Biohydrogen production from food waste: influence of the inoculum-to-substrate ratio
Cappai GiovannaMember of the Collaboration Group
;DE GIOANNIS, GIORGIA
Investigation
;Muntoni AldoSupervision
;SPIGA, DANIELAInvestigation
;POLETTINI, ALESSANDRASupervision
;POMI, RAFFAELLAValidation
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2018-01-01
Abstract
In this study, the influence of the inoculum-to-substrate ratio (ISR) on dark fermentative hydrogen production from food waste (FW) was evaluated. ISR values ranging from 0.05 to 0.25 g VSinoculum/g VSsubstrate were investigated by performing batch tests at T = 39 °C and pH = 6.5, the latter being the optimal value identified based on a previous study. The ISR was found to affect the fermentation process, clearly showing that an adequate ISR is essential in order to optimise the process kinetics and the H2 yield. An ISR of 0.14 proved to optimum, leading to a maximum H2 yield of 88.8 L H2/kg VSFW and a maximum production rate of 10.8 L H2/kg VSFW∙h. The analysis of the fermentation products indicated that the observed highest H2 production mostly derived from the typical acetate/butyrate-type fermentation.File | Size | Format | |
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