Thermophilic H2 production from a cellulose-containing wastewater

被引:127
作者
Liu, H [1 ]
Zhang, T [1 ]
Fang, HHP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Civil Engn, Ctr Environm Engn Res, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
cellulose; fermentation; H-2; Thermoanaerobacterium; wastewater;
D O I
10.1023/A:1022341113774
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Cellulose in wastewater was converted into H-2 by a mixed culture in batch experiments at 55degreesC with various wastewaters pH (5.5-8.5) and cellulose concentrations (10-40 g l(-1)). At the optimal pH of 6.5, the maximum H-2 yield was 102 ml g(-1) cellulose and the maximum production rate was 287 ml d(-1) for each gram of volatile suspended solids (VSS). Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences showed that the cellulose-degrading mixed culture was composed of microbes closely affiliated to genus Thermoanaerobacterium.
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