Modeling and Simulating a Novel Biohydrogen Production Technology as an Integrated Part of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant

Abstract

A series of mathematical models and simulations was developed and performed using BioWin software suit in order to determine the suitability of implementing a biohydrogen production technology in an existing wastewater treatment plant. The evaluation of the performance of these approach was based on biohydrogen yield and effluent quality. The simulations show high biohydrogen production rates, with picks during the summer months, while most of the effluent environmental parameters remain at the same or even lower levels compared with the currently used technology