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Microbial Degradation for the Production of Value-Added Compounds: Biohydrogen from Dark Fermentation and Microbial Electrolysis Cells

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Biotechnological processes for biohydrogen production have been developed in recent years, among which dark fermentation and the use of microbial electrolysis cells are two technologies with economic feasibility for the production of organic acids and gaseous fuels such as hydrogen. One of the advantages of these technologies is the possibility of using organic waste as a substrate for the application of the bioprocess. In this chapter, the background, fundamentals and applications of both technologies are presented. Dark fermentation can produce hydrogen, CO2, and volatile fatty acids as final byproducts of the anaerobic conversion of substrates rich in carbohydrates. This process can be used as an initial step in a biorefinery for the treatment of waste and production of energy and value-added subproducts. Microbial electrolysis cells combine electrochemical cell elements such as electrodes and an external energy source with characteristics of biological reactors to produce energy in the form of electrical current, biogas and hydrogen. Hydrogen gas is formed through the combination of abiotic and biological electrochemical reactions, the latter being catalyzed by electroactive microorganisms. Microbial electrolysis cells represent a flexible technology that provides multiple routes to take advantage of residual biomass for energy production; the focus in this chapter is to describe relevant aspects that characterize this technology.

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Moreno-Andrade, I., Cercado, B. (2021). Microbial Degradation for the Production of Value-Added Compounds: Biohydrogen from Dark Fermentation and Microbial Electrolysis Cells. In: Inamuddin, .., Ahamed, M.I., Prasad, R. (eds) Recent Advances in Microbial Degradation. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0518-5_8

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