Enhanced biohydrogen production with low graphene oxide content using thermophilic bioreactors
2022
Vemuri, Bhuvan | Handa, Vaibhav | Jawaharraj, Kalimuthu | Sani, Rajesh | Gadhamshetty, Venkataramana
Modern society envisions hydrogen (H₂) fuel to drive the transportation, industrial, and domestic sectors. Here, we explore use of graphene oxide nanoparticles (GO NPs) for greatly enhancing bio-H₂ production by a consortium based on Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum spp. Thermophilic batch bioreactors were set up at 60 ᴼC and initial pH of 8.5 to assess the effects of GO NPs supplements on biohydrogen production. Under optimal GO NPs loading of 10 mg/L, the supplemented system yielded ∼ 300% higher H₂ yield (6.78 mol H₂/mol sucrose) than control. Such an optimized system offered 73% H₂ purity and 85% conversion efficiency by promoted the desirable acetate fermentation pathway. Miseq Illumina sequencing tests revealed that the optimal levels of GO NPs did not alter the microbial composition of consortium.
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