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Investigation Of Bio-Hydrogen Production Optimization From Synthetic And Real Wastes Using Pure And Mixed Cultures, Noha El-Sayed Nasr

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Dark fermentative H₂ production is an important route to renewable energy as it is based on a known technology and can utilize a wide range of available waste streams as substrate. However, more research is required to overcome the technical barriers to practical application. The aim of this study is to investigate different scenarios towards the optimization of fermentative H₂ production from synthetic and real wastes using pure and mixed cultures. Lignocellulosic biomass, i.e. pretreated corn cobs and poplar wood hydrolysate were evaluated for H₂ production using mixed anaerobic cultures and yields of 141 and 169 mL …