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JP6361041B2 JP2013228880A JP2013228880A JP6361041B2 JP 6361041 B2 JP6361041 B2 JP 6361041B2 JP 2013228880 A JP2013228880 A JP 2013228880A JP 2013228880 A JP2013228880 A JP 2013228880A JP 6361041 B2 JP6361041 B2 JP 6361041B2
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本発明は再生可能な資源である木質バイオマスなどのバイオマスを原料として用いる循環型バイオ水素生産施設に関わる
The present invention relates to a circulating biohydrogen production facility that uses biomass such as woody biomass, which is a renewable resource, as a raw material.

従来の代表的なバイオ水素の生産方法としては、バイオマスなどの有機物を微生物を用いて水素醗酵する方法であった。(たとえば、文献1、文献2参照) A conventional representative method for producing biohydrogen has been a method in which organic matter such as biomass is subjected to hydrogen fermentation using microorganisms. (For example, see Document 1 and Document 2)

しかし、従来のバイオ水素生産では微生物処理の最終段で不可欠とされる光合成細菌を用いた有機酸からの水素生産の効率が低く、エネルギー転換効率がバイオエタノールと較べて格段に劣るため、実用化に向けた開発が進んでおらず、有機酸を利用した水素生産プロセスの効率向上が課題とされてきた。 However, in conventional biohydrogen production, the efficiency of hydrogen production from organic acids using photosynthetic bacteria, which is indispensable in the final stage of microbial treatment, is low, and the energy conversion efficiency is far inferior to bioethanol. The development of the hydrogen production process using organic acids has been an issue.

こうした状況下で、ペンシルバニア大学のLogan等は、酢酸を基質として用いた微生物電解セル(微生物電解槽と同義、以下、微生物電解セルと表現する)を用いた水素生産で水素生成収率3.65 mol H2/mol acetate、水素生成速度46 mL/L/hを報告し、大きな反響を呼んだ(文献3)。 Under such circumstances, Logan et al. At the University of Pennsylvania have a hydrogen production yield of 3.65 mol H in hydrogen production using a microbial electrolysis cell (synonymous with a microbial electrolysis cell, hereinafter referred to as a microbial electrolysis cell) using acetic acid as a substrate. 2 / mol acetate, a hydrogen production rate of 46 mL / L / h was reported, and a great response was received (Reference 3).

Loganらの結果は、水素醗酵プロセスと微生物電解セルとを組み合わせた系を用いることにより、木質バイオマスからの水素生産が、エネルギー生産効率としてバイオエタノールの効率を上回る可能性を強く示唆している(文献4)。 The results of Logan et al. Strongly suggest that hydrogen production from woody biomass may exceed the efficiency of bioethanol as an energy production efficiency by using a system that combines a hydrogen fermentation process and a microbial electrolysis cell ( Reference 4).

しかし、Loganらの微生物電解セルでは、水素生成電極として白金触媒電極が用いられているため、実プラントへの展開ではコスト面での問題があった。 However, in the microbial electrolysis cell of Logan et al., Since a platinum catalyst electrode is used as a hydrogen generation electrode, there has been a problem in terms of cost when deployed to an actual plant.

現状ではバイオ水素はバイオエタノールと比較して実プラントへの展開では後れを取っているが、水素は燃料電池との組み合わせで電気エネルギーへの変換が可能であるため、電気自動車や発電用の再生可能新エネルギーとして期待が大きく、バイオエタノールと同等以上のエネルギー転換効率を実現する実プラントへの展開が可能なバイオ水素生産技術の開発が求められてきた。 At present, biohydrogen lags behind deployment in actual plants compared to bioethanol, but hydrogen can be converted into electric energy in combination with fuel cells, so it can be used for electric vehicles and power generation. There is great expectation as a new renewable energy, and there has been a demand for the development of biohydrogen production technology that can be applied to actual plants that achieve energy conversion efficiency equivalent to or higher than that of bioethanol.

“アジアバイオマスハンドブック −バイオマス利活用の手引き−”「平成19年度アジア環境保全型農業パートナーシップ構築支援事業(農林水産省委託事業)」社団法人 日本エネルギー学会 編集委員長 横山伸也(東京大学大学院)編集幹事 松村幸彦(広島大学大学院)“Asian Biomass Handbook -Guide for Utilization of Biomass-” “Asia 2007 Environmental Conservation Agricultural Partnership Support Project (Commissioned by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)” Japan Society of Energy Editorial Board Chair Shinya Yokoyama (University of Tokyo) Yukihiko Matsumura (Hiroshima University Graduate School) W. M. Alalayah et al.: ”Bio-Hydrogen Production Using a Two-Stage Fermentation Process”, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12(22), 1462-1467(2009).W. M. Alalayah et al .: “Bio-Hydrogen Production Using a Two-Stage Fermentation Process”, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12 (22), 1462-1467 (2009). S. Cheng and B. E. Logan: “Sustainable and efficient biohydrogen production via electrohydrogenesis”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104, 18871-18873 (2007).S. Cheng and B. E. Logan: “Sustainable and efficient biohydrogen production via electrohydrogenesis”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104, 18871-18873 (2007). P.-C. Maness et al.: “Fermentation and Electrohydrogenic Approaches to Hydrogen Production”, DOE Hydrogen Program FY 2010 Annual Progress Report.P.-C. Maness et al .: “Fermentation and Electrohydrogenic Approaches to Hydrogen Production”, DOE Hydrogen Program FY 2010 Annual Progress Report.

従来のバイオ水素の生産方法は、バイオマスなどの有機物を微生物を用いて水素醗酵する方法であるが、微生物処理の最終段で不可欠とされる光合成細菌を用いた有機酸からの水素生産の効率が低く、有機酸を利用した水素生産プロセスの水素生成収率と水素生成速度の向上が技術的課題とされてきた。 The conventional biohydrogen production method is a method in which organic matter such as biomass is fermented using microorganisms, but the efficiency of hydrogen production from organic acids using photosynthetic bacteria, which is indispensable in the final stage of microbial treatment, is high. Low, improvement of hydrogen production yield and hydrogen production rate of hydrogen production process using organic acid has been a technical issue.

有機酸を利用した水素生産プロセスの効率向上は、有機酸を資化できるG. sulfurreducensなどの微生物を固定化した電極を陽極とし水素触媒電極を陰極とする構成の微生物電解セルを用いて、有機酸を含む溶液を陽極に対する電子供与体として用いることで達成されるが、従来の微生物電解セルでは、微生物を固定化する陽極としてカーボンなどを用いているため、Geobacter sulfurreducenなどの固定化微生物の電子伝達系及びG. sulfurreducensなどの固定化微生物が代謝生成する還元体と陽極との間の電子移動カップリングが効率的に形成されておらず電極との間で大きな電位障壁が形成され効率の低いものであった。 The efficiency of hydrogen production processes using organic acids can be improved by using a microbial electrolysis cell with a structure in which an electrode on which microorganisms such as G. sulfurreducens capable of assimilating organic acids are immobilized is used as an anode and a hydrogen catalyst electrode as a cathode. This can be achieved by using a solution containing an acid as an electron donor for the anode. However, in conventional microbial electrolysis cells, carbon or the like is used as an anode for immobilizing microorganisms, so that electrons of immobilized microorganisms such as Geobacter sulfurreducen are used. Electron transfer coupling between the reductant metabolized by the transfer system and immobilized microorganisms such as G. sulfurreducens and the anode is not formed efficiently, and a large potential barrier is formed between the electrode and the efficiency is low. It was a thing.

また、従来の微生物電解セルでは、水素生成電極として白金触媒電極が用いられているため、実プラントへの展開ではコスト面での課題があった。 Moreover, in the conventional microbial electrolysis cell, since a platinum catalyst electrode is used as a hydrogen generation electrode, there has been a problem in terms of cost in developing to an actual plant.

そこで本発明は上記課題を解決するもので、微生物電解セルの陽極に複数の反応に対する触媒機能を有する,カーボンをカルバミン酸アンモニウム溶液中で電解酸化することで表面にアミノ基等の含窒素官能基を導入した触媒電極(アミノ化カーボン電極)を用いて新規微生物電解セルを構成することにより、G. sulfurreducensなどの固定化微生物の電子伝達系及びG. sulfurreducensなどの固定化微生物が代謝生成する還元体と陽極との間の電子移動カップリングを効率的に形成し、光合成細菌を用いた有機酸の水素変換と比較して、水素生成収率と水素生成速度を飛躍的に改善することを第一の目的とするものである。 Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and has a catalytic function for a plurality of reactions at the anode of a microbial electrolysis cell, and the surface is subjected to electrolytic oxidation of carbon in an ammonium carbamate solution to form nitrogen functional groups such as amino groups on the surface. By using a catalyst electrode (aminated carbon electrode) into which a catalyst is introduced to construct a novel microbial electrolysis cell, the electron transfer system of immobilized microorganisms such as G. sulfurreducens and the reduction produced by immobilized microorganisms such as G. sulfurreducens are metabolized. It is important to form an electron transfer coupling between the body and the anode efficiently, and to dramatically improve the hydrogen production yield and hydrogen production rate compared with the hydrogen conversion of organic acids using photosynthetic bacteria. One purpose.

また、本発明は上記課題を解決するもので、微生物電解セルの陰極に白金触媒電極ではなく、水素生成触媒能を有する電解改質カーボン電極(白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極)を用いて新規微生物電解セルを構成することにより、コスト面での課題を克服し、光合成細菌を用いた有機酸の水素変換と比較して、水素生成収率と水素生成速度を飛躍的に改善することを第二の目的とするものである。 In addition, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and a novel microorganism using an electrolytically modified carbon electrode (platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode) having a hydrogen generation catalytic ability instead of a platinum catalyst electrode as a cathode of a microorganism electrolysis cell. By constructing an electrolysis cell, it is possible to overcome the cost problems and dramatically improve the hydrogen production yield and hydrogen production rate compared to hydrogen conversion of organic acids using photosynthetic bacteria. It is intended.

また、本発明は、上記課題を解決するもので、セルロースを分解可能な微生物による水素生産と微生物電解セルによる水素生産とを組み合わせることにより、木質バイオマスなどの再生可能資源を原料として用いた循環型バイオ水素生産施設を実現することを第三の目的とするものである。
Further, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and combines the hydrogen production by microorganisms capable of decomposing cellulose and the hydrogen production by microbial electrolysis cells, thereby using a recyclable type using renewable resources such as woody biomass as a raw material. The third purpose is to realize a biohydrogen production facility.

本発明は上記の第1の目的を以下のように達成する。請求項1記載の発明は、微生物電解セルの陽極としてカーボンをカルバミン酸アンモニウム溶液中で電解酸化することで表面にアミノ基等の含窒素官能基を導入した触媒電極(アミノ化カーボン電極)を用い、陰極に水素生成触媒能を有する電解改質カーボン電極(白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極)を用いることを特徴とするものである。 The present invention achieves the above first object as follows. The invention according to claim 1 uses a catalyst electrode (aminated carbon electrode) in which a nitrogen-containing functional group such as an amino group is introduced on the surface by electrolytic oxidation of carbon in an ammonium carbamate solution as an anode of a microbial electrolysis cell. In addition, an electrolytically modified carbon electrode (platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode) having a hydrogen generation catalytic ability is used for the cathode.

上記電解改質アミノ化カーボン電極は、カーボンの表面の炭素原子にアミノ基やピリジン、さらに、カーボン構造の中の炭素原子が窒素原子に置換される構造などの含窒素官能基や含窒素構造をもち、多種類の化学反応の触媒作用を持つことが知られている。このアミノ化カーボン電極は、カーボンをカルバミン酸アンモニウム溶液中で電解酸化することで作製される。 The above-mentioned electrolytically modified aminated carbon electrode has a nitrogen-containing functional group or a nitrogen-containing structure such as a structure in which an amino group or pyridine is substituted on a carbon atom on the surface of carbon, and a carbon atom in the carbon structure is substituted with a nitrogen atom. It is known that it has catalysis of many kinds of chemical reactions. This aminated carbon electrode is produced by electrolytic oxidation of carbon in an ammonium carbamate solution.

また、水素生成極(陰極)に用いる、電解改質カーボン電極は、アミノ化カーボン電極を硫酸などの強酸中で電解還元処理することにより作製される。この電解還元プロセスにおいて、対極に用いた白金が硫酸中に原子イオンレベルで微量に溶出し、アミノ化カーボン電極表面の複数個のアミノ基やイミノ基等の含窒素官能基との間で分子間相互作用により白金錯体が形成される。これにより水素生成触媒作用を極微量の白金量で実現することができる。 Moreover, the electrolytically modified carbon electrode used for the hydrogen generation electrode (cathode) is produced by subjecting the aminated carbon electrode to an electrolytic reduction treatment in a strong acid such as sulfuric acid. In this electrolytic reduction process, a small amount of platinum used as the counter electrode elutes in sulfuric acid at the atomic ion level, and it is intermolecular with the nitrogen-containing functional groups such as multiple amino groups and imino groups on the aminated carbon electrode surface. A platinum complex is formed by the interaction. Thereby, the hydrogen generation catalytic action can be realized with a very small amount of platinum.

また、本発明は上記の第3の目的を以下のように達成する。請求項1記載の微生物電解セルを用いて、その陽極に供給する有機物を請求項2記載の再生可能資源であるバイオマスの処理物を用いて循環型水素生産施設を実現することを特徴とするものである。 The present invention also achieves the above third object as follows. A circulatory hydrogen production facility is realized by using the microbial electrolysis cell according to claim 1 and the organic material supplied to the anode using the treated biomass as a renewable resource according to claim 2. It is.

バイオマスの処理方法は、請求項3に記載の3種類の方法を利用し、適宜、この三種類の方法を最適に組み合わせた方法により、バイオマスからバイオ水素を生産し、水素醗酵後の醗酵液の主成分である有機酸を微生物電解セルを用いて水素に変換する。この有機酸は微生物電解セルの陽極に供給され陰極で水素が生成される。 The method for treating biomass uses the three types of methods described in claim 3 and, as appropriate, produces biohydrogen from biomass by a method that optimally combines these three types of methods. The organic acid, which is the main component, is converted to hydrogen using a microbial electrolysis cell. This organic acid is supplied to the anode of the microbial electrolysis cell, and hydrogen is generated at the cathode.

木質バイオマスの高温高圧水処理により生成される、糖類や有機酸などから構成される抽出液体成分や有機酸は請求項4記載のように、微生物電解セルにより水素に変換される。 As described in claim 4, the extraction liquid component or organic acid composed of saccharides, organic acid, etc., produced by the high-temperature high-pressure water treatment of the woody biomass is converted into hydrogen by the microbial electrolysis cell.

木質バイオマスの高温高圧水処理により糖分と有機酸という可溶化成分に変換できない不溶成分(ほとんどがセルロース成分であり、一部リグニン分解成分を含む)は、請求項3記載のようにセルラーゼ活性を有する水素生成微生物を用いて水素及び有機酸を主成分とする発酵液に変換し、或いは、セルロース分解酵素を用いて処理することにより糖分として可溶化することで微生物電解セルの陽極の基質として用いることが可能となる。 The insoluble components (mostly cellulose components, including some lignin-decomposing components) that cannot be converted into solubilized components of sugar and organic acid by high-temperature and high-pressure water treatment of woody biomass have cellulase activity as described in claim 3. Use as a substrate for the anode of a microbial electrolysis cell by converting it into a fermentation broth containing hydrogen and organic acids as the main components using hydrogen-producing microorganisms, or by solubilizing it as a sugar by treatment with cellulolytic enzyme Is possible.

本発明は上記構成によって、木質バイオマスなどの再生可能資源を原料として用いて、微生物による水素醗酵と電解改質カーボン電極を陽極及び陰極とする微生物電解セルとを複合化した新規システムにより、水素生成収率及び水素生成速度を飛躍的に改善し、バイオ水素をバイオエタノールよりも高いエネルギー転換効率で生産する循環型水素生産施設を可能とした。
According to the present invention, hydrogen is generated by a novel system in which a microbial hydrogen fermentation and a microbial electrolysis cell using an electrolytically modified carbon electrode as an anode and a cathode are combined using a renewable resource such as woody biomass as a raw material. The yield and hydrogen production rate were dramatically improved, enabling a recycling hydrogen production facility that produces biohydrogen with higher energy conversion efficiency than bioethanol.

上記のように本発明にあっては、バイオマスの水素醗酵と微生物電解セル処理、木質バイオマスの場合には、バイオマスを有機物に転換する物理化学的手段、有機物を水素発酵させる微生物的手段、およびセルロースを分解して可溶性有機物にするセルロース分解酵素を用いた生化学的手段を複合的に組み合わせそれぞれの処理プロセスを最適化することにより、バイオエタノールよりもエネルギー転換効率において高効率なバイオ水素生産を実現できるという効果がある。 As described above, in the present invention, biomass hydrogen fermentation and microbial electrolytic cell treatment, in the case of woody biomass, physicochemical means for converting biomass to organic matter, microbial means for hydrogen fermentation of organic matter, and cellulose By combining biochemical means using cellulolytic enzymes to break down water into soluble organic matter and optimizing each processing process, biohydrogen production with higher energy conversion efficiency than bioethanol is realized. There is an effect that can be done.

さらにまた、微生物電解セルの水素生成用電極として電解改質カーボン電極(白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極)を用いることにより、高価な白金触媒電極を用いることが不要となるため、実プラント展開に不可欠なコスト面の課題を克服できるという効果がある。 Furthermore, the use of an electrolytically modified carbon electrode (platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode) as a hydrogen generation electrode in a microbial electrolysis cell eliminates the need for an expensive platinum catalyst electrode, which is essential for actual plant development. Effective cost overcoming problems.

さらにまた、本発明の循環型バイオ水素生産施設を燃料電池発電システムと連結させることにより、バイオマスという再生可能資源を用いた自然エネルギー発電が可能となるという効果がある。 Furthermore, by connecting the circulating biohydrogen production facility of the present invention with a fuel cell power generation system, there is an effect that natural energy power generation using a renewable resource called biomass becomes possible.

さらにまた、木質バイオマスを原料とする電気・熱コジェネレーション施設と木質バイオマスを原料とする循環型バイオ水素生産施設を統合し熱連携させることにより、統合された施設における熱エネルギーを有効に活用できるという効果がある。
Furthermore, it is possible to effectively utilize the thermal energy in the integrated facility by integrating the heat and power generation between the electricity and thermal cogeneration facility using woody biomass and the circulating biohydrogen production facility using woody biomass. effective.

以下、本発明の構成について図面を参照して説明する。 The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

アミノ化カーボン電極は、カーボンフェルト(日本カーボン株式会社製GF-20-5FB)を出発材料として用い、以下の作製プロセスにより作製した。The aminated carbon electrode was produced by the following production process using carbon felt (GF-20-5FB manufactured by Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.) as a starting material.
<カーボンフェルト濡れ性改善処理><Carbon felt wettability improvement treatment>
(1)95%EtOH溶液に浸漬 スターラーで撹拌(30分程度)(1) Immerse in 95% EtOH solution Stir with a stirrer (about 30 minutes)

(2)フェルトを指で押さえて95%EtOHをフェルト中の細孔に呼び込む処理を行う(2) Hold the felt with your finger and call for 95% EtOH into the pores in the felt

(3)イオン交換水へ移動(3) Transfer to ion exchange water

(4)フェルトを指で押さえてイオン交換水をフェルト中の細孔に呼び込む処理を行う(4) Hold the felt with your finger to draw ion exchange water into the pores in the felt

(5)ブチルゴム栓付バイアルビン中で真空排気して気泡の発生を起こらなくする(5) Evacuate in a vial bottle with a butyl rubber stopper to prevent generation of bubbles

<アミノ化電解改質処理><Amination electrolytic modification treatment>
(6)別途0.1Mカルバミン酸アンモニウムリン酸バッファー溶液を調製し(5)までのプロセスで親水化処理を施したフェルトを0.1Mカルバミン酸アンモニウムリン酸バッファー溶液中に浸漬し、フェルトを指で押さえて、カルバミン酸アンモニウム溶液をフェルト中の細孔に呼び込む処理を行う(6) Separately prepare 0.1M ammonium carbamate phosphate buffer solution, soak the felt that has been hydrophilized in the process up to (5) in 0.1M ammonium carbamate phosphate buffer solution, and hold the felt with your finger. The ammonium carbamate solution into the pores of the felt.

(7)ポテンショスタットを用い、上記(6)の処理後の状態でカーボンフェルトを作用電極としてAg/AgCl参照電極基準で+1.1V を印加し、2時間、定電位電解酸化処理を施す(7) Using a potentiostat, with the carbon felt as the working electrode in the state after the treatment of (6) above, +1.1 V is applied with reference to the Ag / AgCl reference electrode, and a constant potential electrolytic oxidation treatment is performed for 2 hours.

(8)(7)処理後の電解改質カーボンフェルトをイオン交換水中に移し、スターラー撹拌(一晩程度)して、カーボンフェルト中の細孔に残存するカルバミン酸アンモニウムを除去しイオン交換水で置換する(8) (7) Transfer the treated electrolytically modified carbon felt into ion-exchanged water, stir with stirring (overnight) to remove the ammonium carbamate remaining in the pores of the carbon felt and use ion-exchanged water. Replace
以上(1)から(8)の操作によりアミノ化カーボン電極が作製された。As described above, an aminated carbon electrode was produced by the operations (1) to (8).

白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極の作製プロセスは以下の通りである。アミノ化カーボン電極を作用極とし、白金電極を対極として、0.1モルから2モルの硫酸或いは硝酸溶液中で5から50時間、アミノ化カーボン電極をポテンショスタット或いはガルバノスタットを用い、電解還元することにより、対極に用いた白金が硫酸或いは硝酸の溶液中に原子イオンレベルで微量に溶出し、溶出した白金イオンとアミノ化カーボン電極表面に存在するアミノ基やイミノ基等の含窒素官能基との間の分子間相互作用により、電極表面で白金錯体が形成される。これにより水素生成触媒作用を極微量の白金量で実現することができる白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極が作製される。The production process of the platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode is as follows. By electroreducing the aminated carbon electrode with a potentiostat or galvanostat for 5 to 50 hours in a 0.1 to 2 mol sulfuric acid or nitric acid solution with the aminated carbon electrode as the working electrode and the platinum electrode as the counter electrode The platinum used for the counter electrode elutes in a very small amount at the atomic ion level in the sulfuric acid or nitric acid solution. Between the eluted platinum ions and nitrogen-containing functional groups such as amino groups and imino groups present on the aminated carbon electrode surface. Due to the intermolecular interaction, a platinum complex is formed on the electrode surface. As a result, a platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode capable of realizing a hydrogen generation catalytic action with a very small amount of platinum is produced.

微生物固定・アミノ化カーボン電極の作製は以下の通りである。Preparation of the microorganism-immobilized / aminated carbon electrode is as follows.
(1)微生物G. sulfurreducensは、グラム陰性嫌気性桿菌に分類される鉄還元細菌の一種であるため、ATCC51573の種菌を嫌気培養試験管内で混合ガス(CO2(20%)/N2(80%))雰囲気下でATCC#1957Broth(電子受容体としてフマル酸ナトリウム含有)10mlを培地として29℃恒温条件で10日間静地培養し、試験管の底部及び側壁にオレンジ/ピンクの1mmφ以下程度の径のコロニーを得る。これを振とう器で懸濁させて微生物培養液を調製する。(1) The microorganism G. sulfurreducens is a kind of iron-reducing bacteria classified as gram-negative anaerobic bacilli, so the ATCC51573 inoculum is mixed gas (CO2 (20%) / N2 (80%) in an anaerobic culture tube) ) 10ml of ATCC # 1957Broth (containing sodium fumarate as electron acceptor) in the atmosphere under static conditions at 29 ℃ constant temperature for 10 days, with orange / pink diameter of about 1mmφ or less on the bottom and side walls of the test tube Get a colony. This is suspended with a shaker to prepare a microorganism culture solution.
(2)微生物電解セルの電解液として以下の成分を含む電解質溶液を調製する。(2) An electrolyte solution containing the following components is prepared as an electrolyte solution of a microbial electrolysis cell.
1リットル電解質溶液中の成分濃度: 0.25 g NH4Cl, 0.1 g KCl, 10 mL,vitamins, and 10 mL minerals, 0.6 g NaH2PO4, 2.5 g/L NaHCO3 (pH = 7)Concentration of components in 1 liter electrolyte solution: 0.25 g NH4Cl, 0.1 g KCl, 10 mL, vitamins, and 10 mL minerals, 0.6 g NaH2PO4, 2.5 g / L NaHCO3 (pH = 7)
(3)陽極としてアミノ化カーボン電極を用い、陰極として白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極を用いた電解セルに(2)で調製した電解液を封入し、アノード室の基質として酢酸ナトリウム(1g/リットル)を封入し、微生物電解セルの気相をCO2(20%)/N2(80%)の混合ガスでガス置換後、(1)で得られたG. sulfurreducensの培養懸濁液を電解液量の5%体積分(0.5mリットル培養液/10mリットル電解液)アノード室に添加し、DC0.7V印加し29℃恒温槽中に静置する。(3) The electrolytic solution prepared in (2) was sealed in an electrolytic cell using an aminated carbon electrode as the anode and a platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode as the cathode, and sodium acetate (1 g / liter as the substrate for the anode chamber) ), And the gas phase of the microbial electrolysis cell is replaced with a gas mixture of CO2 (20%) / N2 (80%), and the culture suspension of G. sulfurreducens obtained in (1) is used as the amount of electrolyte. 5% volume (0.5 ml culture solution / 10 ml electrolyte solution) is added to the anode chamber, DC 0.7 V is applied, and it is allowed to stand in a 29 ° C. constant temperature bath.
(4)(3)の操作は、陽極を電子受容体とする微生物G. sulfurreducensの培養とみなせるので、DC0.7V印加後の経過時間と共に陽極であるアミノ化カーボン電極にG. sulfurreducensが固定化される。微生物固定化反応の進行具合は電解槽に流れる電流値でモニターできる。(4) Since the operation in (3) can be regarded as culturing of microorganism G. sulfurreducens using the anode as an electron acceptor, G. sulfurreducens is immobilized on the aminated carbon electrode as the anode with the elapse of time after application of DC 0.7V. Is done. The progress of the microbial immobilization reaction can be monitored by the current value flowing through the electrolytic cell.
(5)電解槽に流れる電流は、数日間は殆んど流れず数日後に電流が流れ始め、基質である酢酸が消費されると電流値はゼロに収束し、微生物固定化反応が終了する。(5) The current flowing in the electrolytic cell hardly flows for several days, and the current starts flowing after several days. When acetic acid as a substrate is consumed, the current value converges to zero, and the microbial immobilization reaction ends. .

陽極表面へのG. sulfurreducensの固定化では,電気伝導性と蓄電能力を有する,厚さ数十μmのバイオフィルムを形成することが知られており、バイオフィルム内の電子移動には電気伝導性ナノワイヤーが関与していることが示唆されている。また,バイオフィルムと電極の接触面にはシトクロムcであるOmcZが高密度で局在しており,OmcZがバイオフィルムから電極への電子移動を促進する働きをもつことが示唆されている。Immobilization of G. sulfurreducens on the anode surface is known to form a biofilm with a thickness of several tens of μm that has electrical conductivity and storage capacity. It has been suggested that nanowires are involved. In addition, cytochrome c, OmcZ, is localized at high density on the contact surface between the biofilm and the electrode, suggesting that OmcZ has a function of promoting electron transfer from the biofilm to the electrode.

図1は、本発明による微生物電解セルのセル構成と電極電子移動反応の模式図である。 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cell configuration and electrode electron transfer reaction of a microbial electrolysis cell according to the present invention.

微生物電解セルの陽極には本発明によるアミノ化修飾カーボン電極を用い、陰極には本発明による電解改質カーボン電極を用いた。 The amination modified carbon electrode according to the present invention was used for the anode of the microbial electrolysis cell, and the electrolytic modification carbon electrode according to the present invention was used for the cathode.

陽極には、電極と電子移動が可能なElectrogenic bacteriaを固定化した。Electrogenic bacteriaとしては、様々な微生物が知られているが、ここでは、代表的なElectrogenic bacteriaであるGeobacter sulfurreducensを用いた。 Electrogenic bacteria capable of electron transfer with the electrode were immobilized on the anode. Various microorganisms are known as electrogenic bacteria. Here, Geobacter sulfurreducens, which is a typical electrogenic bacterium, was used.

微生物電解セルの陽極の電子供与体となる基質は、Electrogenic bacteriaが資化できる有機物であれば広範な種類の有機物を基質とすることができるが、図1では、以下に示す処理プロセスの木質バイオマス高温高圧水処理抽出液(A,B)の混合液を用い、陽極室の木質バイオマス由来の電解液有機成分濃度を0.96mg/lとした。
(1)木粉スラリー(20wt%)50mgを5.5MPa;190℃10min処理

(2)抽出液(A)(14.5 ml;pH 4.1)+ 濾過残存分(C)(28.3g)
(別途実験:濾過残存分(C)の乾燥重量:6.54g(乾燥処理:80℃13hr+真空乾燥8hr)
◎第二ステップ
(3)木粉スラリー(濾過残存分(C)(28.3g)+イオン交換水(21.7g))

(4)高温高圧水処理(260℃ 7.5MPa 60min)
実験に用いたオートクレーブとヒーターの組み合わせでは、設定温度は制御できたが、実験系(オートクレーブとアルミ加熱ヒータ)の熱容量の問題で、昇温時間と降温時間の制御が難しく、処理条件は平均すると7.5MPa;260℃60min処理であった。

(5)抽出液(B)(37 ml;pH 2.7)+ 濾過残存分(D)
濾過残存分(D)の乾燥重量:3.74g(乾燥処理:80℃13hr+真空乾燥8hr)

図2に微生物電解セルに0.7Vを電源電圧として与えた場合のスタート時点から40時間後までの微生物電解セルの電気特性(セル電流及びカソードポテンシャル)の経時変化を示す。比較のために高温高圧処理で生成する有機酸の代表例として純粋酢酸溶液(1g/l)を陽極の電解液とした場合の電気特性を示す。
カソードとして用いた電解改質カーボンフェルト電極のサイクリックボルタモグラムより−650mV(vs.Ag/Agcl)のカソード電位で水素生成が始まり、-900mVでは、水素生成の活性化エネルギーを十分に超えて陰極には水素が発生していることがわかった。
水素生成の評価は、まず、基準水素ガス(室温25℃1気圧)を用いたMolecular Sieveをカラム担体とするTCD測定の保持時間から、カソード室に生成するガス成分は水素であることを同定した。陽極室に供給する電解液中の木質バイオマス抽出有機成分濃度は0.96g/lである。これから、電圧印加開始時点から40時間後までの平均水素生成速度として52ml/l/hという値を得た。一方、酢酸濃度は1 g/lであり、平均水素生成速度として25ml/l/hという値を得た。
水素生成速度に関しては電極の表面積を基準とするべきであるが、実験系はカーボンフェルト電極を用いているために、現段階では厳密な生成速度としての単位で計測されていない。上記値は40時間の平均速度であるため、最大速度は上記値の2〜3倍程度と見積もることができる。酢酸を電解液に用いた場合には平均水素生成速度は、因みに、光合成細菌を用いた酢酸からの水素生産では水素生成速度は、6.5ml/l/hという報告例があり、最大水素生成速度と比較すると、本開発の微生物電解セルを用いた水素生成速度は光合成細菌を用いた場合よりも約一桁速いことになる。
木質バイオマス抽出液(電解液8ml)から水素への重量当たりの変換効率は、0.7Vの電圧印加後40時間で1350ml/gとなり、グルコースの水素醗酵の場合の報告値(約300 ml/g)より4倍以上高い値が得られた。木質バイオマス抽出液は、C5糖由来成分やC6糖由来成分、有機酸など多種類の有機成分からなり各成分のモル濃度が評価できていないためモル変換効率は評価できていない。酢酸から水素への重量当たりの変換効率は、0.7Vの電圧印加後40時間で650ml/gであった。微生物電解セルの陰極気相部の空間体積約12mlで、実験スタート時には、CO2/N2(20:80)ガスでガス置換している。従って、酢酸が100%水素に変換されたとすると微生物電解セルによる水素生成量は純粋水素1気圧のガスクロ信号強度の0.39倍となる。実験結果は、純粋水素1気圧のガスクロ信号強度の0.26倍であり、電解印加後40時間におけるエネルギー変換効率は67%と求められた。ペンシルバニア大学のLogan等は0.6V印加で90%を超えるエネルギー変換効率を報告している。我々のエネルギー変換効率は電圧印加後40時間後の値である為、水素生成の途中の段階であり、実際のエネルギー変換効率はさらに高い値を示すが、我々は実プラント運転条件を意識して40時間後で評価した。Loganらの実験条件が正確に解らないために、エネルギー変換効率の定量比較は困難である。木質バイオマス抽出液をアノードに対する電子供与体とした方が、酢酸を電子供与体とする場合よりも水素生成速度、重量変換効率が約2倍となる理由は、木質バイオマス抽出液には酢酸も含まれるが、その他の成分として酢酸よりも高エネルギー化合物であるグルコースやキシロース及びそのオリゴ糖などの糖分が含まれるため、水素生成速度が速くなることが原因である。
As the substrate serving as the electron donor for the anode of the microbial electrolysis cell, a wide variety of organic substances can be used as long as the organic substances can be assimilated by Electrogenic bacteria. A mixed solution of the high-temperature and high-pressure water treatment extract (A, B) was used, and the organic component concentration of the electrolyte derived from the woody biomass of the anode chamber was 0.96 mg / l.
(1) Wood flour slurry (20wt%) 50mg treated at 5.5MPa; 190 ° C for 10min ↓
(2) Extract (A) (14.5 ml; pH 4.1) + Filtration residue (C) (28.3 g)
(Separate experiment: dry weight of filtration residue (C): 6.54 g (drying treatment: 80 ° C. 13 hr + vacuum drying 8 hr)
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(3) Wood flour slurry (filtered residue (C) (28.3 g) + ion-exchanged water (21.7 g))

(4) High-temperature and high-pressure water treatment (260 ℃ 7.5MPa 60min)
With the combination of autoclave and heater used in the experiment, the set temperature could be controlled, but due to the heat capacity of the experimental system (autoclave and aluminum heater), it was difficult to control the temperature rise time and temperature drop time, and the processing conditions were averaged. 7.5 MPa; treatment at 260 ° C. for 60 minutes.

(5) Extract (B) (37 ml; pH 2.7) + Filtration residue (D)
Dry weight of residual filtration (D): 3.74 g (drying process: 80 ° C. 13 hr + vacuum drying 8 hr)

FIG. 2 shows changes over time in the electrical characteristics (cell current and cathode potential) of the microbial electrolysis cell from the start time point to 40 hours later when 0.7 V is applied to the microbial electrolysis cell as a power supply voltage. For comparison, the electrical characteristics are shown when a pure acetic acid solution (1 g / l) is used as the anode electrolyte as a representative example of the organic acid generated by the high-temperature and high-pressure treatment.
From the cyclic voltammogram of the electrolytically modified carbon felt electrode used as the cathode, hydrogen generation started at a cathode potential of -650 mV (vs. Ag / Agcl), and at -900 mV, the hydrogen generation activation energy was sufficiently exceeded to the cathode. Found that hydrogen was generated.
In the evaluation of hydrogen generation, first, from the holding time of TCD measurement using Molecular Sieve as a column carrier using a reference hydrogen gas (room temperature 25 ° C., 1 atm), it was identified that the gas component generated in the cathode chamber was hydrogen. . The concentration of organic components extracted from woody biomass in the electrolyte supplied to the anode chamber is 0.96 g / l. From this, a value of 52 ml / l / h was obtained as the average hydrogen production rate from the start of voltage application to 40 hours later. On the other hand, the acetic acid concentration was 1 g / l, and an average hydrogen production rate of 25 ml / l / h was obtained.
The hydrogen production rate should be based on the surface area of the electrode, but since the experimental system uses a carbon felt electrode, it is not measured in units as a strict production rate at this stage. Since the above value is an average speed of 40 hours, the maximum speed can be estimated to be about 2 to 3 times the above value. When acetic acid is used as the electrolyte, the average hydrogen production rate is reported. In the case of hydrogen production from acetic acid using photosynthesis bacteria, there is a report that the hydrogen production rate is 6.5 ml / l / h. Compared with, the hydrogen production rate using the newly developed microbial electrolysis cell is about an order of magnitude faster than when using photosynthetic bacteria.
The conversion efficiency per weight from woody biomass extract (electrolyte 8ml) to hydrogen is 1350ml / g in 40 hours after applying voltage of 0.7V, reported value in the case of glucose hydrogen fermentation (about 300ml / g) More than 4 times higher value was obtained. The woody biomass extract is composed of many kinds of organic components such as C5 sugar-derived components, C6 sugar-derived components, and organic acids, and the molar concentration of each component has not been evaluated, so the molar conversion efficiency has not been evaluated. The conversion efficiency per weight of acetic acid to hydrogen was 650 ml / g in 40 hours after applying a voltage of 0.7V. The space volume of the cathode gas phase part of the microbial electrolysis cell is about 12 ml, and CO2 / N2 (20:80) gas is substituted at the start of the experiment. Therefore, if acetic acid is converted to 100% hydrogen, the amount of hydrogen produced by the microbial electrolysis cell is 0.39 times the gas chroma signal intensity of 1 atm of pure hydrogen. The experimental result was 0.26 times the gas chromatographic signal intensity of 1 atm of pure hydrogen, and the energy conversion efficiency in 67 hours after the application of electrolysis was determined to be 67%. Logan et al. Of the University of Pennsylvania have reported energy conversion efficiencies exceeding 90% with 0.6V applied. Since our energy conversion efficiency is a value 40 hours after voltage application, it is in the middle of hydrogen generation, and the actual energy conversion efficiency is even higher, but we are aware of the actual plant operating conditions. Assessed after 40 hours. Since the experimental conditions of Logan et al. Are not accurately understood, quantitative comparison of energy conversion efficiency is difficult. The reason why the hydrogen production rate and the weight conversion efficiency of the woody biomass extract as the electron donor for the anode is about twice that of the case where acetic acid is used as the electron donor is that the woody biomass extract contains acetic acid. However, because other components include sugars such as glucose and xylose which are higher energy compounds than acetic acid and their oligosaccharides, the rate of hydrogen generation is increased.

図3は、木質バイオマスを原料とする循環型バイオ水素生産施設及び発電施設の全工程の代表例を表したものである。 FIG. 3 shows a representative example of the entire process of a circulating biohydrogen production facility and a power generation facility using woody biomass as a raw material.

循環型バイオ水素生産施設における高温・高圧水処理により生成される抽出液体成分は、ヘミセルロースとセルロースの分解産物であり成分はキシロースなどのc5糖及びそのオリゴ糖、及び、グルコースやマンノースなどのC6糖及びそのオリゴ糖である。この抽出液体成分は微生物電解セルの陽極室の基質として用い、バイオ水素を生産する。一方、高温高圧処理後に残る固体成分はセルロースである。この高温・高圧水処理で生成される固体成分を水素醗酵の基質として利用するには、セルロースを分解する酵素を有する水素生産菌(例えば、Costridium thermocellumやThermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticumなど)を用いて不溶物であるセルロースの糖化を行わしめ、引き続いて起こる水素醗酵によりバイオ水素を生産する。水素醗酵後の醗酵液中に含まれる酢酸や乳酸などの有機酸は、微生物電解セルの陽極の電子供与体として供給され、陰極からバイオ水素が生産される。
高温・高圧水処理のステップ1の処理条件は、140〜230℃、0.1〜10MPaの温度・圧力条件であり、高温・高圧水処理ステップ2の処理条件は、230〜270℃、0.1〜10MPaの温度・圧力条件である。高温・高圧水処理の処理時間は2〜60分の範囲である。
このようにして生産されるバイオ水素は貯蔵され、或いは、オンラインで燃料電池発電システムに供給され、全体システムとして、バイオマスを用いた循環型自然エネルギー発電が実現される。
Extracted liquid components produced by high-temperature, high-pressure water treatment in a circulating biohydrogen production facility are hemicellulose and cellulose degradation products, c5 sugars such as xylose and oligosaccharides thereof, and C6 sugars such as glucose and mannose. And its oligosaccharides. This extracted liquid component is used as a substrate for the anode chamber of the microbial electrolysis cell to produce biohydrogen. On the other hand, the solid component remaining after the high-temperature and high-pressure treatment is cellulose. In order to use the solid components produced by this high-temperature and high-pressure water treatment as a substrate for hydrogen fermentation, it is insoluble by using hydrogen-producing bacteria (such as Costridium thermocellum and Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum) that have enzymes that degrade cellulose. Cellulose is saccharified and biohydrogen is produced by subsequent hydrogen fermentation. Organic acids such as acetic acid and lactic acid contained in the fermentation liquid after hydrogen fermentation are supplied as an electron donor for the anode of the microbial electrolysis cell, and biohydrogen is produced from the cathode.
The treatment conditions of Step 1 of the high temperature / high pressure water treatment are 140 to 230 ° C. and 0.1 to 10 MPa, and the treatment conditions of the high temperature / high pressure water treatment Step 2 are 230 to 270 ° C. and 0.1 to 10 MPa. Temperature and pressure conditions. The treatment time for high temperature / high pressure water treatment is in the range of 2-60 minutes.
The biohydrogen produced in this way is stored or supplied online to the fuel cell power generation system, and as a whole system, circulating natural energy power generation using biomass is realized.

図4は、循環型バイオ水素生産施設を木質バイオマスを原料とする電気・熱コジェネレーション施設と熱連携させた場合の高温高圧水処理工程フローと熱エネルギーフロー(黒矢印)を示したものである。 Fig. 4 shows the high-temperature and high-pressure water treatment process flow and thermal energy flow (black arrows) when the circulating biohydrogen production facility is in thermal cooperation with an electric / thermal cogeneration facility that uses woody biomass as a raw material. .

図に示すように、循環型バイオ水素生産施設では、原材料を高温・高圧水処理する工程があり、多量の熱エネルギーが必要である。この熱エネルギーは、図の黒矢印で示す熱交換器AおよびBからの高温水のフローによって供給される。循環型バイオ水素生産施設のそれぞれの工程では、必要とする温度条件が異なるため、高温水のフローは、図中には示していないが、温度調節器によってそれぞれの工程で必要とされる所定の温度に調節して供給される。 As shown in the figure, in a circulating biohydrogen production facility, there is a process of treating raw materials at high temperature and high pressure water, and a large amount of heat energy is required. This thermal energy is supplied by the flow of hot water from heat exchangers A and B as indicated by the black arrows in the figure. Since the required temperature conditions are different in each process of the circulating biohydrogen production facility, the flow of high-temperature water is not shown in the figure, but a predetermined temperature required in each process by the temperature controller. Supplied by adjusting the temperature.

図中、可溶成分1は主としてヘミセルロース分解産物のことであり、不溶成分1は主として、セルロース及びリグニンのことであり、可溶成分2は主としてセルロース分解産物のことであり、不溶成分2は主としてセルロースとリグニンのことである。 In the figure, soluble component 1 is mainly a hemicellulose degradation product, insoluble component 1 is mainly cellulose and lignin, soluble component 2 is mainly a cellulose degradation product, and insoluble component 2 is mainly Cellulose and lignin.

図は、循環型バイオ水素生産施設内の木質バイオマスの処理プロセスの内、電気・熱コジェネレーション施設との熱連携に大きく関わるプロセスを記しているが、循環型バイオ水素生産施設には、それ以外の熱を必要とする施設として複数の水素醗酵施設があり、これらの施設において必要とされる熱エネルギーは、図中の黒矢印で示される高温水によって供給される。このように供給される高温水は、温度調節器により予め所定の温度に調節され用いられる。




The figure shows the process of wood biomass in the circulating biohydrogen production facility that is largely related to the thermal cooperation with the electric / thermal cogeneration facility. There are a plurality of hydrogen fermentation facilities that require this heat, and the heat energy required in these facilities is supplied by high-temperature water indicated by black arrows in the figure. The high-temperature water supplied in this way is used after being adjusted to a predetermined temperature by a temperature controller.




本発明の実施形態を示す微生物電解槽の構成と木質バイオマス抽出液成分(糖類と有機酸が主成分)を陽極の基質とした場合の電極電子移動反応Electrode Electron Transfer Reaction Using Microbial Electrolyzer Configuration and Woody Biomass Extract Component (Sugars and Organic Acids as Main Components) as an Anode Substrate Showing an Embodiment of the Present Invention 本発明の実施形態を示す微生物電解セル電気特性の経時変化(a)木質バイオマス抽出液(0.96g/l)を電解液に用いた場合(b)酢酸(1g/l)を電解液に用いた場合Changes over time of microbial electrolysis cell electrical characteristics showing an embodiment of the present invention (a) When woody biomass extract (0.96 g / l) is used as electrolyte (b) Acetic acid (1 g / l) is used as electrolyte Case 循環型バイオ水素生産施設及び発電施設の全体構成図Overall configuration diagram of the recycling biohydrogen production facility and power generation facility 本発明の実施形態を示す循環型バイオ水素生産施設における電気・熱コジェネレーション施設と水素生産用リファイナリー施設との間の熱エネルギーフロー(黒矢印)Thermal energy flow between an electrical / thermal cogeneration facility and a refinery facility for hydrogen production in a circulating biohydrogen production facility showing an embodiment of the present invention (black arrow)

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水素を生成する電解槽の陽極に、アミノ基やイミノ基等の含窒素官能基をカーボン電極の表面に有するアミノ化カーボン電極細胞外に電子移動を生じさせる微生物を固定化した微生物固定・アミノ化カーボン電極を陽極として用い、微生物のエネルギー代謝過程で微生物が資化することが可能な有機物を電子供与体とする機能構成の電解槽において、前記アミノ化カーボン電極の表面に白金錯体を形成した白金錯体・アミノ化カーボン電極を陰極として用いることを特徴とする微生物電解槽。 Microorganism immobilization / amino which immobilizes microorganisms that cause electron transfer to the outside of an aminated carbon electrode having nitrogen-containing functional groups such as amino groups and imino groups on the surface of the carbon electrode on the anode of an electrolytic cell that generates hydrogen A platinum complex was formed on the surface of the aminated carbon electrode in an electrolytic cell having a functional structure using an organic carbon electrode as an anode and an organic substance that can be assimilated by microorganisms in the process of energy metabolism of the microorganism . A microbial electrolytic cell characterized in that a platinum complex / aminated carbon electrode is used as a cathode . 請求項1記載の微生物電解槽の陽極に供給する有機物をバイオマスから供給する手段を備え、バイオマスから水素を生産することを特徴とする循環型水素生産施設。 A circulation type hydrogen production facility comprising means for supplying an organic substance to be supplied to an anode of a microbial electrolytic cell according to claim 1 from biomass, and producing hydrogen from biomass. 請求項2記載の循環型水素生産施設において、バイオマスを有機物に転換する物理化学的手段、有機物を水素発酵させる微生物的手段、およびセルロースを分解して可溶性有機物にするセルロース分解酵素を用いた生化学的手段を有し、および、前記3つの手段を複合的に組み合わせたバイオマスから有機成分を分離抽出する手段を有する循環型水素生産施設。 In recycling the hydrogen production facility according to claim 2, using physicochemical means for converting biomass to organic, microbiological means of organics is hydrogen fermentation, and cellulolytic enzyme to decompose and soluble organics cellulose biochemical And a circulating hydrogen production facility having means for separating and extracting organic components from biomass in which the three means are combined in combination. 請求項3記載の循環型水素生産施設において、前記微生物電解槽の陽極の有機物として、前記物理化学的手段や水素発酵、或いは、セルロース分解酵素を複合的に組み合わせて利用する分離抽出手段から分離抽出される有機酸を用いることを特徴とする循環型水素生産施設。 4. The circulating hydrogen production facility according to claim 3, wherein the organic substance at the anode of the microbial electrolyzer is separated and extracted from the separation and extraction means using a combination of the physicochemical means, hydrogen fermentation, or cellulose-degrading enzyme. A recyclable hydrogen production facility characterized by using organic acid. 請求項2記載の循環型水素生産施設と該循環型水素生産施設から生産される水素を燃料として電気エネルギーを得る燃料電池発電施設とを備え、再生可能な資源を原料としてCO2排出低減を可能としたことを特徴とする循環型自然エネルギー発電施設 A recycle-type hydrogen production facility according to claim 2 and a fuel cell power generation facility that obtains electric energy using hydrogen produced from the recycle-type hydrogen production facility as fuel , enabling CO2 emission reduction using renewable resources as a raw material recycling natural energy power generation facility, characterized in that it was.
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