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Table 3 Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from POME using pure culture

From: Microbiomes of biohydrogen production from dark fermentation of industrial wastes: current trends, advanced tools and future outlook

Inoculum

Reactor type

Operating conditions

Biohydrogen yield

References

Temperature, T

pH

Clostridium beijerinckii

Hungate tube

30 °C

Initial = 7.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

4620 mL H2/L medium

Rosa et al. (2020)

Bacillus anthracis PUNAJAN 1

CSTR

35 °C

Initial = 6.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

236 ml H2/g COD

Mishra et al. (2017)

Escherichia coli

Serum bottle

37 °C

Initial = 8.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

0.66 mol H2/mol total monomeric sugars

Taifor et al. (2017)

Clostridium LS2

UASB

37 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = 5.5

380 mL H2/g COD

Singh et al. (2013b)

Clostridium butyricum EB6

Batch

37 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = 5.5

5350 mL H2/L POME

Singh et al. (2013c)

Clostridium butyricum

Batch

37 °C

Initial = 7.0,

Operation = 5.5

2.18 mol H2/mol total carbohydrate

Kamal et al. (2011)

Clostridium butyricum EB6

Batch

37 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = 5.5

3195 mL H2/L POME

Chong et al. (2009)

  1. CSTR: continuous stirred tank reactor; UASB: up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; COD: chemical oxygen demand; POME: palm oil mill effluent