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Functional consortium for hydrogen production from cellobiose: Concentration-to-extinction approach

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Abstract

A functional bacterial consortium that can effectively hydrolyze cellobiose and produce bio-hydrogen was isolated by a concentration-to-extinction approach. The sludge from a cattle feedlot manure composting plant was incubated with 2.5-20 g l-1 cellobiose at 35 °C and pH 6.0. The microbial diversity of serially concentrated suspensions significantly decreased following increasing cellobiose concentration, finally leaving only two viable strains, Clostridium butyricum strain W4 and Enterococcus saccharolyticus strain. This consortium has a maximum specific hydrogen production rate of 2.19 mol H2 mol hexose-1 at 5 g l-1 cellobiose. The metabolic pathways shifted from ethanol-type to acetate-butyrate type as cellobiose concentration increased from 2.5 to >7 g l-1. The concentration-to-extinction approach is effective for isolating functional consortium from natural microflora. In this case the functional strains of interest are more tolerant to the increased loadings of substrates than the non-functional strains. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2546-2550
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume100
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2009
Externally publishedYes

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Research Keywords

  • Cellobiose
  • Functional consortia
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrolysis

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