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Biological production of hydrogen from glucose by natural anaerobic microflora


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Morimoto, Masayoshi and Atsuko, M. and Atif, A. A. Y. and Ngan, Ma Ah and Ahmadun, Fakhru'l-Razi and Iyuke, Sunny Esayegbemu and Bakir, A. M. (2004) Biological production of hydrogen from glucose by natural anaerobic microflora. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 29 (7). pp. 709-713. ISSN 0360-3199; ESSN: 1879-3487

Abstract

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) sludge, sludge compost from Malaysia and CREST compost from Philippines were collected for the study. The capability of these microflora to produce hydrogen was examined with 500 ml artificial wastewater containing 1% glucose, 0.2% yeast extract and 0.018% magnesium chloride hexahydrate under anaerobic fermentation in a batch culture. The microflora in POME sludge, sludge compost and CREST compost were found to produce significant amounts of hydrogen. The maximum production yield of hydrogen per decomposed glucose was 2.1 mol/mol-glucose at a conversion rate of 0.137 L/(L-medh) at 50°C obtained by sludge compost. All fermentations were carried out without pH control. It was also found that the addition of nitrogen source in the medium caused a change in hydrogen produced. There was no methane gas in the evolved gas.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2003.09.009
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Hydrogen production; POME sludge; Sludge compost; CREST compost; Microflora
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2015 00:22
Last Modified: 28 Aug 2015 00:22
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40086
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