Application of electro-membrane separation for recovery of acetic acid in lignocellulosic bioethanol production
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Application of electro-membrane separation for recovery of acetic acid in lignocellulosic bioethanol production. / Suwal, Shyam; Li, Jiayi; Engelberth, Abigail S.; Huang, Jen Yi.
In: Food and Bioproducts Processing, Vol. 109, 2018, p. 41-51.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Application of electro-membrane separation for recovery of acetic acid in lignocellulosic bioethanol production
AU - Suwal, Shyam
AU - Li, Jiayi
AU - Engelberth, Abigail S.
AU - Huang, Jen Yi
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Acetic acid (HAc), one of the major inhibitory compounds present in all lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate, can reduce the rate and yield of bioethanol production. Electrodialysis (ED) is an electrochemical non-solvent based separation process that can selectively separate ionic species from aqueous solutions through the use of ion selective membranes and electric field potential. Two ED cell configurations at three constant applied potentials (5, 10, and 15 V) were tested for removal and recovery of HAc from a model solution of corn stover hydrolysate. The uses of bipolar membrane (configuration 1) and cation-exchange membrane (configuration 2) in an ED stack demonstrated significantly different effects on system performance in terms of: demineralization rate, acetic acid removal rate, current efficiency, and energy consumption. The demineralization and mineralization of feed and recovery solutions, respectively, increased with increasing applied voltage for both configurations. Configuration 1 showed 1.5–2 times higher initial electrical resistance at lower applied voltages compared to configuration 2. The HAc flux and removal rate increased with increasing electric potential, and were significantly higher in configurations 2 than 1. The present work indicates that a cation exchange membrane operating at 10 V is optimal for recovering HAc from a model corn stover hydrolysate solution.
AB - Acetic acid (HAc), one of the major inhibitory compounds present in all lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysate, can reduce the rate and yield of bioethanol production. Electrodialysis (ED) is an electrochemical non-solvent based separation process that can selectively separate ionic species from aqueous solutions through the use of ion selective membranes and electric field potential. Two ED cell configurations at three constant applied potentials (5, 10, and 15 V) were tested for removal and recovery of HAc from a model solution of corn stover hydrolysate. The uses of bipolar membrane (configuration 1) and cation-exchange membrane (configuration 2) in an ED stack demonstrated significantly different effects on system performance in terms of: demineralization rate, acetic acid removal rate, current efficiency, and energy consumption. The demineralization and mineralization of feed and recovery solutions, respectively, increased with increasing applied voltage for both configurations. Configuration 1 showed 1.5–2 times higher initial electrical resistance at lower applied voltages compared to configuration 2. The HAc flux and removal rate increased with increasing electric potential, and were significantly higher in configurations 2 than 1. The present work indicates that a cation exchange membrane operating at 10 V is optimal for recovering HAc from a model corn stover hydrolysate solution.
KW - Acetic acid
KW - Bioethanol
KW - Bipolar membrane
KW - Cation exchange membrane
KW - Corn stover hydrolysate
KW - Electrodialysis
U2 - 10.1016/j.fbp.2018.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.fbp.2018.02.010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 109
SP - 41
EP - 51
JO - Food and Bioproducts Processing
JF - Food and Bioproducts Processing
SN - 0960-3085
ER -
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