Recent insights into the cell immobilization technology applied for dark fermentative hydrogen production

Gopalakrishnan Kumar; Ackmez Mudhoo; Periyasamy Sivagurunathan; Dillirani Nagarajan; Anish Ghimire; Chyi-How Lay; Chiu-Yue Lin; Duu-Jong Lee; Jo-Shu Chang

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.065

Recent insights into the cell immobilization technology applied for dark fermentative hydrogen production

Bioresour Technol. 2016 Nov:219:725-737. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.065. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

Authors

Gopalakrishnan Kumar¹, Ackmez Mudhoo², Periyasamy Sivagurunathan³, Dillirani Nagarajan⁴, Anish Ghimire⁵, Chyi-How Lay⁶, Chiu-Yue Lin⁶, Duu-Jong Lee⁷, Jo-Shu Chang⁸

Affiliations

¹ Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Environment Research Group, Faculty of Environmental and Labor Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Center for Materials Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan.
² Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Mauritius, Reduit 80837, Mauritius.
³ Center for Materials Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan.
⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kathmandu University, P.O. Box 6250, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁶ Green Energy Development Centre (GEDC), Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁷ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: changjs@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

PMID: 27561626
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.065

Abstract

The contribution and insights of the immobilization technology in the recent years with regards to the generation of (bio)hydrogen via dark fermentation have been reviewed. The types of immobilization practices, such as entrapment, encapsulation and adsorption, are discussed. Materials and carriers used for cell immobilization are also comprehensively surveyed. New development of nano-based immobilization and nano-materials has been highlighted pertaining to the specific subject of this review. The microorganisms and the type of carbon sources applied in the dark hydrogen fermentation are also discussed and summarized. In addition, the essential components of process operation and reactor configuration using immobilized microbial cultures in the design of varieties of bioreactors (such as fixed bed reactor, CSTR and UASB) are spotlighted. Finally, suggestions and future directions of this field are provided to assist the development of efficient, economical and sustainable hydrogen production technologies.

Keywords: Biohydrogen; Bioreactor design; Cell immobilization; Dark fermentation; Microorganisms.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biofuels
Bioreactors / microbiology
Biotechnology / instrumentation*
Biotechnology / methods*
Carbon / metabolism
Cells, Immobilized
Equipment Design
Fermentation
Hydrogen / metabolism*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Microbial Consortia / physiology*
Nanostructures / chemistry
Nanostructures / microbiology
Polymers / chemistry

Substances

Biofuels
Polymers
Carbon
Hydrogen