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Table 1 Substrate COD before addition to reactors and compound concentration as a percent of the COD of the substrates

From: Performance and community structure dynamics of microbial electrolysis cells operated on multiple complex feedstocks

 

BOAP

ROBOAP

CFP

PHE/ACE

ACE

Undiluted COD (g/L)

136.7

559.7

73.6

100

100

Acetic acid

16.2%

24.8%

15.7%

50%

100%

Furfural

0.91%

2.0%

ND

ND

ND

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

0.31%

0.2%

0.10%

ND

ND

Vanillic acid

ND

ND

0.013%

ND

ND

Catechol

0.85%

0.2%

0.009%

ND

ND

Phenol

0.33%

0.3%

0.035%

50%

ND

Propionic acid

3.2%

3.7%

1.0%

ND

ND

4HB

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Lactic acid

ND

ND

1.6%

ND

ND

Total

21.8%

31.2%

18.5%

100%

100%

  1. 4-hydrozybenzaldehyde (4HB) was not detected in any of the substrates. The concentrations of acetic acid and phenol for the phenol/acetate blend (PHE/ACE) and acetate (ACE) were determined by weight measurement during their preparation, while the complex substrates’ composition was determined by HPLC