A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) for enhanced hydrogen production

Jia Liu; Fang Zhang; Weihua He; Wulin Yang; Yujie Feng; Bruce E. Logan

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.042

A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) for enhanced hydrogen production

Jia Liu, Fang Zhang, Weihua He, Wulin Yang, Yujie Feng, Bruce E. Logan

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

49 Scopus citations

Abstract

A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) was used to enhance hydrogen gas production from dissolved organic matter. Flowable granular activated carbon (GAC) particles were used to provide additional surface area for growth of exoelectrogenic bacteria. The use of this exoelectrogenic biofilm on the GAC particles with fluidization produced higher current densities and hydrogen gas recoveries than controls (no recirculation or no GAC), due to intermittent contact of the capacitive particles with the anode. The total cumulative charge of 1688C m^-2 with the MFEEC reactor (a recirculation flow rate of 19 mL min^-1) was 20% higher than that of the control reactor (no GAC). The highest hydrogen gas yield of 0.82 ± 0.01 mol-H₂/mol-acetate (17 mL min^-1) was 39% higher than that obtained without recirculation (0.59 ± 0.01 mol-H ₂/mol-acetate), and 116% higher than that of the control (no GAC, without recirculation). These results show that flowable GAC particles provide a useful approach for enhancing hydrogen gas production in bioelectrochemical systems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	530-533
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	271
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.042
State	Published - Dec 20 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.042

Cite this

@article{3aee2a9b0c104ae8a4b2318ac0901456,

title = "A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) for enhanced hydrogen production",

abstract = "A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) was used to enhance hydrogen gas production from dissolved organic matter. Flowable granular activated carbon (GAC) particles were used to provide additional surface area for growth of exoelectrogenic bacteria. The use of this exoelectrogenic biofilm on the GAC particles with fluidization produced higher current densities and hydrogen gas recoveries than controls (no recirculation or no GAC), due to intermittent contact of the capacitive particles with the anode. The total cumulative charge of 1688C m-2 with the MFEEC reactor (a recirculation flow rate of 19 mL min-1) was 20% higher than that of the control reactor (no GAC). The highest hydrogen gas yield of 0.82 ± 0.01 mol-H2/mol-acetate (17 mL min-1) was 39% higher than that obtained without recirculation (0.59 ± 0.01 mol-H 2/mol-acetate), and 116% higher than that of the control (no GAC, without recirculation). These results show that flowable GAC particles provide a useful approach for enhancing hydrogen gas production in bioelectrochemical systems.",

author = "Jia Liu and Fang Zhang and Weihua He and Wulin Yang and Yujie Feng and Logan, {Bruce E.}",

note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by Award KUS-I1-003-13 from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). ",

year = "2014",

month = dec,

day = "20",

doi = "10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.042",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "271",

pages = "530--533",

journal = "Journal of Power Sources",

issn = "0378-7753",

publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) for enhanced hydrogen production

AU - Liu, Jia

AU - Zhang, Fang

AU - He, Weihua

AU - Yang, Wulin

AU - Feng, Yujie

AU - Logan, Bruce E.

N1 - Funding Information: This research was supported by Award KUS-I1-003-13 from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

PY - 2014/12/20

Y1 - 2014/12/20

N2 - A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) was used to enhance hydrogen gas production from dissolved organic matter. Flowable granular activated carbon (GAC) particles were used to provide additional surface area for growth of exoelectrogenic bacteria. The use of this exoelectrogenic biofilm on the GAC particles with fluidization produced higher current densities and hydrogen gas recoveries than controls (no recirculation or no GAC), due to intermittent contact of the capacitive particles with the anode. The total cumulative charge of 1688C m-2 with the MFEEC reactor (a recirculation flow rate of 19 mL min-1) was 20% higher than that of the control reactor (no GAC). The highest hydrogen gas yield of 0.82 ± 0.01 mol-H2/mol-acetate (17 mL min-1) was 39% higher than that obtained without recirculation (0.59 ± 0.01 mol-H 2/mol-acetate), and 116% higher than that of the control (no GAC, without recirculation). These results show that flowable GAC particles provide a useful approach for enhancing hydrogen gas production in bioelectrochemical systems.

AB - A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) was used to enhance hydrogen gas production from dissolved organic matter. Flowable granular activated carbon (GAC) particles were used to provide additional surface area for growth of exoelectrogenic bacteria. The use of this exoelectrogenic biofilm on the GAC particles with fluidization produced higher current densities and hydrogen gas recoveries than controls (no recirculation or no GAC), due to intermittent contact of the capacitive particles with the anode. The total cumulative charge of 1688C m-2 with the MFEEC reactor (a recirculation flow rate of 19 mL min-1) was 20% higher than that of the control reactor (no GAC). The highest hydrogen gas yield of 0.82 ± 0.01 mol-H2/mol-acetate (17 mL min-1) was 39% higher than that obtained without recirculation (0.59 ± 0.01 mol-H 2/mol-acetate), and 116% higher than that of the control (no GAC, without recirculation). These results show that flowable GAC particles provide a useful approach for enhancing hydrogen gas production in bioelectrochemical systems.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906824338&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84906824338&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.042

DO - 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.042

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84906824338

SN - 0378-7753

VL - 271

SP - 530

EP - 533

JO - Journal of Power Sources

JF - Journal of Power Sources

ER -

A microbial fluidized electrode electrolysis cell (MFEEC) for enhanced hydrogen production

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this