Investigation and optimization of the novel UASB-MFC integrated system for sulfate removal and bioelectricity generation using the response surface methodology (RSM)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 124, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Zhang, Baogang ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Yang, Qi ^a   Feng, Chuanping ^a   Zhu, Yuling ^b   Ye, Zhengfang ^c   Ni, Jinren ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b SHAOXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Microbial fuel cells; Response surface methodology; Sulfate; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

AFFECTING FACTORS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RECOVERY; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; POWER OUT PUT; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SULFATE; SULFATE REMOVAL; SULFIDE; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKETS;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTEGRATED CONTROL; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SULFATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY RECOVERY; EVALUATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SIMULATION; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; UPFLOW REACTOR;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; SULFATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 84866148302     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.045     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Archilha N.C., Canto C.S.A., Ratusznei S.M., Rodrigues J.A.D., Zaiat M., Foresti E. Effect of feeding strategy and COD/sulfate ratio on the removal of sulfate in an AnSBBR with recirculation of the liquid phase. J. Environ. Manage. 2010, 91:1756-1765.
2. Avishek M., Arun G. Enhanced production of exocellular glucansucrase from Leuconostoc dextranicum NRRL B-1146 using response surface method. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99:3685-3691.
3. Bayrakdar A., Sahinkaya E., Gungor M., Uyanik S., Atasoy A.D. Performance of sulfidogenic anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) treating acidic and zinc-containing wastewater. Bioresour. Technol. 2009, 100:4354-4360.
4. Chou K.W., Norli I., Anees A. Evaluation of the effect of temperature, NaOH concentration and time on solubilization of palm oil mill effluent (POME) using response surface methodology (RSM). Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101:8616-8622.
5. Cline J.D. Spectrophotometric determination of hydrogen sulphide in natural waters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 1969, 14:454-458.
6. Halim S.F.A., Kamaruddin A.H., Fernando W.J.N. Continuous biosynthesis of biodiesel from waste cooking palm oil in a packed bed reactor: optimization using response surface methodology (RSM) and mass transfer studies. Bioresour. Technol. 2009, 100:710-716.
7. He Z., Huang Y., Manohar A.K., Mansfeld F. Effect of electrolyte pH on the rate of the anodic and cathodic reactions in an air-cathode microbial fuel cell. Bioelectrochemistry 2008, 74:78-82.
8. Ieropoulos I.A., Greenman J., Melhuish C., Hart J. Energy accumulation and improved performance in microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources 2005, 145:253-256.
9. Jong B.C., Liew P.W.Y., Lebai Juri1 M., Kim B.H., Mohd.Dzomir1 A.Z., Leo K.W., Awang M.R. Performance and microbial diversity of palm oil mill effluent microbial fuel cell. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 2011, 53:660-667.
10. Lee, C.Y., Ho, K.L., Lee, D.J., Su, A., Chang, J.S., 2012. Electricity harvest from wastewaters using microbial fuel cell with sulfide as sole electron donor. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, in press.
11. Lens P.N.L., Visser A., Janssen A.J.H., Hulshoff Pol L.W., Lettinga G. Biotechnological treatment of sulfate-rich wastewaters. Crit. Rev. Env. Sci. Technol. 1998, 28:41-88.
12. Liu B.L., Tzeng M.Y. Optimization of growth medium for the production of spores from Bacillus thuringiensis using response surface methodology. Bioprocess. Eng. 1998, 18:413-418.
13. Liu H., Ramnarayanan R., Logan B.E. Production of electricity during wastewater using a single chamber microbial fuel cell. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38:2281-2285.
14. Logan B.E., Hamelers B., Rozendal R., Schröder U., Keller J., Freguia S., Aelterman P., Verstraete W., Rabaey K. Microbial fuel cells: methodology and technology. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40:5181-5192.
15. Lu N., Zhou S., Zhuang L., Zhang J., Ni J. Electricity generation from starch processing wastewater using microbial fuel cell technology. Biochem. Eng. J. 2009, 43:246-251.
16. Mockaitis G., Friedl G.F., Rodrigues J.A.D., Ratusznei S.M., Zaiat M., Foresti E. Influence of feed time and sulfate load on the organic and sulfate removal in an ASBR. Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101:6642-6650.
17. Mundra P., Desai K., Lele S.S. Application of response surface methodology to cell immobilization for the production of palatinose. Bioresour. Technol. 2007, 98:2892-2896.
18. Muyzer G., Stams A.J.M. The ecology and biotechnology of sulfate reducing bacteria. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 2008, 6:441-454.
19. Pant D., Singh A., Van Bogaert G., Gallego Y.A., Diels L., Vanbroekhoven K. An introduction to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy and product generation: relevance and key aspects. Renewable Sustainable Energy Rev. 2011, 15:1305-1313.
20. Pant D., Singh A., Van Bogaert G., Olsen S.I., Nigam P.S., Diels L., Vanbroekhoven K. Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy production and product recovery from organic wastes and industrial wastewaters. RSC Adv. 2012, 2:1248-1263.
21. Pant D., Van Bogaert G., Diels L., Vanbroekhoven K. A review of the substrates used in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for sustainable energy production. Bioresour. Technol. 2010, 101:1533-1543.
22. Parkin G.F., Sneve M.A., Loos H. Anaerobic filter treatment of sulfate-containing wastewaters. Water Sci. Technol. 1991, 23:1283-1291.
23. Rabaey K., Van de Sompel K., Maignien L., Boon N., Aelterman P., Clauwaert P., De Schamphelaire L., Pham H.T., Vermeulen J., Verhaege M., Lens P., Verstraete W. Microbial fuel cells for sulfide removal. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40:5218-5224.
24. Sarti A., Pozzi E., Chinalia F.A., Ono A., Foresti E. Microbial processes and bacterial populations associated to anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater. Process Biochem. 2010, 45:164-170.
25. Sarti A., Zaiat M. Anaerobic treatment of sulfate-rich wastewater in an anaerobic sequential batch reactor (AnSBR) using butanol as the carbon source. J. Environ. Manage. 2011, 92:1537-1541.
26. Silva A.J., Varesche M.B., Foresti E., Zaiat M. Sulphate removal from industrial wastewater using a packed-bed anaerobic reactor. Process Biochem. 2002, 37:927-935.
27. Teng S.X., Tong Z.H., Li W.W., Wang S.G., Sheng G.P., Shi X.Y., Liu X.W., Yu H.Q. Electricity generation from mixed volatile fatty acids using microbial fuel cells. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2010, 87:2365-2372.
28. Wang Y.X., Lu Z.X. Optimization of processing parameters for the mycelial growth and extracellular polysaccharide production by Boletus spp. ACCC 50328. Process Biochem. 2005, 40:1043-1051.
29. Xu L., Zhao H., Shi S., Zhang G., Ni J. Electrolytic treatment of C.I. Acid Orange 7 in aqueous solution using a three-dimensional electrode reactor. Dyes Pigm. 2008, 77:158-164.
30. Zhang B., Feng C., Ni J., Zhang J., Huang W. Simultaneous reduction of vanadium (V) and chromium (VI) with enhanced energy recovery based on microbial fuel cell technology. J. Power Sources 2012, 204:34-39.
31. Zhang B., Zhao H., Shi C., Zhou S., Ni J. Simultaneous removal of sulfide and organics with vanadium (V) reduction in microbial fuel cells. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 2009, 84:1780-1786.
32. Zhang B., Zhao H., Zhou S., Shi C., Wang C., Ni J. A novel UASB-MFC-BAF integrated system for high strength molasses wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation. Bioresour. Technol. 2009, 100:5687-5693.
33. Zhang J., Zhang Y., Quan X., Liu Y., An X., Chen S., Zhao H. Bioaugmentation and functional partitioning in a zero valent iron-anaerobic reactor for sulfate-containing wastewater treatment. Chem. Eng. J. 2011, 174:159-165.
34. Zhao F., Rahunen N., Varcoe J.R., Roberts A.J., Avignone-Rossa C., Thumser A.E., Slade R.C.T. Factors affecting the performance of microbial fuel cells for sulfur pollutants removal. Biosens. Bioelectron. 2009, 24:1931-1936.
35. Zhuang L., Zhou S., Li Y., Liu T., Huang D. In situ Fenton-enhanced cathodic reaction for sustainable increased electricity generation in microbial fuel cells. J. Power Sources 2010, 195:1379-1382.