Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the combination of two technologies - pulsed electric field (PEF) pre-treatment and semi-continuous pre-fermentation of primary sludge (PS) - to produce volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as the electron donor for microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Pre-fermentation with a 3-day solids retention time (SRT) led to the maximum generation of VFAs, with or without pretreatment of the PS through pulsed-electric-fields (PEF). PEF treatment before fermentation enhanced the accumulation of the preferred VFA, acetate, by 2.6-fold. Correspondingly, MEC anodes fed with centrate from 3-day pre-fermentation of PEF-treated PS had a maximum current density ∼3.1 A/m2, which was 2.4-fold greater than the control pre-fermented centrate. Over the full duration of batch MEC experiments, using pre-fermented centrate led to successful performance in terms of Coulombic efficiency (95%), Coulombic recovery (80%), and COD-removal efficiency (85%).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-88 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Bioresource Technology |
| Volume | 195 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Microbial electrolysis cell
- Pre-fermentation
- Pre-treatment
- Two-stage anaerobic treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Waste Management and Disposal
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Effects of pre-fermentation and pulsed-electric-field treatment of primary sludge in microbial electrochemical cells. / Ki, Dongwon; Parameswaran, Prathap; Popat, Sudeep C.; Rittmann, Bruce; Torres, Cesar.
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T1 - Effects of pre-fermentation and pulsed-electric-field treatment of primary sludge in microbial electrochemical cells
AU - Ki, Dongwon
AU - Parameswaran, Prathap
AU - Popat, Sudeep C.
AU - Rittmann, Bruce
AU - Torres, Cesar
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate the combination of two technologies - pulsed electric field (PEF) pre-treatment and semi-continuous pre-fermentation of primary sludge (PS) - to produce volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as the electron donor for microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Pre-fermentation with a 3-day solids retention time (SRT) led to the maximum generation of VFAs, with or without pretreatment of the PS through pulsed-electric-fields (PEF). PEF treatment before fermentation enhanced the accumulation of the preferred VFA, acetate, by 2.6-fold. Correspondingly, MEC anodes fed with centrate from 3-day pre-fermentation of PEF-treated PS had a maximum current density ∼3.1 A/m2, which was 2.4-fold greater than the control pre-fermented centrate. Over the full duration of batch MEC experiments, using pre-fermented centrate led to successful performance in terms of Coulombic efficiency (95%), Coulombic recovery (80%), and COD-removal efficiency (85%).
AB - The aim of this study was to investigate the combination of two technologies - pulsed electric field (PEF) pre-treatment and semi-continuous pre-fermentation of primary sludge (PS) - to produce volatile fatty acids (VFAs) as the electron donor for microbial electrolysis cells (MECs). Pre-fermentation with a 3-day solids retention time (SRT) led to the maximum generation of VFAs, with or without pretreatment of the PS through pulsed-electric-fields (PEF). PEF treatment before fermentation enhanced the accumulation of the preferred VFA, acetate, by 2.6-fold. Correspondingly, MEC anodes fed with centrate from 3-day pre-fermentation of PEF-treated PS had a maximum current density ∼3.1 A/m2, which was 2.4-fold greater than the control pre-fermented centrate. Over the full duration of batch MEC experiments, using pre-fermented centrate led to successful performance in terms of Coulombic efficiency (95%), Coulombic recovery (80%), and COD-removal efficiency (85%).
KW - Microbial electrolysis cell
KW - Pre-fermentation
KW - Pre-treatment
KW - Two-stage anaerobic treatment
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