ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM VINASSE BY MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS CELLS

• Grant number: 24/18273-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2024
• End date: November 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Antunes Nolasco
• Grantee: Pedro Silveira Prodonoff
• Host Institution: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present work investigates the potential of bioelectrochemical systems, in particular Microbial Electrolysis Cells (MEC), in hydrogen production from the organic matter present in sugarcane vinasse, an industrial wasteproduct. In a MEC system, the exoelectrogen microbial community will be enriched and later evaluated in terms of hydrogen production and organic matter removal, evaluated through electrochemical methods.