Fermentative hydrogen production
- Fermentative hydrogen production
Fermentative hydrogen production is the fermentative conversion of organic substrate to biohydrogen manifested by a diverse group bacteria using multi enzyme systems involving three steps similar to anaerobic conversion. Dark fermentation reactions do not require light energy, so they are capable of constantly producing hydrogen from organic compounds throughout the day and night. Photofermentation differs from dark fermentation because it only proceeds in the presence of light. Electrohydrogenesis is used in microbial fuel cells.
For example photo-fermentation with Rhodobacter sphaeroides SH2C can be employed to convert small molecular fatty acids into hydrogen [ [http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18477081 High hydrogen yield from a two-step process of dark-and photo-fermentation of sucrose] ] .
ee also
*Biohydrogen
*Fermentation (biochemistry)
*Hydrogen production
References
External links
* [http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/pdfs/fermentation_wkshp.pdf HYDROGEN PRODUCTION VIA DIRECT FERMENTATION]
* [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/116322176/abstract Developments and constraints in fermentative hydrogen production]
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