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The Influence of the Buffering Capacity on the Production of Organic Acids and Alcohols from Wastewater in Anaerobic Reactor

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Author(s):
Silva, A. J. [1] ; Pozzi, E. [2] ; Foresti, E. [2] ; Zaiat, M. [2]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Agr Engn, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Sch Engn, Dev & Innovat Environm Engn, EESC, CPDI EA, Res Ctr, Environm Engn, BR-13563120 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology; v. 175, n. 4, p. 2258-2265, FEB 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

Some bacteria common in anaerobic digestion process can ferment a broad variety of organic compounds to organic acids, alcohols, and hydrogen, which can be used as biofuels. Researches are necessary to control the microbial interactions in favor of the alcohol production, as intermediary products of the anaerobic digestion of organic compounds. This paper reports on the effect of buffering capacity on the production of organic acids and alcohols from wastewater by a natural mixed bacterial culture. The hypothesis tested was that the increase of the buffering capacity by supplementation of sodium bicarbonate in the influent results in benefits for alcohol production by anaerobic fermentation of wastewater. When the influent was not supplemented with sodium bicarbonate, the chemical oxygen demand (COD)-ethanol and COD-methanol detected in the effluent corresponded to 22.5 and 12.7 % of the COD-sucrose consumed. Otherwise, when the reactor was fed with influent containing 0.5 g/L of sodium bicarbonate, the COD-ethanol and COD-methanol were effluents that corresponded to 39.2 and 29.6 % of the COD-sucrose consumed. Therefore, the alcohol production by supplementation of the influent with sodium bicarbonate was 33.6 % higher than the fermentation of the influent without sodium bicarbonate. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/20024-3 - Butanol Production from Wastewater in Anaerobic Reactor
Grantee:Ariovaldo José da Silva
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 09/15984-0 - Bioenergy production from wastewaters and environmental fitting of liquid and solid wastes generated
Grantee:Marcelo Zaiat
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants