Abstract
The complex structure of corncob is the bottleneck that restricts its efficient biohydrogen production. Hence, effective treatment is an important exploration to break this limitation. The effect of microwave irradiation (MI) on photo-fermentative biohydrogen production (PFHP) process was evaluated in this paper. Diverse conditions (irradiation time, microwave power, and surfactant addition) were applied. Comparisons of cumulative hydrogen yield (CHY), microstructure, liquid products, and substrate conversion efficiency (Sconv) were conducted. Results showed that the highest CHY of 27.34 ± 1.13 mL/g TS was achieved when the corncob was treated by MI assisted with surfactant addition. Optimal treatment conditions (5.51 min irradiation time, 772.03 W microwave power, and 0.08 g/L rhamnolipids addition) were obtained. MI assisted with surfactant addition helped with the structure destroys and content degradation, displaying a great improves on PFHP. Lower ethanol content and higher butyric acid content were obtained. An 80.94% increase in CHY and Sconv of 90.44% were obtained than untreated corncob.
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