A review of research trends in the enhancement of biomass-to-hydrogen conversion
| Autor: | Antoni Sánchez, Tânia Forster-Carneiro, Dimitrios Komilis, Periyasamy Sivagurunathan, Ackmez Mudhoo, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Paulo C. Torres-Mayanga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Green chemistry
Novel microbial strains Hydrogen 020209 energy Ionic Liquids Biomass chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology chemistry.chemical_compound Immobilization Bioreactors 0502 economics and business 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Bioreactor 050207 economics Waste Management and Disposal Hydrogen production Chemistry 05 social sciences Nanocatalysis Pulp and paper industry Supercritical fluid Fermentation Ionic liquid |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname Recercat: Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Popis: | Different types of biomass are being examined for their optimum hydrogen production potentials and actual hydrogen yields in different experimental set-ups and through different chemical synthetic routes. In this review, the observations emanating from research findings on the assessment of hydrogen synthesis kinetics during fermentation and gasification of different types of biomass substrates have been concisely surveyed from selected publications. This review revisits the recent progress reported in biomass-based hydrogen synthesis in the associated disciplines of microbial cell immobilization, bioreactor design and analysis, ultrasound-assisted, microwave-assisted and ionic liquid-assisted biomass pretreatments, development of new microbial strains, integrated production schemes, applications of nanocatalysis, subcritical and supercritical water processing, use of algae-based substrates and lastly inhibitor detoxification. The main observations from this review are that cell immobilization assists in optimizing the biomass fermentation performance by enhancing bead size, providing for adequate cell loading and improving mass transfer; there are novel and more potent bacterial and fungal strains which improve the fermentation process and impact on hydrogen yields positively; application of microwave irradiation and sonication and the use of ionic liquids in biomass pretreatment bring about enhanced delignification, and that supercritical water biomass processing and dosing with metal-based nanoparticles also assist in enhancing the kinetics of hydrogen synthesis. The research areas discussed in this work and their respective impacts on hydrogen synthesis from biomass are arguably standalone. Thence, further work is still required to explore the possibilities and techno-economic implications of combining these areas for developing robust and integrated biomass-to-hydrogen synthetic schemes. |
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