Different types of H 2 photoproduction by starch-utilizing co-cultures of Clostridium butyricum and Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Autor: Anatoly A. Tsygankov, Tatyana V. Laurinavichene
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41:13419-13425
ISSN: 0360-3199
Popis: Co-culture of Clostridium butyricum and Rhodobacter sphaeroides displayed different types of H 2 photoproduction from starch: quick low-yield (2.6 mol/mol glucose), prolonged high-yield (6.1 mol/mol glucose) and delayed low-yield (4.2 mol/mol glucose). It depended primarily on the ratio of two species and, besides, some other factors. The first type H 2 photoproduction was similar to that in Clostridium , observed at high clostridia/purple bacteria ratio and promoted by low light intensity, temperature above and below optimum, reduced conditions, low initial pH or buffer concentration, high concentration of yeast extract (320 mg/L). The second type, high yield H 2 production, was favored by low clostridia/purple bacteria ratio, high light intensity, and high concentration of yeast extract (320 mg/L). The third type, delayed H 2 photoproduction, was observed at the lowest clostridia/purple bacteria ratio and was promoted by low concentration of yeast extract (25 mg/L). Thus, a well-known crucial effect of a species ratio on H 2 photoproduction was in turn controlled by other factors, especially yeast extract concentration.
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