Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioanalysis (LABB), Biochemistry Department and IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Science School, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratory for Research on Advanced Processes for Water Treatment, Instituto de Ingeniería, Unidad Académica Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Laboratory for Research on Advanced Processes for Water Treatment, Instituto de Ingeniería, Unidad Académica Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico.
Bioresour Technol. 2021 Jan;319:124168. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124168. Epub 2020 Sep 23.
Hydrogen production was evaluated in two-chamber microbial electrolysis cells (MEC), where the chambers of the cell were separated using a new economical and environmentally friendly membrane made of poly (vinyl) alcohol/chitosan (PVA/CS). The MEC performance was compared to that of Nafion. The obtained results indicated that the MEC performance for hydrogen production did not show significant differences between the PVA/CS and Nafion membranes. MEC with PVA/CS showed the hydrogen production rate and hydrogen yield of 1277 ± 46 mL HLd and 974 ± 116 mL H g, respectively. The PVA/CS membrane allowed acetate removal that was 7% higher than that of Nafion due to the lower pH gradient and a lower voltage drop that increased the ion transfer across the membrane.
在双室微生物电解池 (MEC) 中评估了氢气的生成,其中使用了由聚乙烯醇/壳聚糖 (PVA/CS) 制成的新型经济环保膜将电池的腔室隔开。将 MEC 的性能与 Nafion 进行了比较。结果表明,PVA/CS 膜和 Nafion 膜之间的产氢性能没有显著差异。PVA/CS 膜的 MEC 表现出 1277±46 mL HLd 的氢气产生速率和 974±116 mL H g 的氢气产率。由于较低的 pH 梯度和较低的电压降,PVA/CS 膜允许去除的乙酸比 Nafion 高 7%,这增加了离子在膜中的传递。