Developing reactors for electrifying bio-methanation: a perspective from bio-electrochemistry

Jayathilake, Buddhinie S.; Chandrasekaran, Swetha; Freyman, Megan C.; Deutzmann, Jörg S.; Kracke, Frauke; Spormann, Alfred M.; Huang, Zhe; Tao, Ling; Pang, Simon H.; Baker, Sarah E.

doi:10.1039/d1se02041b

Title: Developing reactors for electrifying bio-methanation: a perspective from bio-electrochemistry

Journal Article · 10 February 2022 · Sustainable Energy & Fuels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1se02041b · OSTI ID:1868862

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

The integration of microbial synthesis with renewable electricity is an emerging route for both CO₂ utilization and seasonal energy storage in the form of stored bio-electrofuels. The major benefits of electrifying bioreactors include: using highly selective bio-catalysts for CO₂ conversion under mild reaction conditions; decoupling the production of more facile electrochemical intermediates, such as hydrogen, at the electrode from the production of bio-catalyzed multi-electron and/or carbon products, such as methane or acetate; using microbes as robust and self-regenerating catalysts enabling higher efficiency and durability in CO₂ conversion systems compared to inorganic catalysis. In this Perspective, we propose research aimed at developing electro-bioreactor components that will increase the productivity of the reactor while maintaining high energy efficiency and biocompatible reaction conditions to fully realize the benefits of electrified bioreactors. Furthermore, these developments include: flow reactors with tailored 3D electrodes to optimally use the reactor volume, electrocatalysts designed for peak performance in neutral pH electrolytes, high conductivity microbial media, and new membrane separator materials with high ion conductivity and low gas permeability. Production of methane via a hybrid electrical-biological approach is taken as a case study to motivate these developments. Finally, an iterative design–manufacture–test cycle, enabled by additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, is proposed to rapidly prototype components prior to large-scale manufacturing.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1868862

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-824085; 1036912

Journal Information:: Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Journal Name: Sustainable Energy & Fuels Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 6; ISSN 2398-4902

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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