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Acid hydrolysis of corn stover for biohydrogen production using Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum W16

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • National Taiwan University

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Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass, if properly hydrolyzed, can be an ideal feedstock for fermentative hydrogen production. This work considered the pretreatment of corn stover (CS) using a dilute acid hydrolysis process and studied its fermentability for hydrogen production by the strain Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum W16. The effects of sulfuric acid concentration and reaction time in the hydrolysis stage of the process were determined based on a 22 central composite experimental design with respect to maximum hydrogen productivity. The optimal hydrolysis conditions to yield the maximum quantity of hydrogen by W16 were 1.69% sulfuric acid and 117 min reaction time. At these conditions, the hydrogen yield was shown to be 3305 ml H2 L-1 medium, which corresponds to 2.24 mol H2 mol-1 sugar. The present results indicate the potential of using T. thermosaccharolyticum W16 for high-yield conversion of CS hemicellulose into bio-H2 integrated with acid hydrolysis. Crown

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7182-7188
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume34
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Biohydrogen
  • Hemicellulose hydrolysate
  • Response surface methodology
  • Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum W16

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