Generation of electricity from FeCl3 pretreatment of rice straw using a fuel cell system

Ilgook Kim; Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman; Kyoung Heon Kim; Jong In Han

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.046

Generation of electricity from FeCl₃ pretreatment of rice straw using a fuel cell system

Ilgook Kim, Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, Kyoung Heon Kim, Jong In Han

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Abstract

This study explored a new approach to the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass using FeCl₃ combined with a fuel cell system to generate electricity. After pretreatment, ferric iron (Fe³⁺), a strong catalyst in the hydrolysis of carbohydrate, was found to be reduced to ferrous iron (Fe²⁺) by means of the oxidation of xylose and lignin. Ferrous iron, as a fuel, was employed to the anode part of a fuel cell, generating power of 1110mW/m². During the fuel cell operation, ferrous iron was completely removed through oxidation to ferric iron and precipitated out. The optimal conditions for the operation of the fuel cell were found to be a pH of 7.0 and ferrous iron concentration of above 0.008M. These results clearly show that a fuel cell system could be used not only to remove ferrous iron from liquid hydrolysate, but also to produce electricity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	635-639
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bioresource technology
Volume	135
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.046
Publication status	Published - 2013 May

Keywords

Ferric iron
Ferrous iron
Fuel cell
Rice straw

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Bioengineering
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Waste Management and Disposal

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