Biohydrogen production by Enterobacter cloacae and Citrobacter freundii in carrier induced granules.
Carrier induced granular particles comprising Enterobacter cloacae and Citrobacter freundii were used to generate H(2) from sucrose in an anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactor. At a hydraulic retention time of 4.5 h, 95.8% of the sucrose was consumed and the rate of H(2) production reached 180 mmol H(2) l h(-1). Biogas composition for H(2) and CO(2) was 42 and 55%, respectively.
Thompson
Liam Jed
LJ
School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa.
Gray
Vincent Myles
VM
Kalala
Bukasa
B
Lindsay
Denise
D
Reynolds
Kelley
K
von Holy
Alex
A
D019149:Bioreactors; D016971:Citrobacter freundii / Q000378:metabolism*; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000378:metabolism*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
D006859:Hydrogen