Biomethane production in batch and fed-batch operated AnSBBR by treating wastewater coming from biohydrogen production using vinasse

• Grant number: 14/20958-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2014
• End date: November 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment
• Principal Investigator: Suzana Maria Ratusznei
• Grantee: Victor Volpini
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia Mauá (EEM). Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia. São Caetano do Sul , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 09/15984-0 - Bioenergy production from wastewaters and environmental fitting of liquid and solid wastes generated, AP.TEM

Abstract

Within the scope of bioenergy production studies, this project will focus on the assessment of an AnSBBR applied to the treatment of effluent from an acidogenic reactor. The acidogenic reactor effluent will come from the treatment of vinasse-based wastewater in the production of biohydrogen, consisting, likely, of the main intermediate compounds of anaerobic metabolism (mainly ethanol and butanol, acetic, propionic and butyric acid). In this study, the following will be assessed: production of biogas (methane and carbon dioxide), reactor stability and efficiency when subjected to increased organic load, which will be modified as a function of increasing influent concentration.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

VOLPINI, V.; LOVATO, G.; ALBANEZ, R.; RATUSZNEI, S. M.; RODRIGUES, J. A. D.. Biomethane generation in an AnSBBR treating effluent from the biohydrogen production from vinasse: Optimization, metabolic pathways modeling and scale-up estimation. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 116, n. A, p. 288-298, FEB 2018. (14/07692-8, 14/20958-7)

VOLPINI, V.; LOVATO, G.; ALBANEZ, R.; RATUSZNEI, S. M.; RODRIGUES, J. A. D.. Biomethane generation in an AnSBBR treating effluent from the biohydrogen production from vinasse: Optimization, metabolic pathways modeling and scale-up estimation. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 116, p. 11-pg., 2018-02-01. (14/07692-8, 14/20958-7)