Clostridial whole cell and enzyme systems for hydrogen production: current state and perspectives

Strictly anaerobic bacteria of the Clostridium genus have attracted great interest as potential cell factories for molecular hydrogen production purposes. In addition to being a useful approach to this process, dark fermentation has the advantage of using the degradation of cheap agricultural residu...

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Published in:Applied microbiology and biotechnology 2019-01, Vol.103 (2), p.567-575
Main Authors: Latifi, Amel, Avilan, Luisana, Brugna, Myriam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural wastes
Anaerobic bacteria
Bacteria
Biodegradation
Biological activity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Chemical properties
Clostridium
Crop residues
Enzymes
Fermentation
Hydrogen
Hydrogen production
Hydrogenation
Industrial wastes
Life Sciences
Literature reviews
Metabolism
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Microbiology
Mini-Review
Production management
Technology application
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Summary:Strictly anaerobic bacteria of the Clostridium genus have attracted great interest as potential cell factories for molecular hydrogen production purposes. In addition to being a useful approach to this process, dark fermentation has the advantage of using the degradation of cheap agricultural residues and industrial wastes for molecular hydrogen production. However, many improvements are still required before large-scale hydrogen production from clostridial metabolism is possible. Here we review the literature on the basic biological processes involved in clostridial hydrogen production, and present the main advances obtained so far in order to enhance the hydrogen productivity, as well as suggesting some possible future prospects.
ISSN:0175-7598
1432-0614
DOI:10.1007/s00253-018-9514-3