Scale up of biohydrogen production by a pure strain; Clostridium butyricum TM-9A at regulated pH under decreased partial pressure

N. RamKumar, Pulikkal D. Anupama, Tanmaya Nayak and Sanjukta Subudhi

Renewable Energy, 2021, vol. 170, issue C, 1178-1185

Abstract: Clostridium butyricum TM-9A strain was employed as pure strain for scale up of fermentative hydrogen production in batch mode. In laboratory scale batch fermentations, 46 mmol/L hydrogen produced from molasses at optimum pH, molasses concentration and C/N ratio of; 7.5, 2.5%, and 10, respectively. Scale up of molasses fermentation by TM-9A strain in 13.5 L scale bioreactor under decreased partial pressure at regulated pH, enhnaced the hydrogen titer titer from 46 mmol H2/L (in laboratory scale) to 73 mmol H2/L (1.58 fold increase). Hydrogen productivity was 1650 mL/L. Scale up of glucose fermentation by TM-9A in 13.5 L scale bioreactor at optimumcondition produced; 71.9 mmol H2/L (1634 mL/L). The biogas was composed of 65–60% H2 and 35–40% CO2. Hydrogen yield of TM-9A from glucose and molasses in the proto scale fermentation process was, 3.335 mole H2/mole glucose and 73 mmol H2/9 g of COD reduced, respectively. These studies imply that Clostridum butyricum TM-9A strain has significant potential for hydrogen production from spent organic matter in pilot scale.

Keywords: Clostridium butyricum strain TM-9A; Fermentative hydrogen production; Molasses; Synthetic glucose; Organic & inorganic nitrogen source; Regulated pH; Process scale up (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.106

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