Characteristics of hydrogen production from food waste and waste activated sludge

This study was conducted for microbial hydrogen production from food waste and sewage sludge. Thirty three batch tests with different VS concentration (from 0.5 to 5.0 %, w/v) and mixing ratio of food waste to sewage sludge (from 0:100 to 100:0) were performed at 35°C. Heat-treated anaerobic sludge was used to seed the serum bottles. In all the tests, cumulative hydrogen production reached the maximum values within 2.5 days. n-Butyrate was produced simultaneously with hydrogen production, of which the amount was proportional to that of n-butyrate. Clostridium sp. are, therefore, considered to be the dominant microorganisms in this study because these microorganisms are responsible for n-butyrate fermentation. The hydrogen production potential of food waste was found over 34.0 mL/g VS at all the VS concentration. The maximum potential of 59.2 mL/g VS was found at 3.0 % of VS concentration. The potential decreased as sewage sludge composition increased due to the methanogens contained in sewage sludge and low carbohydrate concentration; however, the addition of sewage sludge to food waste enhanced hydrogen yield because of sufficient protein. The maximum hydrogen yield of 1.01 mole H2/mole hexoseadded was achieved at the food waste to sewage sludge ratio of 80:20 at the VS concentration of 3.0 %. The specific hydrogen production rate increased up to 22.6 mL H2/g VSS/h as both food waste composition and VS concentration increased.

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