0000000000819849
AUTHOR
Carmen Gabaldón García
Solvent production from rice straw by a co-culture of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: effect of pH control
One of the challenges in biofuel production from lignocellulosic wastes is to improve its conversion to solvents; therefore, new strategies to enhance xylose uptake are required due to be the secondary abundant sugar. In this context, a novel fermentation strategy integrating a co-culture of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae with pH control was developed. Initially, two different buffers, ammonium acetate and calcium carbonate, were tested under pHmin > 4.8 by fermenting 60 g L−1 of glucose with the C. acetobutylicum monoculture. Ammonium acetate was selected for fermenting media as butanol production was increased from 9.8 to 10.9 g L−1 over the calcium carbonate test…
Modelling mass transfer properties in a biotrickling filter for the removal of isopropanol
A study was carried out to model mass transfer properties in biotrickling filters, treating isopropanol as the target pollutant. This study was extended to the mass transfer of oxygen related to the fact that the treatment of hydrophilic compounds by biotrickling filtration is often limited by oxygen. A simple method for each compound was developed based on their physical properties. The influence of temperature on the Henry"s law constant of isopropanol was determined. An increase of 1.8 per 10ºC for the dimensionless Henry"s law constant was obtained. The determination of the overall mass transfer coefficients of isopropanol (KGa) was carried out, obtaining values between 500 and 1800 h-1…
Evolution of bacterial community in isopropanol-degrading biotrickling filters by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
In this study, the bacterial population of two biotrickling filters (BFTs) treating isopropanol by using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is analyzed. The experimental system consists in two identical laboratoryscale BFTs named as BFT1 and BFT2. The two bioreactors were operated in parallel during an experimental period of one year working under intermittent feeding conditions Operating conditions and maintenance were identical in both BFT.
Microbial community analysis in biotrickling filters treating isopropanol air emissions
The evolution of the microbial community was analysed over one year in two biotrickling filters operating under intermittent feeding conditions and treating isopropanol emissions, a pollutant typically found in the flexography sector. Each reactor was packed with one media: plastic cross-flow-structured material or polypropylene rings. The communities were monitored by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of the 16S rRNA region. After inoculation with activated sludge, the biotrickling filters were operated using inlet loads (ILs) from 20 to 65gCm−3 h−1 and empty-bed residence times (EBRTs) from 14 to 160 s. Removal efficienci…
Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad (2012/2013)
La asignatura Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad tiene como objetivo general que los estudiantes adquieran una visión global de la contaminación ambiental atendiendo a sus orígenes y problemática, así como de los principios de la sostenibilidad y de las tecnologías medioambientales y su aplicación.Con esta asignatura se pretende que los estudiantes tomen conciencia de los problemas medioambientales, en particular de los derivados de las actividades industriales, y conozcan las estrategias y formas de abordar la solución a dichos problemas desde la perspectiva de los principios del desarrollo sostenible, de la prevención de la contaminación, o, en última instancia, desde la aplicación de tecnol…