Performance evaluation of a control strategy for photosynthetic biogas upgrading in a semi-industrial scale photobioreactor.
Bioresour Technol
; 307: 123207, 2020 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-32229410
ABSTRACT
The validation of a control strategy for biogas upgrading via light-driven CO2 consumption by microalgae and H2S oxidation by oxidizing bacteria using the oxygen photosynthetically generated was performed in a semi-industrial scale (9.6 m3) photobioreactor. The control system was able to support CO2 concentrations lower than 2% with O2 contents ≤ 1% regardless of the pH in the cultivation broth (ranging from 9.05 to 9.50). Moreover, the control system was efficient to cope with variations in biogas flowrate from 143 to 420 L h-1, resulting in a biomethane composition of CO2 < 2.4%, CH4 > 95.5%, O2 < 1% and no H2S. Despite the poor robustness of this technology against failures in biogas and liquid supply (CH4 concentration of 67.5 and 70.9% after 2 h of biogas or liquid stoppage, respectively), the control system was capable of restoring biomethane quality in less than 2 h when biogas or liquid supply was resumed.
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Assunto principal:
Microalgas
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Fotobiorreatores
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En
Revista:
Bioresour Technol
Assunto da revista:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article
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Espanha
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ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM