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Green hydrogen and platform chemicals production from acidogenic conversion of brewery spent grains co-fermented with cheese whey wastewater: adding value to acidogenic CO2
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2568-2979
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7500-2367
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0079-5950
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3687-6173
2022 (English)In: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, E-ISSN 2398-4902, Vol. 6, no 3, p. 778-790Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The biotechnological production of fuel and chemicals from renewable, organic carbon-rich substrates offers a sustainable way to meet the increasing demand for energy. This study aimed to generate platform chemicals, which serve as precursors for the synthesis of fuels and various materials, along with green hydrogen (bio-H2) by co-fermenting two different waste streams: brewery spent grains and cheese whey (CW). Reactors fermenting a fixed quantity of brewery-spent grains were loaded with CW at 20, 30, and 40 g COD per L, and microbial production of short-chain (SCCA) and medium-chain carboxylic acids (MCCA) along with bioH2 was assessed. The reactor with the highest organic load (40 g COD per L) produced the highest amount of SCCA (21.67 g L−1) whereas bio-H2 was with 30 g COD per L (181.35 mL per day). In the next phase, the generated gas (H2 + CO2) was continuously recirculated within the reactor to enhance SCCA production by a further 19.9%. In the later stages of fermentation, MCCA production indicated the occurrence of chain elongation from the accumulated lactic acid. Consumption of H2 and CO2 during gas recirculation highlighted the role of bio-H2 as an electron donor and acidogenic CO2 as a precursor molecule in the chain elongation process. As a result, no external reducing agent was required and only limited CO2 was released in the atmosphere, making the overall process more sustainable and cost-effective.

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Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022. Vol. 6, no 3, p. 778-790
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Bioprocess Technology
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Biochemical Process Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-88995DOI: 10.1039/d1se01691aISI: 000739497200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85124289010OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-88995DiVA, id: diva2:1633490
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Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-02-08 (johcin)

Available from: 2022-01-31 Created: 2022-01-31 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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