Enrichment of thermophilic and mesophilic microbial consortia for efficient degradation of corn stalk

Six different environmental samples were applied to enrich microbial consortia for efficient degradation of corn stalk,under the thermophilic and mesophilic conditions.The consortium obtained from anaerobic digested sludge under thermophilic condition(TC-Y)had the highest lignocellulose-degrading activity.The CO_2yield was 246.73 m L/g VS in23 days,meanwhile,the maximum CO_2production rate was 15.48 mL/(CO_2·d),which was28.75%and 52.27%higher than that under mesophilic condition,respectively.The peak value of cellulase activity reached 0.105 U/mL,which was at least 34.61%higher than the other groups.In addition,49.5%of corn stalk was degraded in 20 days,moreover,the degradation ratio of cellulose,hemicellulose and lignin can reach 52.76%,62.45%and42.23%,respectively.Microbial consortium structure analysis indicated that the TC-Y contained the phylum of Gemmatimonadetes,Acidobacteria,Chloroflexi,Planctomycetes,Firmicutes,and Proteobacteria.Furthermore,the Pseudoxanthomonas belonging to GammaProteobacteria might be the key bacterial group for the lignocellulose degradation.These results indicated the capability of degrading un-pretreated corn stalk and the potential for further investigation and application of TC-Y.     

Filtration of Lignin from a Lignocellulose-Based Ethanol Pilot Plant

Abstract An increasing demand for bio-based vehicle fuels and impending harsher regulations of CO2 emissions are driving the development of a second generation of ethanol fuel processes. These processes will increase yields and make new feedstocks available, as they are designed to handle lignocellulosic materials such as wood. In order to achieve a sound financial economy of such a process, as well as an acceptable degree of energy efficiency, it is of the utmost importance that the lignin produced has a high dry content. An experimental study was conducted on lignin slurry from a pilot plant in the north of Sweden, in which the lignin slurry was filtered, pressed, and characterized. The dewatering was evaluated with the classical filtration equation by determining the average specific filtration resistance of the filter cakes. Compared with previous work, relatively low values of the specific filtration resistance were obtained. It is probable that the low values were an effect of the high amount of cel...     

改性活性炭纤维对含乙醇有机废气的吸附性能研究

文章研究了活性炭纤维(ACF)对乙醇的吸附性能以及表面基团和形态对吸附性能的影响,并以提高活性炭纤维对乙醇的吸附性能为出发点,采用无机盐浸渍及二次热处理方法对ACF进行表面改性,改性前ACF对乙醇的吸附容量为376mg/g,经过无机盐浸渍并二次热处理改性的ACF对乙醇的吸附容量达到了516mg/g,穿透时间也由改性前的30min延长到了80min。结果表明,无机盐浸渍和二次热处理改变了ACF表面基团和形态,从而提高了ACF对乙醇的吸附性能。     

室温Fenton反应过程H2O2有效利用率的影响因素研究

Fenton反应是H2O2在Fe^2＋催化作用下产生氧自由基并氧化污染物的高效方法。但影响Fenton反应过程H2O2分解及其有效利用率的因素是很多的,其中[Fe^2＋]要求控制在3mmol／L以上。酚类体系H2O2的有效利用率不受H2O2浓度变化的影响,但受初始COD的影响,一般表现为随COD的增加,H2O2有效利用率迅速增加。当初始COD一定时,H2O2浓度在600mg／L和1800mg／L时,一元酚与二元酚体系的H2O2有效利用率均出现了两个峰值,前者的峰值分别为11．83gCOD／gH2O2和12．99gCOD／gH2O2,后者的峰值分别为9．01和11．95gCOD／gH2O2。而醇类体系H2O2的有效利用率受H2O2浓度的影响较大,但与初始COD的关系不明显。当H2O2浓度低于300mg／L时,乙醇比对照体系H2O2的分解率高1-3％,而有效利用率仅为0．6gCOD／gH2O2;随H2O2用量的继续增加,其有效利用率趋于0gCOD／gH2O2。而二元醇体系H2O2有效利用率与其浓度间呈“倒U”型规律,H2O2低于300mg／L时,其有效利用率仅为1．25gCOD／gH2O2;H2O2浓度在300mg／L～900mg／L之间时,其有效利用率可达8．96gCOD／gH2O2;其后随着H2O2的增加,有效利用率迅速下降到与乙醇体系相当。在混合体系中,醇羟基和酚羟基所占比例对H2O2有效利用率也有显著的影响,当乙醇比例小于60％时,H2O2有效利用率稳定在13．0gCOD／gH2O2;随乙醇比例的增加,其对H2O2的分解抑制效应表现出剂量依赖关系,H2O2有效利用率也逐渐下降到近于0gCOD／gH2O2,说明这部分H2O2并没有得以有效地分解用于氧化废水中的COD,这在工程实践中应引起高度的重视。     

纤维乙醇黑液处理

采用微电解＋厌氧折流板反应器（ABR）＋上流式厌氧污泥床（UASB）＋膜生物反应器（MBR）组合工艺对纤维乙醇黑液进行处理。结果表明：当黑液中COD质量浓度在12000mg／L左右,该组合工艺中厌氧停留时间（HRT）为48h时,厌氧COD去除率达到72％,MBR中的HRT为20h时,COD的去除率在80．8％～87．5％之间,出水COD质量浓度稳定在301～537mg／L．且MBR抗冲击负荷能力较强。     

热纤维梭菌不同菌株的纤维素降解和酒精生产能力

以高温厌氧细菌热纤维梭菌(Clostridium thermocellum LQRI和VPI菌株)和嗜热厌氧乙醇菌(Thermoanaerobacterethanolicus X514和39E菌株)为对象,以不同浓度纤维素为底物,分析了热纤维梭菌不同菌株的纤维素降解和酒精生产能力.结果表明,在热纤维梭菌纯培养体系中,LQRI对纤维素的降解能力明显高于VPI,前者约为后者的1.2倍,但两者的酒精生产能力没有显著差异,LQRI在1%纤维素条件下酒精终浓度约为12 mmol/L,VPI约为10 mmol/L.随着底物纤维素浓度的增加(1%、2%、5%),两者对纤维素降解和酒精生产能力均呈明显下降趋势.在热纤维梭菌和嗜热厌氧乙醇菌混合培养体系中,LQRI对纤维素的降解能力明显高于VPI,前者约为后者的1.28～1.58倍.随着底物浓度的增加,两者的纤维素降解率均逐渐下降,但热纤维梭菌对纤维素降解的绝对数值还受到其它混合培养菌种的影响.此外,LQRI+Thermoanaerobacter混合培养体系的酒精生产能力明显高于VPI+Thermoanaerobacter,前者约为后者的1.27～1.77倍.随着底物浓度的增加,混合培养体系酒精生产能力没有明显下降趋势.     

广西南宁发展燃料乙醇与节能减排的关系

摘要：根据生命周期评价,对燃料乙醇的节能和减排效果进行分析,依据发展规划,得出广西南宁发展燃料乙醇对节能减排的影响。结果表明,发展燃料乙醇将在节能和减排方面均产生积极作用,应加大在南宁乃至广西发展非粮燃料乙醇产业的力度。     

Nitrification characteristics of nitrobacteria immobilized in waterborne polyurethane in wastewater of corn-based ethanol fuel production

A technology to achieve stable and high ammonia nitrogen removal rates for corn distillery wastewater (ethanol fuel production) treatment has been designed. The characteristics of nitrifying bacteria entrapped in a waterborne polyurethane (WPU) gel carrier were evaluated after acclimation. In the acclimation period, nitrification rates of WPU-immobilized nitrobacteria were monitored and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was also carried out to investigate the change in ammonium-oxidizing bacteria. The results showed that the pellet nitrification rates increased from 21 to 228 mg-N/(L-pellet. hr) and the quantity of the ammonia oxidation bacteria increased substantially during the acclimation. A continuous ammonia removal experiment with the anaerobic pond effluent of a distillery wastewater system was conducted with immobilized nitrifying bacteria for 30 days using an 80 L airlift reactor with pellets at a fill ratio of 15% (V/V). Under the conditions of 75 mg/L influent ammonia, hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 3.7--5.6 hr, and dissolved oxygen (DO) of 4 mg/L, the effluent ammonia concentration was lower than 10 mg/L and the ammonia removal efficiency was 90%. While the highest ammonia removal rate, 162 mg-N/(L-pellet.hr), was observed when the HRT was 1.3 hr.     

An effective approach to improve ethanol productivity by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of rice straw

Fuel ethanol was produced using rice straw with the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) method. The influence of cellulose liquefaction pretreatment and Fe²⁺ quantity on ethanol productivity was investigated in detail. At the same time, the optimized conditions including fermentation temperature, Fe²⁺ amount, yeast inoculation quantity, and the inoculated cellulose enzyme dosage in the SSF process were systematically investigated by analyzing fuel ethanol yield. The result indicated that fuel ethanol yield was 0.319 g per gram rice straw by SSF approach when appropriate amount of Fe²⁺ was added into the reaction system. The optimal technology parameters were: fermenting temperature of 36°C, Fe²⁺ amount of 4 mg · g^?1, inoculating proportion of 20%, cellulose enzyme of 20 IU · g^?1, and Pachysolen tannophilu/saecharomyces cerevisiae of 1:2 ratio. The ethanol yield under the best conditions was larger than that of the control group. We hope that this research can facilitate to achieve large-scale comprehensive utilization for rice straw.     

基于能值方法的甘薯燃料乙醇产业生态系统分析

发展燃料乙醇已成为替代能源战略下的成熟模式,但传统燃料乙醇生产的污染问题严重影响了燃料乙醇的生存和发展,因此建立以燃料乙醇生产为核心企业,包括由原料种植者、乙醇生产者、分解者、资源回收利用者等一系列利益相关者组成的产业生态系统,已成为燃料乙醇可持续发展的有效途径. 根据燃料乙醇生产过程中对废物处理和资源化利用情况,将其划分成传统生产方案(方案Ⅰ)、废物处理生产方案(方案Ⅱ)和产业生态系统方案(方案Ⅲ),并采用改进后的能值分析方法及指标体系对3种生产方案进行比较分析. 结果表明:与方案Ⅰ相比,通过废物处理和中水回用,方案Ⅱ的ε_EYR(能值产出率)提高了59.37%,ε_ELR(环境负荷率)降低了75.39%;延长产业链,增加循环利用方式后,方案Ⅲ比方案Ⅰ的ε_EYR提高了86.19%,ε_ELR降低了82.98%. 3种生产方案的可持续发展能力为方案Ⅰ<方案Ⅱ<方案Ⅲ.