Advances in fermentative biohydrogen production: the way forward?

Hallenbeck, Patrick C.; Ghosh, Dipankar

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.02.004

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“…However, not only do the majority of the above processes rely on nonrenewable fossil fuel resources, but they also occur at high temperatures or pressures and are thus energy intensive (Hallenbeck and Ghosh 2009). Hydrogen production through biological processes (biohydrogen) is an alternative production scheme based solely on various renewable resources.…”

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“…There are pros and cons to each method; however, biophotolysis and indirect biophotolysis have low photochemical efficiencies (Brentner et al 2010;Hallenbeck and Ghosh 2009), while photofermentation systems do not currently produce hydrogen at a competitive rate (Brentner et al 2010). Dark fermentation is performed by anaerobic organisms (strict and facultative) such as Clostridium beijerinckii.…”

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“…At present, 95 % of hydrogen is produced through fossil fuel-dependent processes, primarily steam methane reforming of natural gas (Brentner et al 2010). Other such processes include thermal cracking of natural gas, partial oxidation of hydrocarbons, and coal gasification (Hallenbeck and Ghosh 2009). Most other hydrogen is produced as a byTrevor Seelert and Dipankar Ghosh contributed equally to this work.…”

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In order to supplement the need for alternative energy resources within the near future, enhancing the production of biohydrogen with immobilized Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB8052 was investigated. Magnetite nanoparticles were functionalized, with chitosan and alginic acid polyelectrolytes using a layer-by-layer method, to promote bacterial attachment. Cultivating C. beijerinckii with these nanoparticles resulted in a shorter lag growth phase and increased total biohydrogen production within 100-ml, 250-ml and 3.6-L reactors compared with freely suspended organisms. The greatest hydrogen yield was obtained in the 250-ml reactor with a value of 2.1±0.7 mol H 2 /mol glucose, corresponding to substrate conversion and energy conversion efficiencies of 52±18 and 10±3 %, respectively. The hydrogen yields obtained using the immobilized bacteria are comparable to values found in literature. However, to make this process viable, further improvements are required to increase the substrate and energy conversion efficiencies.

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“…As a result of the investigations in the past decades, several factors were identified that significantly affect the main technological indicators mentioned above. Among them, bioreactor configuration and operation are apparent ones [10]. Regardless the type of the fermenter, it can be concluded that feasible biohydrogen fermentation should be conducted in continuous rather than batch systems [11], e.g.…”

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Review on the start-up experiences of continuous fermentative hydrogen producing bioreactors

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a b s t r a c tThe start-up of continuous biohydrogen fermentations is a complex procedure and a key to acceptable hydrogen production performance and successful long-term operation. In this review article, the experiences gained and lessons learned from relevant literature studies dealing with various aspects of H 2 producing bioreactor start-up are comprehensively surveyed. Firstly, the importance of H 2 -forming biosystem start-up including its main steps is outlined. Afterwards, the role of main influencing factors and methods (e.g. strain selection, seed pretreatment and inocula stimulation, switch-over time, bioreactor design, operating conditions) in avoiding the deterioration of starting a reactor is analyzed and presented in detail. Finally, the so far suggested applicable start-up strategies and the corresponding findings are critically discussed pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.

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“…Among all hydrogen-producing processes, hydrogen production by bio-fermentation is considered as the most promising one for its outstanding features of mild process conditions, low energy consumption and abundant raw materials. It has become an increasingly popular hot spot among researchers around the globe [2,3]. The key factors of biological hydrogen production technology for industrial applications are developing efficient bio-hydrogen reaction equipment, improving energy recovery efficiency and reducing production costs.…”

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Bio-hydrogen Production from Beer Wastewater in an Internal Circulation (IC) Reactor

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An internal circulation (IC) using hydrogen-producing anaerobic granular sludge as seed sludge and beer wastewater as substrate was employed to evaluate the effect of hydrogen production and the performance of reactor. Running at the temperature of 35±1 °C, the pH value of influent controlled is 5.5 and organic loading rate (OLR) from 30 kg COD/(m3•d) to 42 kg COD/(m3•d), the IC reactor presents a high hydrogen production ability as the hydrogen production rate (HPR) maximized at 6.0-6.83 m3/(m3•d). Hydrogen volume content was estimated to be 42-46% of the total biogas and the biogas was free of methane throughout the study. COD removal efficiency could reach 20-30% and the dissolved fermentation products were predominated by ethanol with the concentration of 900-950 mg/L, which accounts for 45%-56% of the total liquid products. These values may imply that the IC reactor is a kind of feasible fermentative hydrogen production equipment.

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Advances in fermentative biohydrogen production: the way forward?

Cited by 487 publications

References 82 publications

Improving biohydrogen production using Clostridium beijerinckii immobilized with magnetite nanoparticles

Improving biohydrogen production using Clostridium beijerinckii immobilized with magnetite nanoparticles

Review on the start-up experiences of continuous fermentative hydrogen producing bioreactors

Bio-hydrogen Production from Beer Wastewater in an Internal Circulation (IC) Reactor

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