title: Thermophilic H2 production from a cellulose-containing wastewater.
abstract: Cellulose in wastewater was converted into H2 by a mixed culture in batch experiments at 55 degrees C with various wastewaters pH (5.5-8.5) and cellulose concentrations (10-40 g l(-1)). At the optimal pH of 6.5, the maximum H2 yield was 102 ml g(-1) cellulose and the maximum production rate was 287 ml d(-1) for each gram of volatile suspended solids (VSS). Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences showed that the cellulose-degrading mixed culture was composed of microbes closely affiliated to genus Thermoanaerobacterium.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Engineering Research, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Herbert H P
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003013:Clostridium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D013696:Temperature; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006859:Hydrogen; D002482:Cellulose