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Biological production of hydrogen from cellulose by natural anaerobic microflora

1995; Elsevier BV; Volume: 79; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0922-338x(95)94005-c

1872-8073

Yoshiyuki Ueno, Tatsushi Kawai, Susumu Satō, Seiji Otsuka, Masayoshi Morimoto,

Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production

The capability of natural anaerobic microflora to produce hydrogen was examined with artificial wastewater containing cellulose. The microflora in sludge compost was found to produce a significant amount of hydrogen (2.4 mol/mol-hexose). Among the fermentation products other than hydrogen and carbon dioxide, the lower fatty acids, mainly acetate and butyrate, constituted more than approximately 90% of the total soluble metabolites.