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Table 4 Dark fermentative biohydrogen production from POME using mixed culture

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

Inoculum

Inoculum pre-treatment

Reactor type

Operating conditions

% H2

H2 yield

H2 production rate

Dominant microbes

Technique for microbial community analysis

References

Temperature, T

pH

POME anaerobic sludge

HT, 80 °C, 50 min

UASFF

37 °C

Initial = 5.2–5.8,

Operation = 5.2–5.8

71.37

800 mL H2/g CODconsumed

4.1 L H2/L day

Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Lactobacillus

Amplicon sequencing—Illumina MiSeq

Akhbari et al. (2021)

Anaerobic sludge from methane-producing anaerobic digester

HT, 90 °C, 60 min

CSTR

30 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = 5.5

30—34

249 mL H2/ g COD

22.22 mL H2/L h

Clostridia

Amplicon sequencing -Illumina MiSeq

Audu et al. (2021)

Thermophilic biohydrogen-producing sludge

HT, 80 °C, 60 min

Batch

55 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

38.77

794.85 mL H2/L POME or 1.88 mol H2/molsugar

ND

ND

ND

Abdullah et al. (2020)

Sugarcane cultivation soil

ND

Hungate tube

30 °C

Initial = 7,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

1617 mL H2/L medium

ND

Sporolactobacillus and Clostridium

Amplicon sequencing -Illumina MiSeq

Rosa et al. (2020)

Vinasse pond

ND

Hungate tube

37 °C

Initial = 7,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

1550 mL H2/L medium

ND

Clostridium and Ruminococcus

Amplicon sequencing -Illumina MiSeq

Rosa et al. (2020)

POME sludge

HT, 80 °C, 60 min

FBR

60 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = 6.0

ND

1.24 mol H2/mol sugarconsumed

5.2 mmol H2/L h

Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum sp.

PCR-DGGE

Jamali et al. (2019)

POME anaerobic sludge

ND

Serum bottles

55 °C

Initial = 6.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

71 mL H2/g COD

7.6 mL H2/g COD day

Themoanaerobacterium sp., T. thermosaccharolyticum, T. aciditolerans. T. brockii, Clostridium increased overtime

PCR-DGGE

Khongkliang et al. (2019)

POME sludge

HT

ASBR

55 °C and 37 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

2.52 mol H2/mol sugar

10.34 mmol H2/L h

Thermoanaerobacterium sp.

PCR-DGGE

Maaroff et al. (2019)

POME digested sludge

HT, 80 °C, 60 min

UASB

55 °C

Initial = 5.2,

Operation = 5.2

52

2.45 mol H2/mol sugarconsumed

11.75 L H2/ L POME day

Clostridium celerecrescens, Clostridium sp. and Proteobacteria

PCR-DGGE

Mahmod et al. (2019)

Juice processing wastewater anaerobic sludge

HT, 105 °C, 30 min

Batch

55 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

23.7

77 mL H2/g CODremoved

ND

ND

ND

Tanikkul et al. (2019a)

Juice processing wastewater anaerobic sludge

HT, 105 °C, 30 min

Batch

37 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

31

182 mL H2/g COD or 7.96 mmol/g COD

23.37 mL H2/ h

ND

ND

Tanikkul et al. (2019b)

POME anaerobic sludge

HT, 90 °C, 60 min

UASFF

37 °C

Initial = 5.0–5.2,

Operation = uncontrolled

57.11

1021.74 mL H2/g CODconsumed

5.29 L H2/ L day

ND

ND

Zainal et al. (2019)

POME anaerobic sludge

HT, 100 °C, 60 min

Serum bottles

50 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

28.47 mL H2/g CODconsumed

ND

ND

ND

Zainal et al. (2018)

Sewage anaerobic sludge

HT, 100 °C, 60 min

Batch

35 °C

Initial = 6.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

56.65

2.58 mmol H2/g COD or 135.79 mL H2/L POME

11.32 mL H2/L POME h

ND

ND

Garritano et al. (2017)

POME sludge

HT, 80 °C, 60 min

ASBR

60 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = 6.0

ND

1.6 mol H2/mol sugar

61.5 mmol H2/L day

Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum

16S rRNA Identification

Jamali et al. (2017)

POME digested sludge

HT, 80 °C, 60 min

Serum bottles

60 °C

Initial = 5.8,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

1.24 mol H2/mol glucose

0.181 mmol H2/L h

ND

ND

Mahmod et al. (2017)

POME digested sludge

HT, 100 °C, 60 min

UASFF

38 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

56.6

ND

0.514 L H2/g VSS

ND

ND

Mohammadi et al. (2014)

Immobilised POME sludge

HT, 80 °C, 50 min

UASB

37 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = 5.5

37.1

ND

0.589 L H2/ L POME h

ND

ND

Singh et al. (2013a)

POME anaerobic sludge

HT, 85 °C, 60 min

ASBR

37 °C

ND

50

940 mL H2/g CODconsumed

6.7 L H2/ L day

Streptococcus macedonicus, Lactobacillus agilis and Clostridium butyricum CGS6

Conventional cultivation – 16S rDNA Identification

Badiei et al. (2012)

Anaerobic sludge

HT, 105 °C, 90 min

Serum bottles

44 °C

Initial = 7.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

0.68 mmol H2/g COD

ND

Clostridium spp. and Thermoanaerobacterium spp.

qPCR

Leaño et al. (2012)

Thermoanaerobacterium-rich sludge

ND

CSTR

60 °C

Initial = 5.5,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

4.2 L H2/L POME

ND

T. thermosaccharolyticum, T. aciditolerans

PCR-DGGE

Mamimin et al. (2012)

POME digested sludge

HT, 85 °C, 20 min

Batch

36 °C

Initial = 5.8,

Operation = 5.8

ND

1.32 L H2/L POME

0.144 L H2/ L h

ND

ND

Rasdi et al. (2012)

POME anaerobic sludge

HT, 90–95 °C, 30 min

Serum bottles

37 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

27.09 mL H2/g COD

41.91 mL H2/L h

Clostridium paraputrificum, Weissella soli, C. butyricum, C. hydrogeniformans, C. beijerinckii and Clostridium spp.

PCR-DGGE

Yossan et al. (2012)

POME anaerobic sludge

HT, 90–95 °C, 30 min

Serum bottles

55 °C

Initial = 6.0,

Operation = uncontrolled

ND

26.63 mL H2/g COD

49.34 mL H2/L h

C. paraputrificum, C. butyricum, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum, C. baratii and Clostridium spp.

PCR-DGGE

Yossan et al. (2012)

  1. POME: palm oil mill effluent; HT: heat treatment; ND: no data; ASBR: anaerobic sequencing batch reactor; CSTR: continuous stirred tank reactor; FBR: fluidised bed reactor; UASB: up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor; UASFF: up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket fixed-film reactor; COD: chemical oxygen demand; PCR-DGGE: polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; qPCR: quantitative polymerase chain reaction