Biomass based hydrogen production by dark fermentation-recent trends and opportunities for greener processes

Gopalakrishnan Kumar; Sutha Shobana; Dillirani Nagarajan; Duu-Jong Lee; Kuo-Shing Lee; Chiu-Yue Lin; Chun-Yen Chen; Jo-Shu Chang

doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.024

Biomass based hydrogen production by dark fermentation-recent trends and opportunities for greener processes

Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2018 Apr:50:136-145. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.024. Epub 2018 Jan 24.

Authors

Gopalakrishnan Kumar¹, Sutha Shobana², Dillirani Nagarajan³, Duu-Jong Lee⁴, Kuo-Shing Lee⁵, Chiu-Yue Lin⁶, Chun-Yen Chen⁷, Jo-Shu Chang⁸

Affiliations

¹ Green Processing, Bioremediation and Alternative Energies Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: gopalakrishnankumar@tdt.edu.vn.
² Department of Chemistry and Research Centre, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Virapandianpatnam, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Safety Health and Environmental Engineering, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: cylin@fcu.edu.tw.
⁷ University Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, 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. Electronic address: changjs@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

PMID: 29367127
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.12.024

Abstract

The generation of biohydrogen as source of biofuel/bioenergy from the wide variety of biomass has gathered a substantial quantum of research efforts in several aspects. One of the major thrusts in this field has been the pursuit of technically sound and effective methods and/or approaches towards significant improvement in the bioconversion efficiency and enhanced biohydrogen yields. In this perspective, the present contribution showcases the views formulated based on the latest advances reported in dark fermentative biohydrogen production (DHFP), which is considered as the most feasible route for commercialization of biohydrogen. The potential prospects and future research avenues are also presented.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Biofuels
Biomass*
Darkness*
Fermentation*
Green Chemistry Technology / methods*
Hydrogen / metabolism*

Substances

Biofuels
Hydrogen