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Title: Renewable biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass using fermentation and integration of systems with other energy generation technologies

Journal Article · · Science of the Total Environment
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  1. Konkuk Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
  2. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
  3. Himachal Pradesh Univ. (India)
  4. SRM Univ.-AP, Andhra Pradesh (India)
  5. Ton Duc Thang Univ., Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
  6. Erciyes Univ., Kayseri (Turkey)
  7. Univ. of Stavanger (Norway)

Biohydrogen is a clean and renewable source of energy. It can be produced by using technologies such as thermo- chemical, electrolysis, photoelectrochemical and biological, etc. Among these technologies, the biological method (dark fermentation) is considered more sustainable and ecofriendly. Dark fermentation involves anaerobic mi- crobes which degrade carbohydrate rich substrate and produce hydrogen. Lignocellulosic biomass is an abun- dantly available raw material and can be utilized as an economic and renewable substrate for biohydrogen production. Although there are many hurdles, continuous advancements in lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment technology, microbial fermentation (mixed substrate and co-culture fermentation), the involvement of molecu- lar biology techniques, and understanding of various factors (pH, T, addition of nanomaterials) effect on biohydrogen productivity and yield render this technology efficient and capable to meet future energy demands. Further integration of biohydrogen production technology with other products such as bio-alcohol, volatile fatty acids (VFAs), and methane have the potential to improve the efficiency and economics of the overall process. In this article, various methods used for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, technologies in trends to produce and improve biohydrogen production, a coproduction of other energy resources, and techno-economic analysis of biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass are reviewed.

Research Organization:
Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), Urbana, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0018420
OSTI ID:
1764305
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1834446
Journal Information:
Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 765; ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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