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Biohydrogen; protein degradation; co-fermentation; volatile fatty acids; fermentation pathways; BSA
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Evaluation Of Biohydrogen Production From Co-Fermentation Of Carbohydrates And Proteins, Emmanuel Andrew Tepari Jr,
Evaluation Of Biohydrogen Production From Co-Fermentation Of Carbohydrates And Proteins, Emmanuel Andrew Tepari Jr,
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The aim of this study was to examine volatile fatty acid (VFA) production from a proteinaceous substrate, bovine serum albumin (BSA) for a pH range of 5 – 9, and to further assess its impact on hydrogen production in a co-fermentation process using starch and BSA at different ratios. The established optimum conditions for VFA production from BSA were an initial pH of 8, incubation time of 3 days and an operating temperature of 37 ℃. Using these fermentation conditions, the stoichiometric reactions that describe the anaerobic degradation of BSA were investigated. A methodology that describes organic acid production from …