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Recent Advances in Biomass Pretreatment Technologies for Biohydrogen Production. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15030999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Hydrogen is an economical source of clean energy that has been utilized by industry for decades. In recent years, demand for hydrogen has risen significantly. Hydrogen sources include water electrolysis, hydrocarbon steam reforming, and fossil fuels, which emit hazardous greenhouse gases and therefore have a negative impact on global warming. The increasing worldwide population has created much pressure on natural fuels, with a growing gap between demand for renewable energy and its insufficient supply. As a result, the environment has suffered from alarming increases in pollution levels. Biohydrogen is a sustainable energy form and a preferable substitute for fossil fuel. Anaerobic fermentation, photo fermentation, microbial and enzymatic photolysis or combinations of such techniques are new approaches for producing biohydrogen. For cost-effective biohydrogen production, the substrate should be cheap and renewable. Substrates including algal biomass, agriculture residue, and wastewaters are readily available. Moreover, substrates rich in starch and cellulose such as plant stalks or agricultural waste, or food industry waste such as cheese whey are reported to support dark- and photo-fermentation. However, their direct utilization as a substrate is not recommended due to their complex nature. Therefore, they must be pretreated before use to release fermentable sugars. Various pretreatment technologies have been established and are still being developed. This article focuses on pretreatment techniques for biohydrogen production and discusses their efficiency and suitability, including hybrid-treatment technology.
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Chozhavendhan S, Gnanavel G, Karthiga Devi G, Subbaiya R, Praveen Kumar R, Bharathiraja B. Enhancement of Feedstock Composition and Fuel Properties for Biogas Production. ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0410-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Park JH, Park JH, Sim YB, Kim SH, Park HD. Formation of a dynamic membrane altered the microbial community and metabolic flux in fermentative hydrogen production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 282:63-68. [PMID: 30851575 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship among dynamic membrane (DM) formation, metabolic flux, and microbial community population in dark fermentative hydrogen production. A continuously stirred tank reactor was equipped with an external submerged polyester screen mesh and inoculated with heat-treated anaerobic sludge without immobilization. DM was successfully developed on the polyester mesh and provided high-rate hydrogen production at 60.5 L H2/L.d and 2.39 mol H2/mol glucoseadded. DM formation was along with tightly bound extracellular polymeric substances. Flux balance analysis revealed that formation of DM altered the metabolic pathways for acetic acid production from homoacetogenesis to hydrogenesis. Bacterial community analysis suggested that Sporolactobacillaceae would contributed to this metabolic pathway shift. Nevertheless, lactic acid was not accumulated and assumed to be consumed by hydrogen producers including Clostridia.
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- Jong-Hun Park
- School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea; KU-KIST Green School, Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea.
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Özkaya B, Kaksonen AH, Sahinkaya E, Puhakka JA. Fluidized bed bioreactor for multiple environmental engineering solutions. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 150:452-465. [PMID: 30572277 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fluidized bed bioreactors (FBR) are characterized by two-phase mixture of fluid and solid, in which the bed of solid particles is fluidized by means of downward or upward recirculation stream. FBRs are widely used for multiple environmental engineering solutions, such as wastewater treatment, as well as some industrial applications. FBR offers many benefits such as compact bioreactor size due to short hydraulic retention time, long biomass retention on the carrier, high conversion rates due to fully mixed conditions and consequently high mass transfer rates, no channelling of flow, dilution of influent concentrations due to recycle flow, suitability for enrichment of microbes with low Km values. The disadvantages of FBRs include bioreactor size limitations due to the height-to-diameter ratio, high-energy requirements due to high recycle ratios, and long start-up period for biofilm formation. This paper critically reviews some of the key studies on biomass enrichment via immobilisation of low growth yield microorganisms, high-rates via fully mixed conditions, technical developments in FBRs and ways of overcoming toxic effects via solution recycling. This technology has many potential new uses as well as hydrodynamic characteristics, which enable high-rate environmental engineering and industrial applications.
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- Bestami Özkaya
- Tampere University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101, Tampere, Finland; Yıldız Technical University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Davutpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- CSIRO Land and Water, 147 Underwood Avenue, Floreat, WA, 6014, Australia
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- Istanbul Medeniyet University, Bioengineering Department, Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Tampere University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering, P.O. Box 541, FI-33101, Tampere, Finland.
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Production of bio-hydrogen from dairy wastewater using pretreated landfill leachate sludge as an inoculum. J Biosci Bioeng 2019; 127:150-159. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2018.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prabakar D, Suvetha K S, Manimudi VT, Mathimani T, Kumar G, Rene ER, Pugazhendhi A. Pretreatment technologies for industrial effluents: Critical review on bioenergy production and environmental concerns. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 218:165-180. [PMID: 29679823 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The implementation of different pretreatment techniques and technologies prior to effluent discharge is a direct result of the inefficiency of several existing wastewater treatment methods. A majority of the industrial sectors have known to cause severe negative effects on the environment. The five major polluting industries are the paper and pulp mills, coal manufacturing facilities, petrochemical, textile and the pharmaceutical sectors. Pretreatment methods have been widely used in order to lower the toxicity levels of effluents and comply with environmental standards. In this review, the possible environmental benefits and concerns of adopting different pretreatment technologies for renewable energy production and product/resource recovery has been reviewed and discussed.
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- Desika Prabakar
- Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai, 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201 303, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai, 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2601DA, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Innovative Green Product Synthesis and Renewable Environment Development Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Sun C, Zhang S, Xin F, Shanmugam S, Wu YR. Genomic comparison of Clostridium species with the potential of utilizing red algal biomass for biobutanol production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:42. [PMID: 29467820 PMCID: PMC5815214 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1044-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sustainable biofuels, which are widely considered as an attractive alternative to fossil fuels, can be generated by utilizing various biomass from the environment. Marine biomass, such as red algal biomass, is regarded as one potential renewable substrate source for biofuels conversion due to its abundance of fermentable sugars (e.g., galactose). Previous studies focused on the enhancement of biofuels production from different Clostridium species; however, there has been limited investigation into their metabolic pathways, especially on the conversion of biofuels from galactose, via whole genomic comparison and evolutionary analysis. RESULTS Two galactose-utilizing Clostridial strains were examined and identified as Clostridium acetobutylicum strain WA and C. beijerinckii strain WB. Via the genomic sequencing of both strains, the comparison of the whole genome together with the relevant protein prediction of 33 other Clostridium species was established to reveal a clear genome profile based upon various genomic features. Among them, five representative strains, including C. beijerinckii NCIMB14988, C. diolis DSM 15410, C. pasteurianum BC1, strain WA and WB, were further discussed to demonstrate the main differences among their respective metabolic pathways, especially in their carbohydrate metabolism. The metabolic pathways involved in the generation of biofuels and other potential products (e.g., riboflavin) were also reconstructed based on the utilization of marine biomass. Finally, a batch fermentation process was performed to verify the fermentative products from strains WA and WB using 60 g/L of galactose, which is the main hydrolysate from algal biomass. It was observed that strain WA and WB could produce up to 16.98 and 12.47 g/L of biobutanol, together with 21,560 and 10,140 mL/L biohydrogen, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The determination of the production of various biofuels by both strains WA and WB and their genomic comparisons with other typical Clostridium species on the analysis of various metabolic pathways was presented. Through the identification of their metabolic pathways, which are involved in the conversion of galactose into various potential products, such as biobutanol, the obtained results extend the current insight into the potential capability of utilizing marine red algal biomass and provide a systematic investigation into the relationship between this genus and the generation of sustainable bioenergy.
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- Chongran Sun
- Department of Biology, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 Guangdong China
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- Department of Biology, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 Guangdong China
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 Jiangsu China
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- Department of Biology, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 Guangdong China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 Guangdong China
- STU-UNIVPM Joint Algal Research Center, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063 Guangdong China
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Rafieenia R, Lavagnolo MC, Pivato A. Pre-treatment technologies for dark fermentative hydrogen production: Current advances and future directions. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 71:734-748. [PMID: 28529040 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hydrogen is regarded as a clean and non-carbon fuel and it has a higher energy content compared to carbon fuels. Dark fermentative hydrogen production from organic wastes is the most promising technology for commercialization among chemical and biological methods. Using mixed microflora is favored in terms of easier process control and substrate conversion efficiencies instead of pure cultures. However, mixed cultures should be first pre-treated in order to select sporulating hydrogen producing bacteria and suppress non-spore forming hydrogen consumers. Various inoculum pre-treatments have been used to enhance hydrogen production by dark fermentation including heat shock, acid or alkaline treatment, chemical inhibition, aeration, irradiation and inhibition by long chain fatty acids. Regarding substrate pre-treatment, that is performed with the aim of enhanced substrate biodegradability, thermal pre-treatment, pH adjustment using acid or base, microwave irradiation, sonication and biological treatment are the most commonly studied technologies. This article reviews the most investigated pre-treatment technologies applied for either inoculum or substrate prior to dark fermentation, the long-term effects of varying pre-treatment methods and the subsequently feasibility of each method for commercialization.
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- Razieh Rafieenia
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Anburajan P, Park JH, Sivagurunathan P, Pugazhendhi A, Kumar G, Choi CS, Kim SH. Mixed-culture H 2 fermentation performance and the relation between microbial community composition and hydraulic retention times for a fixed bed reactor fed with galactose/glucose mixtures. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 124:339-345. [PMID: 28528789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study examined the mesophilic continuous biohydrogen fermentation from galactose and glucose mixture with an initial substrate concentration of 15 g/L (galactose 12 g/L and glucose 3 g/L) as a resembling carbon source of pretreated red algal hydrolyzate. A fixed bed reactor was fed with the sugar mixture at various hydraulic retention times (HRTs) ranging 12 to 1.5 h. The maximum hydrogen production rate of 52.6 L/L-d was found at 2 h HRT, while the maximum hydrogen yield of 2.3±0.1 mol/mol hexoseadded, was achieved at 3 h HRT. Microbial communities and species distribution were analyzed via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and the dominant bacterial population was found as Clostridia followed by Lactobacillus sp. Packing material retained higher 16S rRNA gene copy numbers of total bacteria and Clostridium butyricum fraction compared to fermentation liquor. The finding of the study has demonstrated that H2 production from galactose and glucose mixture could be a viable approach for hydrogen production.
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- Parthiban Anburajan
- Sustainable Environmental Process Research Institute, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea; Department of Civil Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea
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- Sustainable Environmental Process Research Institute, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea; Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Sustainable Environmental Process Research Institute, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea; Center for Materials Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Sustainable Environmental Process Research Institute, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea
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- Sustainable Environmental Process Research Institute, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea
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- Dai Ho Industry Co., Ltd., Chungnam 32925, Republic of Korea
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- Sustainable Environmental Process Research Institute, Daegu University, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental Engineering, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38453, Republic of Korea.
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