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Zhang Q, Jiao Y, He C, Ruan R, Hu J, Ren J, Toniolo S, Jiang D, Lu C, Li Y, Man Y, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Xia C, Wang Y, Jing Y, Zhang X, Lin R, Li G, Yue J, Tahir N. Biological fermentation pilot-scale systems and evaluation for commercial viability towards sustainable biohydrogen production. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4539. [PMID: 38806457 PMCID: PMC11133433 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48790-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Featuring high caloric value, clean-burning, and renewability, hydrogen is a fuel believed to be able to change energy structure worldwide. Biohydrogen production technologies effectively utilize waste biomass resources and produce high-purity hydrogen. Improvements have been made in the biohydrogen production process in recent years. However, there is a lack of operational data and sustainability analysis from pilot plants to provide a reference for commercial operations. In this report, based on spectrum coupling, thermal effect, and multiphase flow properties of hydrogen production, continuous pilot-scale biohydrogen production systems (dark and photo-fermentation) are established as a research subject. Then, pilot-scale hydrogen production systems are assessed in terms of sustainability. The system being evaluated, consumes 171,530 MJ of energy and emits 9.37 t of CO2 eq when producing 1 t H2, and has a payback period of 6.86 years. Our analysis also suggests future pathways towards effective biohydrogen production technology development and real-world implementation.
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- Quanguo Zhang
- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou, 450006, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Biorefining Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, 55455, USA
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Management, University of Verona, via Cantarane 24, 37129, Verona, Italy
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou, 450006, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou, 450006, China.
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou, 450006, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou, 450006, China
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, College of Mechanical & Electrical engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomass Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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Jin M, Wei X, Mu X, Ren W, Zhang S, Tang C, Cao W. Life-cycle analysis of biohydrogen production via dark-photo fermentation from wheat straw. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 396:130429. [PMID: 38336214 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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This study presents a life-cycle analysis using energy conversion characteristics as an evaluation index to assess the feasibility of this production method. The results indicate that for a system processing 1000 kg/h of wheat straw, the addition of 12000 kg/h of 2 wt% H2SO4 and 120 kg/h of CH3COONa yields 340,000 L/h of H2 and 348.6 kW of electricity. The energy conversion efficiency from the feedstock to the product is 21.4 %, while the efficiency from the hydrolysate to the product is 62.2 %. The total CO2 emission is 27.1 kg/h. Variations in the hydrolysate have the most significant impact on energy conversion efficiency. This study explores the feasibility of industrial-scale biohydrogen production via dark-photo fermentation from wheat straw and analyzes the energy characteristic indices and the sensitivity of these indices to key parameters.
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- Mingjie Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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Chandran EM, Mohan E. Sustainable biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass sources - metabolic pathways, production enhancement, and challenges. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:102129-102157. [PMID: 37684507 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29617-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Hydrogen production from biological processes has been hailed as a promising strategy for generating sustainable energy. Fermentative hydrogen production processes such as dark and photofermentation are considered more sustainable and economical than other biological methods such as biophotolysis. However, these methods have constraints such as low hydrogen yield and conversion efficiency, so practical implementations still need to be made. The present review provides an assessment and feasibility of producing biohydrogen through dark and photofermentation techniques utilizing various lignocellulosic biomass wastes as substrates. Furthermore, this review includes information about the strategies to increase the productivity rate of biohydrogen in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner, like integration of dark and photofermentation techniques, pretreatment of biomass, genetic modification of microorganisms, and application of nanoadditives.
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- Eniyan Moni Chandran
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Anna University Constituent College, Nagercoil, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Anna University Constituent College, Nagercoil, India.
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Suresh G, Kumari P, Venkata Mohan S. Light-dependent biohydrogen production: Progress and perspectives. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 380:129007. [PMID: 37061171 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The fourth industrial revolution anticipates energy to be sustainable, renewable and green. Hydrogen (H2) is one of the green forms of energy and is deemed a possible solution to climate change. Light-dependent H2 production is a promising method derived from nature's most copious resources: solar energy, water and biomass. Reduced environmental impacts, absorption of carbon dioxide, relative efficiency, and cost economics made it an eye-catching approach. However, low light conversion efficiency, limited ability to utilize complex carbohydrates, and the O2 sensitivity of enzymes result in low yield. Isolation of efficient H2 producers, development of microbial consortia having a synergistic impact, genetically improved strains, regulating bidirectional hydrogenase activity, physiological parameters, immobilization, novel photobioreactors, and additive strategies are summarized for their possibilities to augment the processes of bio-photolysis and photo-fermentation. The challenges and future perspectives have been addressed to explore a sustainable way forward in a bio-refinery approach.
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- G Suresh
- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Sequential Dark-Photo Batch Fermentation and Kinetic Modelling for Biohydrogen Production Using Cheese Whey as a Feedstock. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2022; 194:3930-3960. [PMID: 35576044 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-03958-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The present work describes the utilisation of cheese whey to produce biohydrogen by sequential dark-photo fermentation. In first stage, cheese whey was fermented by Enterobacter aerogenes 2822 cells in a 2 L double-walled cylindrical bioreactor to produce hydrogen/organic acids giving maximum biohydrogen yield and cumulative hydrogen of 2.43 ± 0.12 mol mol-1 lactose and 3270 ± 143.5 mL at cheese whey concentration of 105 mM lactose L-1. The soluble metabolites of dark fermentation when utilised as carbon source for photo fermentation by Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001, the yield, and cumulative hydrogen was increased to 4.22 ± 0.20 mol mol-1 VFA and 3800 ± 170 mL, respectively. Meanwhile, an overall COD removal of about 38.08% was also achieved. The overall biohydrogen yield was increased from 2.43 (dark fermentation) to 6.65 ± 0.25 mol mol-1 lactose. Similarly, the modelling for biohydrogen production in bioreactor was done using modified Gompertz equation and Leudeking-Piret model, which gave adequate simulated fitting with the experimental values. The carbon material balance showed that acetic acid, lactic acid, and CO2 along with microbial biomass were the main by-products of dark fermentation and comprised more than 75% of carbon consumed.
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Gonzalez-Garay A, Bui M, Ordóñez DF, High M, Oxley A, Moustafa N, Cavazos PAS, Patrizio P, Sunny N, Dowell NM, Shah N. Hydrogen Production and Its Applications to Mobility. Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 2022; 13:501-528. [PMID: 35417199 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-092220-010254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hydrogen has been identified as one of the key elements to bolster longer-term climate neutrality and strategic autonomy for several major countries. Multiple road maps emphasize the need to accelerate deployment across its supply chain and utilization. Being one of the major contributors to global CO2 emissions, the transportation sector finds in hydrogen an appealing alternative to reach sustainable development through either its direct use in fuel cells or further transformation to sustainable fuels. This review summarizes the latest developments in hydrogen use across the major energy-consuming transportation sectors. Rooted in a systems engineering perspective, we present an analysis of the entire hydrogen supply chain across its economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Providing an outlook on the sector, we discuss the challenges hydrogen faces in penetrating the different transportation markets. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Volume 13 is October 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Andres Gonzalez-Garay
- The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; .,Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; .,Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; .,Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; .,Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; .,Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Zhang Q, Jin P, Li Y, Zhang Z, Zhang H, Ru G, Jiang D, Jing Y, Zhang X. Analysis of the characteristics of paulownia lignocellulose and hydrogen production potential via photo fermentation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 344:126361. [PMID: 34801718 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Paulownia biomass is rich in carbohydrates, making which a potential feedstock for biohydrogen production. In the study, different parts and varieties of Paulownia were chose as substrates to evaluate hydrogen production potential of paulownia lignocellulose via biohydrogen production by photo fermentation (BHPPF) and energy conversion efficiency (ECE). Results showed the highest cumulative hydrogen yield (CHY) of 67.11 mL/g total solids (TS) and ECE of 4.74% were obtained from leaves of Paulownia, which were 121.06% and 115.45% higher than those of the branches. Moreover, Paulownia jianshiensis leaves were found to be the best variety for BHPPF, with the maximum CHY of 98.83 mL/g TS and ECE of 7.18%. Using Paulownia waste as the substrate to produce hydrogen helps broaden the range of raw materials for BHPPF and improve the economic utilization of forestry waste.
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- Quanguo Zhang
- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou 450006, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou 450006, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Nanomaterials, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy(MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou 450006, China
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Zhang T, Jiang D, Li Y, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Petracchini F, Paolini V, Zhang Y, Yue T, Zhang Q. Study of the interrelationship between nano-TiO 2 addition and photo-fermentative bio-hydrogen production of corn straw. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 338:125549. [PMID: 34274580 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study explored the interrelationship between nano-TiO2 addition and photo-fermentative hydrogen production (PFHP) of corn straw. The maximum cumulative hydrogen volume (CHV) was up to 688.8 mL under the optimal photo-fermentative process conditions with nano-TiO2 addition of 300 mg/L. Initial pH and interaction between substrate concentration and light intensity had highly significant effects on PFHP of corn straw with nano-TiO2 addition. With the improvement of CHV, nano-TiO2 addition decreased the optimal initial pH and substrate concentration for PFHP of corn straw. Moreover, nano-TiO2 addition promoted the metabolism of butyric acid and acetic acid by photosynthetic bacteria HAU-M1, and significantly reduced the total concentration of intermediate byproducts during hydrogen production to a low level of 1.6-2.5 g/L, thus making the CHV, maximum hydrogen production rate (HPR) and average hydrogen content (HC) increased by 32.6%, 27.9% and 8.3% respectively over the control without nano-TiO2 addition.
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- Tian Zhang
- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research of Italian National Research Council, Rome 29300, Italy
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- Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research of Italian National Research Council, Rome 29300, Italy
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy (MOA of China), Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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Singh T, Alhazmi A, Mohammad A, Srivastava N, Haque S, Sharma S, Singh R, Yoon T, Gupta VK. Integrated biohydrogen production via lignocellulosic waste: Opportunity, challenges & future prospects. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 338:125511. [PMID: 34274587 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Hydrogen production through biological route is the cleanest, renewable and potential way to sustainable energy generation. Productions of hydrogen via dark and photo fermentations are considered to be more sustainable and economical approach over numerous existing biological modes. Nevertheless, both the biological modes suffer from certain limitations like low yield and production rate, and because of these practical implementations are still far away. Therefore, the present review provides an assessment and feasibility of integrated biohydrogen production strategy by combining dark and photo-fermentation as an advanced biochemical processing while using lignocellulosics biomass to improve and accelerate the biohydrogen production technology in a sustainable manner. This review also evaluates practical viability of the integrated approach for biohydrogen production along with the analysis of the key factors which significantly influence to elevate this technology on commercial ground with the implementation of various environment friendly and innovative approaches.
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- Tripti Singh
- School of Biosciences IMS Ghaziabad UC Campus, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
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- Medical Laboratory Technology Department Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia; SMIRES for Consultation in Specialized Medical Laboratories, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk 38541, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221005 India
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia; Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Görükle Campus, 16059, Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey
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- School of Biosciences IMS Ghaziabad UC Campus, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201015, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110052, India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk 38541, South Korea
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Center for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK.
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Habashy MM, Ong ES, Abdeldayem OM, Al-Sakkari EG, Rene ER. Food Waste: A Promising Source of Sustainable Biohydrogen Fuel. Trends Biotechnol 2021; 39:1274-1288. [PMID: 33992456 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Annually, approximately 1.3 billion tons of food is lost worldwide, accounting for one-third of annual food production. Therefore, turning food waste into energy is of enormous environmental significance because of its sustainable nature. Nutrients and organic acids present in food waste can be used to produce (bio)products such as biohydrogen through biological processes. However, our understanding of the production of biohydrogen from food waste through photofermentation and dark fermentation is still restricted. This comprehensive study aims to review the potential of food waste for biohydrogen production using microbial mediators, including a brief overview of process parameters that affect the (bio)hydrogen production pathway.
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- Mahmoud M Habashy
- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX Delft, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX Delft, The Netherlands
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Cairo University, Cairo University Road, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Water Supply, Sanitation, and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611AX Delft, The Netherlands
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Rao R, Basak N. Fermentative molecular biohydrogen production from cheese whey: present prospects and future strategy. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2021; 193:2297-2330. [PMID: 33608807 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-021-03528-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Waste-dependent fermentative routes for biohydrogen production present a possible scenario to produce hydrogen gas on a large scale in a sustainable way. Cheese whey contains a high portion of organic carbohydrate and other organic acids, which makes it a feasible substrate for biohydrogen production. In the present review, recent research progress related to fermentative technologies, which explore the potentiality of cheese whey for biohydrogen production as an effective tool on a large scale, has been analyzed systematically. In addition, application of multiple response surface methodology tools such as full factorial design, Box-Behnken model, and central composite design during fermentative biohydrogen production to study the interactive effects of different bioprocess variables for higher biohydrogen yield in batch, fed-batch, and continuous mode is also discussed. The current paper also emphasizes computational fluid dynamics-based simulation designs, by which the substrate conversion efficiency of the cheese whey-based bioprocess and temperature distribution toward the turbulent flow of reaction liquid can be enhanced. The possible future developments toward higher process efficiency are outlined.
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- Raman Rao
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 144 011, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 144 011, India.
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Qu J, Sun Y, Liu Y, Liu C, Zheng G, Wang Z, Qu B. Influence of particle scattering on photo biochemical transformation process of direct absorption methane digester. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 321:124460. [PMID: 33307482 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An outdoor anaerobic fermentation reactor loses a significant amount of energy due to heat dissipation to the surrounding environment. The digester of direct absorption biogas can effectively utilize solar energy and scattering of the medium to enhance reaction temperature, which can promote anaerobic fermentation of microorganisms. A numerical model for the direct absorption methane digester was established to investigate the mechanism of photo biochemical transformation. The average relative values of simulated results were 4.1% and 9.6%, indicating that the model can effectively simulate the heat transfer process of biogas slurry under solar irradiation. Decreasing the albedo and increasing the effect of forward scattering of small particles can improve the regenerative performance and biogas production of digester. Increasing the backward scattering effect of small particles limited biogas fermentation. Scattering distribution had bigger effects on the rates of biogas and propionic acid production than those of albedo.
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- Jingbo Qu
- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, PR China.
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China.
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China; Key Laboratory of Agricultural Renewable Resources Utilization Technology and Equipment in Cold Areas of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150030, PR China
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Renaudie M, Dumas C, Vuilleumier S, Ernst B. Biohydrogen production in a continuous liquid/gas hollow fiber membrane bioreactor: Efficient retention of hydrogen producing bacteria via granule and biofilm formation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 319:124203. [PMID: 33045545 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aim of this work was to develop a continuous liquid/gas membrane bioreactor (L/G MBR), i.e. a fermenting module including hollow fibers membrane for L/G separation, for biohydrogen production by dark fermentation. Originally seeded with sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, the L/G MBR underwent a complete stop for eight months. It was then operated without further reseeding. In the present experiment, performed 551 days after the last reseeding, average hydrogen yield of 1.1 ± 0.2 mol per mol glucose added and hydrogen productivity of 135 ± 22 mL/L/h were reached, with acetate and butyrate as the main metabolite products. DNA sequence analysis revealed that Clostridium beijerinckii, Clostridium pasteurianum and Enterobacter sp. were dominant in liquid outlet, in a biofilm on the surface of the hollow fibers and in microbial granules. The L/G MBR has potential for the concentration and the long-term maintenance of an active hydrogen-producing bacterial community without need for reseeding.
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- Marie Renaudie
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; French Environment and Energy Management Agency, Angers, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Génétique Moléculaire, Génomique, Microbiologie (GMGM) UMR 7156 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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Das SR, Basak N. Molecular biohydrogen production by dark and photo fermentation from wastes containing starch: recent advancement and future perspective. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2020; 44:1-25. [PMID: 32785789 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-020-02422-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Changing lifestyle is increasing the energy demand. Fossil fuel is unable to deliver such huge energy. Clean energy from renewable source can solve this problem. Hydrogen is a clean and energy-efficient fuel and used for electricity generation by fuel cells or can be used in combustion engine. Easy availability of starch wastes from different industrial food processing wastes makes it a potential source for hydrogen (H2) generation. Among various processes such as steam reforming, electrolysis, biophotolysis of water and anaerobic fermentation, anaerobic fermentation technique is environmentally friendly and requires less external energy, making it a preferred process for H2 generation. Dark fermentation process can use wide range of substrates including agricultural and industrial starchy waste with low level of undesirable compounds. Application of both anaerobic dark and photofermentation can improve H2 yield and production rate. H2 production from wastes containing starch serves dual benefit of waste reduction and energy generation. As starch is a polymer and all hydrogen-producing bacteria cannot produce amylase to hydrolyze it, a pretreatment step is required to convert starch into glucose and maltose. In this present review paper, we have summarized: (i) potential of various types of starch-containing wastes as feedstock, (ii) various fermentation techniques, (iii) optimization of external process parameter, (iv) application of bioreactor and simulation in fermentation technique and (v) advancement in H2 production from starchy wastes.
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- Satya Ranjan Das
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144011, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144011, India.
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Rao R, Basak N. Development of novel strategies for higher fermentative biohydrogen recovery along with novel metabolites from organic wastes: The present state of the art. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2020; 68:421-444. [PMID: 32474946 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Depletion of fossil fuels and environmental concern has compelled us to search for alternative fuel. Hydrogen is considered as a dream fuel as it has high energy content (142 kJ g-1 ) and is not chemically bound to carbon. At present, fossil fuel-based methods for producing hydrogen require high-energy input, which makes the processes expensive. The major processes for biohydrogen production are biophotolysis, microbial electrolysis, dark fermentation, and photofermentation. Fermentative hydrogen production has the additional advantages of potentially using various waste streams from different industries as feedstock. Novel strategies to enhance the productivity of fermentative hydrogen production include optimization in pretreatment methods, integrated fermentation systems (sequential and combined fermentation), use of nanoparticles as additives, metabolic engineering of microorganisms, improving the light utilization efficiency, developing more efficient photobioreactors, etc. More focus has been given to produce biohydrogen in a biorefinery approach in which, along with hydrogen gas, other metabolites (ethanol, butyric acid, 1,3-propanediol, etc.) are also produced, which have direct/indirect industrial applications. In present review, various emerging technologies that highlight biohydrogen production methods as effective and sustainable methods on a large scale have been critically reviewed. The possible future developments are also outlined.
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- Raman Rao
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B. R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 144 011, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B. R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 144 011, India
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Capson-Tojo G, Batstone DJ, Grassino M, Vlaeminck SE, Puyol D, Verstraete W, Kleerebezem R, Oehmen A, Ghimire A, Pikaar I, Lema JM, Hülsen T. Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: Challenges and opportunities. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 43:107567. [PMID: 32470594 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Sustainable development is driving a rapid focus shift in the wastewater and organic waste treatment sectors, from a "removal and disposal" approach towards the recovery and reuse of water, energy and materials (e.g. carbon or nutrients). Purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) are receiving increasing attention due to their capability of growing photoheterotrophically under anaerobic conditions. Using light as energy source, PPB can simultaneously assimilate carbon and nutrients at high efficiencies (with biomass yields close to unity (1 g CODbiomass·g CODremoved-1)), facilitating the maximum recovery of these resources as different value-added products. The effective use of infrared light enables selective PPB enrichment in non-sterile conditions, without competition with other phototrophs such as microalgae if ultraviolet-visible wavelengths are filtered. This review reunites results systematically gathered from over 177 scientific articles, aiming at producing generalized conclusions. The most critical aspects of PPB-based production and valorisation processes are addressed, including: (i) the identification of the main challenges and potentials of different growth strategies, (ii) a critical analysis of the production of value-added compounds, (iii) a comparison of the different value-added products, (iv) insights into the general challenges and opportunities and (v) recommendations for future research and development towards practical implementation. To date, most of the work has not been executed under real-life conditions, relevant for full-scale application. With the savings in wastewater discharge due to removal of organics, nitrogen and phosphorus as an important economic driver, priorities must go to using PPB-enriched cultures and real waste matrices. The costs associated with artificial illumination, followed by centrifugal harvesting/dewatering and drying, are estimated to be 1.9, 0.3-2.2 and 0.1-0.3 $·kgdry biomass-1. At present, these costs are likely to exceed revenues. Future research efforts must be carried out outdoors, using sunlight as energy source. The growth of bulk biomass on relatively clean wastewater streams (e.g. from food processing) and its utilization as a protein-rich feed (e.g. to replace fishmeal, 1.5-2.0 $·kg-1) appears as a promising valorisation route.
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- Gabriel Capson-Tojo
- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Research Group of Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology, Department of Bioscience Engineering, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles, Spain.
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium; Avecom NV, Industrieweg 122P, 9032 Wondelgem, Belgium.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, the Netherlands.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal.
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- School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- CRETUS Institute, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Advanced Water Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Liu H, Zhang Z, Zhang H, Lee DJ, Zhang Q, Lu C, He C. Evaluation of hydrogen yield potential from Chlorella by photo-fermentation under diverse substrate concentration and enzyme loading. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 303:122956. [PMID: 32058909 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Chlorella is widely distributed, can be cultured in waste water and had short growth cycle. The high carbohydrate composition shows great potential for bioenergy output. In this work, concentrated Chlorella solution was adopted as raw material. Reducing sugar concentration, pH, and cumulative bio-hydrogen yield were taken as indexes, the effects of substrate concentration and enzyme (cellulase or neutral protease) load on photo-fermentation bio-hydrogen production process from microalgae biomass were investigated. Results showed that highest cumulative hydrogen yield was obtained at the optimal substrate concentration of 25 g/L, when the load of cellulase and protease are both 15%, the effect is the best which were 16.65 mL, 29.44 mL, and 43.62 mL, respectively. Results fitted well to the Gompertz model, indicating the feasibility of photo-fermentative bio-hydrogen production from concentrated Chlorella.
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- Hong Liu
- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, MOA of China, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou 450006, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, MOA of China, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, MOA of China, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, MOA of China, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou 450006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, MOA of China, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Huanghe S & T University, Zhengzhou 450006, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, MOA of China, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Lee JK, Patel SKS, Sung BH, Kalia VC. Biomolecules from municipal and food industry wastes: An overview. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 298:122346. [PMID: 31734061 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biological wastes generated from food and fruit processing industries, municipal markets, and water treatment facilities are a major cause of concern for Health Departments and Environmentalists around the world. Conventional means of managing these wastes such as transportation, treatment, and disposal, are proving uneconomical. The need is to develop green and sustainable technologies to circumvent this ever-growing and persistent problem. In this article, the potential of diverse microbes to metabolize complex organic rich biowastes into a variety of bioactive compounds with diverse biotechnological applications have been presented. An integrated strategy has been proposed that can be commercially exploited for the recovery of value-adding products ranging from bioactive compounds, chemical building blocks, energy rich chemicals, biopolymers and materials, which results in a self-sustaining circular bioeconomy with nearly zero waste generation and complete degradation.
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- Jung-Kul Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Bioenergy and Biochemical Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Elsharkawy K, Gar Alalm M, Fujii M, Afify H, Tawfik A, Elsamadony M. Paperboard mill wastewater treatment via combined dark and LED-mediated fermentation in the absence of external chemical addition. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 295:122312. [PMID: 31678889 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Paperboard mill wastewater (PMWW) was treated using two subsequent dark and photo up-flow intermitted stirring tank reactors (UISTRs) under different hydraulic retention times (HRTs) without external chemical use. HRT of 12 h revealed the maximum overall H2 productivity of 1394.1(±70.6) mL/L/d with contents of 48.9(±2.5) and 47.4(±1.4)% for dark- and photo-processes, respectively. Overall substrate removal efficiency (SDE) of 58.9(±4.5)% was registered at HRT o 12 h. High H2 productivity was ascribed to fermentation type occurred at dark reactor, since acetate and butyrate accounted for 70.9% of volatile fatty acids. Besides, pH and carbon to nitrogen ratio of dark reactor's effluent at HRT = 12 h were 5.5(±0.1) and 30.0(±2.5), respectively which are the optimum levels for photo fermentation process. Moreover, energetic and economic analyses emphasized on the superiority of 12 h-HRT, where net gain energy, daily saving and payback period accounted for 1319.5 kWh/d, 148.7 $/d and 9.8 years, respectively.
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- Khaled Elsharkawy
- Department of Public Works Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, 31521 Tanta City, Egypt
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- Department of Public Works Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Public Works Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, 31521 Tanta City, Egypt
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- Department of Water Pollution Research, National Research Centre, P.O 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Public Works Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, 31521 Tanta City, Egypt; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
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Wang Y, Tahir N, Cao W, Zhang Q, Lee DJ. Grid columnar flat panel photobioreactor with immobilized photosynthetic bacteria for continuous photofermentative hydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 291:121806. [PMID: 31326683 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A biophotoreactor with a transparent glass flat panel with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grid columnar for enhanced biofilm growth with Rhodopseudomonas palustris GCA009 was developed and tested at 590 nm incident light. Continuous photofermentative hydrogen production from glucose was tested using this novel reactor. At light intensity of 210 W/m2, feed substrate concentration of 56.0 mmol/L, and crossflow velocity of 1.68 × 10-6 m/s, a maximum hydrogen production rate of 32.6 mmol/L-d (3.56 mmol/m2-h), hydrogen yield of 1.15 mol H2/mol glucose and light conversion efficiency of 5.34% can be achieved. Since the revised grid columnar effectively enlarged the surface area of reactor and enhanced cell attachment, the present reactor design led to higher hydrogen production rates than literature works.
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- Yi Wang
- MOA Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Biological Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- MOA Key Laboratory of New Materials and Facilities for Rural Renewable Energy, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan; College of Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung 40704, Taiwan.
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Photosynthetic bacteria improved hydrogen yield of combined dark- and photo-fermentation. J Biotechnol 2019; 302:18-25. [PMID: 31202797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.06.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Integration of dark- and photo-fermentation is a promising strategy to enhance saline wastewater treatment efficiency and biohydrogen production. In this study, dark- and photo-fermentative bacterial consortium was respectively enriched and their communities were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). Both consortia were mainly composed of hydrogen-producing strains. After the first-stage dark-fermentation, the following conditions were applied prior to the second-stage fermentation: fermentative broth pH regulation (the pH group), glucose addition (the glucose group), glucose addition and pH regulation (the glucose + pH group), photosynthetic bacteria addition (the photo group), and photosynthetic bacteria addition and pH regulation (the photo + pH group), respectively. Dark fermentative broth with no pretreatment was used as control (the control group). Then the second stage began. The results showed that pH restriction had more influence than substrate or products restriction on dark-fermentative hydrogen production. Addition of photo-fermentative bacteria after dark-fermentation increased the hydrogen yield (134%) and substrate utilization (67%). These findings indicated syntrophic interactions between dark- and photo-fermentative bacteria during the hydrogen production process.
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Yin Y, Wang J. Enhanced biohydrogen production from macroalgae by zero-valent iron nanoparticles: Insights into microbial and metabolites distribution. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 282:110-117. [PMID: 30852330 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this work, effect of Fe0 nanoparticles (Fe0 NPs) on macroalgae fermentation was explored. Hydrogen production was significantly enhanced by 6.5 times comparing with control test, achieving 20.25 mL H2/g VSadded with addition of 200 mg/L Fe0 NPs. In-depth analysis of substrate conversion showed that both hydrogen generation and acids accumulation were promoted with Fe0 NPs supplementation. Microbial analysis demonstrated that both hydrogen-producing strains belonging to genus Clostridium and Terrisporobacter sp. favorable for acids formation were enriched with Fe0 NPs supplementation, while species Acinetobacter lwoffii beneficial to organics mineralization was eliminated. Complex substrate compositions resulted in more prevalent cooperative relationships among species in the system. This study suggested that Fe0 NPs plays a crucial role in macroalgae fermentation by affecting the microbial distribution, subsequently influencing the products distribution and energy conversion.
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- Yanan Yin
- Tsinghua University - Zhang Jiagang Joint Institute for Hydrogen Energy and Lithium-Ion Battery Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- Tsinghua University - Zhang Jiagang Joint Institute for Hydrogen Energy and Lithium-Ion Battery Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Radioactive Waste Treatment, INET, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
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Mudhoo A, Torres-Mayanga PC, Forster-Carneiro T, Sivagurunathan P, Kumar G, Komilis D, Sánchez A. A review of research trends in the enhancement of biomass-to-hydrogen conversion. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 79:580-594. [PMID: 30343791 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Different types of biomass are being examined for their optimum hydrogen production potentials and actual hydrogen yields in different experimental set-ups and through different chemical synthetic routes. In this review, the observations emanating from research findings on the assessment of hydrogen synthesis kinetics during fermentation and gasification of different types of biomass substrates have been concisely surveyed from selected publications. This review revisits the recent progress reported in biomass-based hydrogen synthesis in the associated disciplines of microbial cell immobilization, bioreactor design and analysis, ultrasound-assisted, microwave-assisted and ionic liquid-assisted biomass pretreatments, development of new microbial strains, integrated production schemes, applications of nanocatalysis, subcritical and supercritical water processing, use of algae-based substrates and lastly inhibitor detoxification. The main observations from this review are that cell immobilization assists in optimizing the biomass fermentation performance by enhancing bead size, providing for adequate cell loading and improving mass transfer; there are novel and more potent bacterial and fungal strains which improve the fermentation process and impact on hydrogen yields positively; application of microwave irradiation and sonication and the use of ionic liquids in biomass pretreatment bring about enhanced delignification, and that supercritical water biomass processing and dosing with metal-based nanoparticles also assist in enhancing the kinetics of hydrogen synthesis. The research areas discussed in this work and their respective impacts on hydrogen synthesis from biomass are arguably standalone. Thence, further work is still required to explore the possibilities and techno-economic implications of combining these areas for developing robust and integrated biomass-to-hydrogen synthetic schemes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ackmez Mudhoo
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Réduit 80837, Mauritius
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- Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, 13083-862, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, 13083-862, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
| | - Periyasamy Sivagurunathan
- Department of Bioenergy, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, R&D Centre, Sector 13, Faridabad 121007, India
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- Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Box 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
| | - Dimitrios Komilis
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi 67132, Greece
| | - Antoni Sánchez
- Composting Research Group (GICOM), Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain.
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