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Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community

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Summary:H2 and CO2 are main compounds of synthesis gas. Efficient conversion of syngas to biomethane is a straightforward strategy to integrate the energy value of syngas into existing natural gas grid infrastructures. In this study, the effect of initial H2/CO2 (80/20, v/v) pressure on methane production rate and microbial community diversity was assessed in a hyperbaric bioreactor inoculated with anaerobic granular sludge. Several batch experiments were performed to distinguish between the effect of initial total gas pressure and H2/CO2 partial pressure: (1) varying initial gas pressure (from 1 to 6 bar) with 100% H2/CO2 mixture; (2) constant initial gas pressure (5 bar), with increasing H2/CO2 partial pressure (from 1 to 5 bar); (3) varying initial gas pressure (from 2 to 5 bar) with constant H2/CO2 partial pressure (2 bar). In (2) and (3), N2 was used for ensuring the necessary overpressure. Microbial community changes in the system were monitored by 16S rRNA-based techniques (PCR-DGGE). The raise of H2/CO2 initial pressure (100% H2/CO2) from 1 to 5 bar led to an improvement in methane rate production from 0.035 ± 0.014 mmol h1 to 0.072 ± 0.019 mmol h1. Similar methane production rates were observed in reactors operated at the same H2/CO2 partial pressures, even when varying the total initial gas pressure. Hydrogen partial pressure was shown to determine the structure of bacterial communities and diversity decreased with increasing H2/CO2 partial pressure. No significant changes were observed for the archaeal communities.
Main Authors:Lopes, Marlene
Other Authors:Alves, J. I.; Pereira, A.; Belo, Isabel; Sousa, D. Z.; Alves, M. M.
Year:2015
Country:Portugal
Document type:other
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Universidade do Minho
Language:English
Origin:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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description H2 and CO2 are main compounds of synthesis gas. Efficient conversion of syngas to biomethane is a straightforward strategy to integrate the energy value of syngas into existing natural gas grid infrastructures. In this study, the effect of initial H2/CO2 (80/20, v/v) pressure on methane production rate and microbial community diversity was assessed in a hyperbaric bioreactor inoculated with anaerobic granular sludge. Several batch experiments were performed to distinguish between the effect of initial total gas pressure and H2/CO2 partial pressure: (1) varying initial gas pressure (from 1 to 6 bar) with 100% H2/CO2 mixture; (2) constant initial gas pressure (5 bar), with increasing H2/CO2 partial pressure (from 1 to 5 bar); (3) varying initial gas pressure (from 2 to 5 bar) with constant H2/CO2 partial pressure (2 bar). In (2) and (3), N2 was used for ensuring the necessary overpressure. Microbial community changes in the system were monitored by 16S rRNA-based techniques (PCR-DGGE). The raise of H2/CO2 initial pressure (100% H2/CO2) from 1 to 5 bar led to an improvement in methane rate production from 0.035 ± 0.014 mmol h1 to 0.072 ± 0.019 mmol h1. Similar methane production rates were observed in reactors operated at the same H2/CO2 partial pressures, even when varying the total initial gas pressure. Hydrogen partial pressure was shown to determine the structure of bacterial communities and diversity decreased with increasing H2/CO2 partial pressure. No significant changes were observed for the archaeal communities.
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spelling engElsevier B.V.porH2 and CO2 are main compounds of synthesis gas. Efficient conversion of syngas to biomethane is a straightforward strategy to integrate the energy value of syngas into existing natural gas grid infrastructures. In this study, the effect of initial H2/CO2 (80/20, v/v) pressure on methane production rate and microbial community diversity was assessed in a hyperbaric bioreactor inoculated with anaerobic granular sludge. Several batch experiments were performed to distinguish between the effect of initial total gas pressure and H2/CO2 partial pressure: (1) varying initial gas pressure (from 1 to 6 bar) with 100% H2/CO2 mixture; (2) constant initial gas pressure (5 bar), with increasing H2/CO2 partial pressure (from 1 to 5 bar); (3) varying initial gas pressure (from 2 to 5 bar) with constant H2/CO2 partial pressure (2 bar). In (2) and (3), N2 was used for ensuring the necessary overpressure. Microbial community changes in the system were monitored by 16S rRNA-based techniques (PCR-DGGE). The raise of H2/CO2 initial pressure (100% H2/CO2) from 1 to 5 bar led to an improvement in methane rate production from 0.035 ± 0.014 mmol h1 to 0.072 ± 0.019 mmol h1. Similar methane production rates were observed in reactors operated at the same H2/CO2 partial pressures, even when varying the total initial gas pressure. Hydrogen partial pressure was shown to determine the structure of bacterial communities and diversity decreased with increasing H2/CO2 partial pressure. No significant changes were observed for the archaeal communities.application/pdfporHydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial communityLopes, MarleneAlves, J. I.Pereira, A.Belo, IsabelSousa, D. Z.Alves, M. M.HostingInstitutionOrganizationalRepositóriUM - Universidade do Minhoe-mailmailto:repositorium@usdb.uminho.ptrepositorium@usdb.uminho.ptISSNIsPartOf0168-1656EISSNIsPartOf0168-1656DOIIsPartOf10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.06.1702015-07-22T11:56:02Z2015-08-202015-07-20T13:56:06Z2015-08-20T00:00:00ZHandlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/36328http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2open access81341 bytesother research producthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843otherhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2application/pdffulltexthttps://repositorium.uminho.pt/bitstreams/e0351979-1e0d-4c10-b8ef-72b1865ecbc0/download
spellingShingle Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
Lopes, Marlene
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title Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
title_full Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
title_fullStr Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
title_short Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
title_sort Hydrogenotrophic activity under increased H₂/CO₂ pressure: effect on methane production and microbial community
url https://hdl.handle.net/1822/36328
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