the cathodic compartment gradually increased as the ammonium concentration increased in the anolyte. The energy balance analysis suggested that the highest net energy output reached 1.92 kWh m−3 in APMFC fed with 2-fold diluted SW, which showed a superiority in clean energy production. Microbial community analysis indicated that the electrogenic microorganisms were further enriched in the anodic biofilm, which could enhance the power generation. This study provided a promising way for simultaneous SW treatment, CO2 biofixation and bioenergy generation.

Keywords: Swine wastewater; CO2 biofixation; Bioenergy; Chlorella vulgaris; Airlift-type photosynthetic microbial fuel cell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120422

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