Hydrogen production from organic waste

The extraction of pure hydrogen from the fermentation of household waste by a mixed anaerobic bacterial flora is demonstrated. Simulated household waste (600 g) was fermented in a bioreactor, which was continuously sparged with nitrogen (30 ml/min) fed in from the bottom. The gas stream from the bio...

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Published in:International journal of hydrogen energy 2001-06, Vol.26 (6), p.547-550
Main Authors: Nielsen, Annika T, Amandusson, Helena, Bjorklund, Robert, Dannetun, Helen, Ejlertsson, Jörgen, Ekedahl, Lars-Gunnar, Lundström, Ingemar, Svensson, Bo H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative fuels. Production and utilization
Applied sciences
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fermentation
Fuels
Hydrogen
Membrane
Palladium
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Waste
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Summary:The extraction of pure hydrogen from the fermentation of household waste by a mixed anaerobic bacterial flora is demonstrated. Simulated household waste (600 g) was fermented in a bioreactor, which was continuously sparged with nitrogen (30 ml/min) fed in from the bottom. The gas stream from the biorector passes through a sulphide trap (ZnO) and then through a heated palladium–silver membrane reactor to separate hydrogen from the gas stream. In this way, waste remediation and biological hydrogen production is combined in a process where a large proportion of the hydrogen produced can be collected, free of other gaseous species from the fermentation.
ISSN:0360-3199
1879-3487
1879-3487
DOI:10.1016/S0360-3199(00)00125-7