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Carrier induced granular particles comprising Enterobacter cloacae and Citrobacter freundii were used to generate H2 from sucrose in an anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactor. At a hydraulic retention time of 4.5 h, 95.8% of the sucrose was consumed and the rate of H2 production reached 180 mmol H2 l h−1. Biogas composition for H2 and CO2 was 42 and 55%, respectively.
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The bioreactor was built by Dave Amm. Basil Chassoulas provide invaluable assistance the electronics. Eskom TSI and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research funded this project.
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Thompson, L.J., Gray, V.M., Kalala, B. et al. Biohydrogen production by Enterobacter cloacae and Citrobacter freundii in carrier induced granules. Biotechnol Lett 30, 271–274 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-007-9527-y
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