Enhancement of hydrogen production by Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08 Academic Article

abstract

• A gram negative hydrogen producing facultative anaerobe was isolated and characterized as Enterobacter cloacae IIT-BT 08. Hydrogen yields by using this microorganism varied from substrate to substrate (2.2 mol/mol glucose, 6 mol/mol of sucrose and 5.4 mol/mol cellobiose considering 1% w/v substrate in MY medium). The maximum rate of hydrogen production achieved was at 36 C and initial pH 6.0. The maximum rate was 29.63 mmol/(g dry cell per h). The pH profiles of the fermentation broth under aerobic and anaerobic conditions were monitored and found to differ from each other particularly beyond the pH of 4.8. About 28% of substrate energy were recovered in the form of hydrogen using sucrose as a substrate.

authors

• Kumar, Narendra

published proceedings

• Process Biochemistry

author list (cited authors)

• Kumar, N., & Das, D.

citation count

• 308

complete list of authors

• Kumar, Narendra||Das, Debabrata

publication date

• January 2000

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Process Biochemistry  Journal

keywords

• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0032-9592(99)00109-0

start page

• 589

end page

• 593

volume

• 35

issue

• 6

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2Fs0032-9592%2899%2900109-0

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy