Fermentative biohydrogen production: trends and perspectives

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 27-45 - 2007
Gustavo Davila-Vazquez1, Sonia Arriaga1, Felipe Alatriste-Mondragón1, Antonio de León-Rodríguez2, Luis Manuel Rosales-Colunga2, Elías Razo-Flores1
1División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
2División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Tóm tắt

Biologically produced hydrogen (biohydrogen) is a valuable gas that is seen as a future energy carrier, since its utilization via combustion or fuel cells produces pure water. Heterotrophic fermentations for biohydrogen production are driven by a wide variety of microorganisms such as strict anaerobes, facultative anaerobes and aerobes kept under anoxic conditions. Substrates such as simple sugars, starch, cellulose, as well as diverse organic waste materials can be used for biohydrogen production. Various bioreactor types have been used and operated under batch and continuous conditions; substantial increases in hydrogen yields have been achieved through optimum design of the bioreactor and fermentation conditions. This review explores the research work carried out in fermentative hydrogen production using organic compounds as substrates. The review also presents the state of the art in novel molecular strategies to improve the hydrogen production.

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