The dark fermentation of lignocellulose hydrolysates is a promising process for the pro- duction of hydrogen from renewable sources. Nevertheless, hydrogen yields are often lower than those obtained from other carbohydrate sources due to the presence of microbial growth inhibitors in lignocellulose hydrolysates. In this study, a microbial consortium for the production of hydrogen by dark fermentation has been obtained from a wild methanogenic sludge by means of thermal treatments. The consortium has been initially acclimated to a glucose-based medium and then used as inoculum for the fermentation of Arundo donax hydrolysates. Hydrogen yields obtained from fermentation of A. donax hydrolysates were lower than those obtained from glucose fermentation using the same inoculum (0.30 ± 0.05 versus 1.11 ± 0.06 mol of H2 per mol of glucose equivalents). The hydrogen-producing bacteria belonged mainly to the Enterobacteriaceae family in cultures growing on glucose and to Clostridium in those growing on A. donax hydrolysate. In the latter cultures, Lacto- bacillus outcompeted Enterobacteriaceae, although Clostridium also increased. Lactobacillus outgrowth could account for the lower yields observed in cultures growing on A. donax hydrolysate.
Dark Fermentation of Arundo donax: Characterization of the Anaerobic Microbial Consortium / G. Toscano, G. Zuccaro, A. Corsini, S. Zecchin, L. Cavalca. - In: ENERGIES. - ISSN 1996-1073. - 16:4(2023 Feb 11), pp. 1813.1-1813.16. [10.3390/en16041813]
Dark Fermentation of Arundo donax: Characterization of the Anaerobic Microbial Consortium
A. CorsiniFormal Analysis
;S. ZecchinPenultimo
Formal Analysis
;L. CavalcaUltimo
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2023
Abstract
The dark fermentation of lignocellulose hydrolysates is a promising process for the pro- duction of hydrogen from renewable sources. Nevertheless, hydrogen yields are often lower than those obtained from other carbohydrate sources due to the presence of microbial growth inhibitors in lignocellulose hydrolysates. In this study, a microbial consortium for the production of hydrogen by dark fermentation has been obtained from a wild methanogenic sludge by means of thermal treatments. The consortium has been initially acclimated to a glucose-based medium and then used as inoculum for the fermentation of Arundo donax hydrolysates. Hydrogen yields obtained from fermentation of A. donax hydrolysates were lower than those obtained from glucose fermentation using the same inoculum (0.30 ± 0.05 versus 1.11 ± 0.06 mol of H2 per mol of glucose equivalents). The hydrogen-producing bacteria belonged mainly to the Enterobacteriaceae family in cultures growing on glucose and to Clostridium in those growing on A. donax hydrolysate. In the latter cultures, Lacto- bacillus outcompeted Enterobacteriaceae, although Clostridium also increased. Lactobacillus outgrowth could account for the lower yields observed in cultures growing on A. donax hydrolysate.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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