Table 11.7
Biohydrogen production at different ratios of Na
2 SO
4 to NaCl
Soil sample
(Na
2 SO
4 ):
(NaCl)
Glucose
(g)
Glucose
(mg/L)
Inoculum
(mg/L VSS)
Biohydrogen
production (ml)
Theoretical maximum H
2
production reached (%)
HMY (mol H
2 /
mol
glucose )
Samut Sakhon salt
pan
1:1
0.022
7500
5000
1.77
16.0
0.64
Khon Kaen saltdamaged soil (1)
0.0044
2250
1500
1.57
71.2
2.85
Khon Kaen saltdamaged soil (2)
0.0044
2250
1500
0.26
23.3
0.47
Samut Sakhon salt
pan
4:1
0.075
1500
1000
0
0
0.00
Khon Kaen saltdamaged soil (1)
2.66
7.12
0.29
Khon Kaen saltdamaged soil (2)
0
0
0.00
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D. A. H. Taroepratjeka et al.