Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7718255 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In view of increasing attempts for the production of renewable energy, the production of biohydrogen energy by a new mesophilic bacterium Clostridium sp. YM1 was performed for the first time in the dark fermentation. Experimental results showed that the fermentative hydrogen was successfully produced by Clostridium sp. YM1 with the highest cumulative hydrogen volume of 3821 ml/L with a hydrogen yield of 1.7 mol H2/mol glucose consumed. Similar results revealed that optimum incubation temperature and pH value of culture medium were 37 °C and 6.5, respectively. The study of hydrogen production from glucose and xylose revealed that this strain was able to generate higher hydrogen from glucose compared to that from xylose. The profile of volatile fatty acids produced showed that hydrogen generation by Clostridium sp. YM1 was butyrate-type fermentation. Moreover, the findings of this study indicated that an increase in head space of fermentation culture positively enhanced hydrogen production.
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Authors
Peyman Abdeshahian, Najeeb Kaid Nasser Al-Shorgani, Noura K.M. Salih, Hafiza Shukor, Abudukeremu Kadier, Aidil Abdul Hamid, Mohd Sahaid Kalil,