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Biohydrogen Production from Acid Hydrolysis Wastewaters Using Artificial Photo-Assisted Microbial Electrolysis Cell

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Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundantly available renewable raw material for biofuel production. This research study demonstrated the feasibility of producing hydrogen from rice mill wastewater (anolyte) and wastewaters obtained during acid hydrolysis (catholyte) of sugarcane bagasse (SB)/coconut fiber (CF)/rice straw (RS) using Rhodobacter sp. in an artificial photo-assisted microbial electrolysis cell (APAMEC). The highest hydrogen production of 244 ml was obtained with wastewater generated during the acid hydrolysis of CF. The hydrogen production rate achieved was 4.6 ± 0.4 ml/l of wastewater/h, and this was obtained at the optimum pH of 6. The hydrogen production and biomass concentration data were fitted with modified Gompertz and logistic equations. This study concluded that the acid hydrolysis wastewaters are most suitable for hydrogen production using APAMEC.

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Mrs. Keruthiga is thankful to Anna University for the award of Anna Centenary Research Fellowship.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India

    K. Keruthiga & N. Nagendra Gandhi

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, India

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All authors contributed to the study's conception and design, material preparation, data collection, and analysis. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Keruthiga K, and all authors commented on the previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Keruthiga, K., Samsudeen, N., Nagendra Gandhi, N. et al. Biohydrogen Production from Acid Hydrolysis Wastewaters Using Artificial Photo-Assisted Microbial Electrolysis Cell. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. E 104, 195–200 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40034-023-00276-6

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