INVESTIGADORES
DIAZ Maria Soledad
artículos
Título:
Modeling and Parameter Estimation in Biofuel Discontinuous Production by Hydrogen Forming Bacteria (HFB)
Autor/es:
CECILIA I. PAULO; JIMENA DI MAGGIO; M. SOLEDAD DIAZ; BERNARDO RUGGERI
Revista:
Chemical Engineering Transactions
Editorial:
AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
Referencias:
Año: 2013 vol. 32 p. 1033 - 1038
ISSN:
1974-9791
Resumen:
In this work, we study the hydrogen production through a dark fermentation process by hydrogen forming
bacteria consortium. In this sense, fermentation experiments are performed in a discontinuous reactor
using glucose as the carbon source. Product and substrate profiles are measured in order to study the
production of bio hydrogen. A kinetic model for the batch bioreactor that describes the production of all
fermentation products, the growth of biomass and the consumption of substrates is developed. The model
comprises fifteen differential equations and one algebraic equation. We formulate a parameter estimation
problem for the bioreactor model. Fifteen input parameters are estimated taking account the experimental
data obtained in the present work. The maximum hydrogen yield obtained was 2.68 mol H2/mol glucose
and the highest hydrogen production rate observed was 1.61 l H2/ l-day. Numerical results show good
agreement between experimental data and simulated profiles.