Startup performance of microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digester (MEC-AD) with pre-acclimated activated carbon.

Suyun Xu, Yuchen Zhang, Liwen Luo, Hongbo Liu

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Automated real-time feeding control for microbial electrolysis cell-anaerobic digestion systems using finite state machine.Scientific reports · 2026
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Suyun XuSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

Yuchen ZhangSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

Liwen LuoSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

Hongbo LiuSchool of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.

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Abstract

The feasibility of using pre-acclimated activated carbon to start up microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digester (MEC-AD) has been testified in this study. Two identical lab-scale digesters were separately packed with granular activated carbon (GAC) and powered activated carbon (PAC), which were initially acclimated as anaerobic digester and then transferred to MEC-AD. When a voltage of 0.5 V was applied, increased methane generation and substrate removal rates were observed. Hydrogenotrophic methanogens predominated in both digesters before and after transition, indicating that the pre-cultured microbial community on carbon materials could provide necessary microbiome favorable for starting up MECs. Although a low abundance of

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Activated carbonDirect interspecies electron transferGeobacterHydrogenotrophic methanogensVolatile fatty acids

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PMID31193294

DOI10.1016/j.biteb.2018.12.007

PMCPMC6524652

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