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Abstract

The production of hydrogen by microbial electrolysis cell from organic matter is a very promising new technology with a better performance and a lower generation of greenhouse gases compared to other biological processes such as dark fermentation and with lower required energy compared to the classical water electrolysis. In this paper, the optimization of a microbial electrolysis cell to maximize the hydrogen production rate is presented. The maximum productivity is computed using the golden section search algorithm. The optimum flow rate is then online computed by a discrete-time super-twisting controller. The feasibility of the optimization method is demonstrated by numerical simulations.

Keywords

Hydrogen productionElectrolysisMicrobial electrolysis cellProcess engineeringElectrolysis of waterHydrogen

Identifiers

DOI
10.23919/ecc54610.2021.9655073
Journal
2021 European Control Conference (ECC)
Year
2021