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Applications of Photofermentative Hydrogen Production

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Microbial BioEnergy: Hydrogen Production

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 38))

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Scientific and market strategy is essential in developing biological hydrogen production processes. Plans for future research should be based on current knowledge, experience and techniques. This chapter focuses on the applied issues of photofermentative H2 production using purple non sulfur bacteria (PNSB) in combined systems, and in particular, the optimization of the process on real feedstock such as olive mill wastewater and dark fermenter effluents (DFEs) of thick juice, molasses, and potato steam peels. Based on the current state of the knowledge in the field, the future applicability and prospects of these systems are evaluated. Strategies to overcome the problems are outlined.

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Abbreviations

BCI:

Biomass cost index

BOD:

Biological oxygen demand

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

CSTR:

Continuously stirred tank reactor

DFE:

Dark fermenter effluent

FVW:

Fruit and vegetable wastes

gdcw lc −1 :

Gram cell dry weight per liter of culture

HRT:

Hydraulic retention time

LDPE:

Low density polyethylene

lH2 :

Liters of hydrogen

lOMW :

Liters of olive mill wastewater

M:

Molar

OMW:

Olive mill wastewater

PBR:

Photobioreactor

PNSB:

Purple non-sulfur bacteria

SRW:

Sugar refinery wastewater

TOC:

Total organic carbon

VFA:

Volatile fatty acids

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This work was supported by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST Action 841), European Commission – Research: The Sixth Framework Program for Research and Technological Development Sustainable Energy Systems EU FP6-SES IP HYVOLUTION (contract no. 019825), Turkish State Planning Organization (DPT) (BAP-08-11-DPT.2005K120600), Turkish Scientific Research Council (TÜBİTAK) (108T455) and Middle East Technical University Research Fund.

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    Inci Eroglu

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Inci Eroglu, Meral Yücel & Ufuk Gündüz

  3. MEMS Research and Application Center, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ebru Özgür

  4. School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Centre for Strategic Nano-Fabrication, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

    Ela Eroglu

  5. Department of Biology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    Meral Yücel & Ufuk Gündüz

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Eroglu, I., Özgür, E., Eroglu, E., Yücel, M., Gündüz, U. (2014). Applications of Photofermentative Hydrogen Production. In: Zannoni, D., De Philippis, R. (eds) Microbial BioEnergy: Hydrogen Production. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8554-9_11

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