@inproceedings{6df18ad17f74434bb24ea6a6262cce0d,
title = "Two-stage anaerobic upflow biofilm reactor for simultaneous hydrogen and methane production from food waste",
abstract = "Two-stage anaerobic bio-filter reactor was continuously fed with food waste for the simultaneous production of hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) gases. The temperature of the reactor was kept constant at 35{\^A}°C. To eliminate methanogenic activity and obtain substantial hydrogen production in the hydrogen reactor, seed sludge was heated for one hour at 100{\^A}°C. The impact of pH and hydraulic retention times on H2 and CH4 productions have been studied for a period of 95 days. The maximum hydrogen production in the first reactor was obtained at pH 5.5 and HRT 17h. Increased H2 production in the first reactor lead to increase CH4 production in the second reactor. The three dominant bacteria strains in the hydrogen reactor had been confirmed including Burkholderia vietnamiensis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Stenotrophomonas rhizophila.",
keywords = "Anaerobic, Bio-filter reactor, Biohydrogen, Biomethane, Component, Food waste, Two-stage",
author = "Gamal Hassan and El-Liethy, {Mohamed Azab} and Fatma El-Gohary and Mohamed Abo-Aly and Sherien Elagroudy and Isam Janajreh",
note = "Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors would like to thank National Research Centre (NRC)-Egypt for their financial support. This work is made possible by the Research Grant Agreement N: 11-221 RG/REN/AF/AC_C-UNESCO FR 3240262647 funded by The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). We would also like to acknowledge the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) for their financial support. Funding Information: The authors would like to thank National Research Centre (NRC)-Egypt for their financial support. This work is made possible by the Research Grant Agreement N: 11-221 RG/REN/AF/AC_C-UNESCO FR 3240262647 funded by The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS). We would also like to acknowledge the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) for their financial support. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 IEEE.; 6th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2018 ; Conference date: 05-12-2018 Through 08-12-2018",
year = "2018",
month = jul,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1109/IRSEC.2018.8702993",
language = "British English",
series = "Proceedings of 2018 6th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2018",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
editor = "{El Hibaoui}, Abdelaaziz and Mohamed Essaaidi and Youssef Zaz",
booktitle = "Proceedings of 2018 6th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2018",
address = "United States",
}
