Volume 10 Number 11 (Nov. 2019)
IJESD 2019 Vol.10(11): 404-409 ISSN: 2010-0264
doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2019.10.11.1207

Co-immobilization of Nano-Metal and C. pasteurianum for Dark Fermentation Anaerobic Hydrogen Production

Anongnart Wannapokin, Yu-Tzu Cheng, Sheng-Zhe Wu, Ping-Heng Hsieh, and Chun-Hsiung Hung
Abstract—In the suspension culture, the sharp structure of some nano-metals may destroy the cells and cause metal washout from the system, causing secondary pollution. A novel method of combination of nano-metals addition and immobilized dark fermentation microorganism can overcome this problem. In this study, the co-immobilization approach, nano-metal and the dark-fermented bacteria were incubated together within PVA-boric acid gel granule, could prevent washout of hydrogen producing microorganism as well as the added nano-metals. The results showed when 400 mg/L nano-metal nickel (NP-Ni) and 400 mg/L nano-metal iron (NP-Fe) were added within the immobilized cell, both the maximum H2 production yield (HPY) and H2 production rate (HPR) were improved to be 1.28 mol H2/mol glucose, 3.13 H2 L/L/day and 1.19 mol H2/mol glucose, 1.90 H2 L/L/day, respectively. The method is expected not only to allow microorganisms to have higher environmental tolerance but also increase hydrogen production.

Index Terms—Hydrogen, dark fermentation, immobilization, nano-metal.

The authors are with the Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan (e-mail: Anongnartwannapokin@gmail.com, wibbly520@gmail.com, james562443@gmail.com, stringbird@gmail.com, badger@nchu.edu.tw).

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Cite: Anongnart Wannapokin, Yu-Tzu Cheng, Sheng-Zhe Wu, Ping-Heng Hsieh, and Chun-Hsiung Hung, "Co-immobilization of Nano-Metal and C. pasteurianum for Dark Fermentation Anaerobic Hydrogen Production," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 404-409, 2019.

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  • ISSN: 2010-0264 (Print); 2972-3698 (Online)
  • Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Environ. Sci. Dev.
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  • DOI: 10.18178/IJESD
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