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    Comparison of microbial electrolysis cells operated with added voltage or by setting the anode potential

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    Authors
    Nam, Joo-Youn
    Tokash, Justin C.
    Logan, Bruce E.
    KAUST Grant Number
    KUS-I1-003-13
    Date
    2011-08
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/597814
    
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    Abstract
    Hydrogen production in a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) can be achieved by either setting the anode potential with a potentiostat, or by adding voltage to the circuit with a power source. In batch tests the largest total gas production (46 ± 3 mL), lowest energy input (2.3 ± 0.3 kWh/m 3 of H2 generated), and best overall energy recovery (E+S = 58 ± 6%) was achieved at a set anode potential of EAn = -0.2 V (vs Ag/AgCl), compared to set potentials of -0.4 V, 0 V and 0.2 V, or an added voltage of Eap = 0.6 V. Gas production was 1.4 times higher with EAn = -0.2 V than with Eap = 0.6 V. Methane production was also reduced at set anode potentials of -0.2 V and higher than the other operating conditions. Continuous flow operation of the MECs at the optimum condition of EAn = -0.2 V initially maintained stable hydrogen gas production, with 68% H2 and 21% CH4, but after 39 days the gas composition shifted to 55% H2 and 34% CH 4. Methane production was not primarily anode-associated, as methane was reduced to low levels by placing the anode into a new MEC housing. These results suggest that MEC performance can be optimized in terms of hydrogen production rates and gas composition by setting an anode potential of -0.2 V, but that methanogen proliferation must be better controlled on non-anodic surfaces. © 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Nam J-Y, Tokash JC, Logan BE (2011) Comparison of microbial electrolysis cells operated with added voltage or by setting the anode potential. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36: 10550–10556. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.148.
    Sponsors
    This study was supported by the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) and the King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology (KAUST) (Award KUS-I1-003-13).
    Publisher
    Elsevier BV
    Journal
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
    DOI
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.148
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    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.148
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