Pretreatment on anaerobic sludge for enhancement of biohydrogen production from cassava processing wastewater/Pre-tratamento de lodo anaerobio para o aumento da producao de bio- hidrogenio pela agua residuaria de processamento da mandioca

Methods for the enrichment of an anaerobic sludge with [H.sub.2]-producing bacteria have been compared by using cassava processing wastewater as substrate. The sludge was submitted to three different pretreatments: 1) heat pretreatment by boiling at 98°C for 15 min., 2) heat pretreatment followed by...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta scientiarum. Technology 2014-07, Vol.36 (3), p.437
Hauptverfasser: Lamaison, Franciele do Carmo, Fragata, Rafael, Antonio, Regina Vasconcellos, Amante, Edna Regina, Reginatto, Valeria
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Zusammenfassung:Methods for the enrichment of an anaerobic sludge with [H.sub.2]-producing bacteria have been compared by using cassava processing wastewater as substrate. The sludge was submitted to three different pretreatments: 1) heat pretreatment by boiling at 98°C for 15 min., 2) heat pretreatment followed by sludge washout in a Continuous Stirring Tank Reactor (CSTR) operated at a dilution rate (D) of 0.021 [h.sup.-1], and 3) sludge washout as the sole enrichment method. The pretreated sludge and the sludge without pretreatment (control) were employed in the seeding of 4 batch bioreactors, in order to verify the volume and composition of the generated biogas. Maximum [H.sub.2] production rates ([R.sub.m]) from the pretreated sludges were estimated by the modified Gompertz model. Compared to the control, [H.sub.2] production was ca. 4 times higher for the sludge submitted to the heat pretreatment only and for the sludge subjected to heat pretreatment combined with washout, and 10 times higher for washout. These findings demonstrated that the use of sludge washout as the sole sludge pretreatment method was the most effective in terms of [H.sub.2] production, as compared to the heat and to the combined heat and washout pretreatments. Keywords: mixed culture, heat pretreatment, sludge washout. Foram comparados metodos para o enriquecimento de um lodo anaerobio em bacterias produtoras de [H.sub.2] utilizando agua residuaria do processamento da mandioca como substrato. O lodo foi submetido a tres pre-tratamentos: 1) pre-tratamento termico a 98°C por 15 min., 2) pre-tratamento termico seguido por lavagem do lodo em um Reator Continuo de Mistura Completa, operado a uma vazao especifica de alimentacao (D) de 0,5 [dia.sup.-1], e 3) lavagem do lodo como unico metodo de enriquecimento. Os lodos pre-tratados e o sem pre-tratamento foram utilizados como inoculo de reatores em batelada para verificar o volume e a composicao do biogas gerado. As velocidades maximas de producao de [H.sub.2] (Rm) dos lodos foram estimadas pelo modelo de Gompertz modificado. Comparado ao controle (lodo sem tratamento), a producao de [H.sub.2] foi cerca de quatro vezes maior para o lodo submetido ao pre-tratamento termico e para o lodo submetido ao tratamento termico seguido de lavagem, e dez vezes maior para o lodo que sofreu apenas lavagem. Estes resultados demonstraram que a lavagem do lodo, como unico metodo de pre-tratamento, foi o mais efetivo em termos de producao de [H.sub.2], quando comparado
ISSN:1806-2563
DOI:10.4025/actascitechnol.v36i3.17736