biological have been employed to convert the complex
structure of carbohydrate polymers into fermentable sugars.
Biological pretreatments of lignocellulosic feedstock are the
most desirable methods compared to conventional pretreatment methods which are cost-inefficient and produce undesirable inhibitors. Among the different methods of hydrogen
production, the biological route is cheaper and eco-friendly.
Biological hydrogen production process is highly affected by
several factors such as feedstock, pH, temperature, the partial pressure of hydrogen, and hydraulic retention time.
Further improvement in genetic engineering and biotechnologies are needed for more efficient and cost-effective
biological pretreatment and low-cost conversion of hemicellulose into hydrogen and other value-added products.
Acknowledgments This work was supported by the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2017-05366) to
W. Q.
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feedstocks (pp. 323–344). Rende, Italy: Elsevier.
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structure of carbohydrate polymers into fermentable sugars.
Biological pretreatments of lignocellulosic feedstock are the
most desirable methods compared to conventional pretreatment methods which are cost-inefficient and produce undesirable inhibitors. Among the different methods of hydrogen
production, the biological route is cheaper and eco-friendly.
Biological hydrogen production process is highly affected by
several factors such as feedstock, pH, temperature, the partial pressure of hydrogen, and hydraulic retention time.
Further improvement in genetic engineering and biotechnologies are needed for more efficient and cost-effective
biological pretreatment and low-cost conversion of hemicellulose into hydrogen and other value-added products.
Acknowledgments This work was supported by the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2017-05366) to
W. Q.
References
Al Arni S. (2018). Comparison of slow and fast pyrolysis for
converting biomass into fuel. Renewable Energy, 2018(124), 197–
201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.04.060.
Alvarado-Cuevas, Z. D., López-Hidalgo, A. M., Ordoñez, L. G.,
Oceguera-Contreras, E., Ornelas-Salas, J. T., & De León-Rodríguez, A. (2015). Biohydrogen production using psychrophilic
bacteria isolated from Antarctica. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(24), 7586–7592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.
2014.10.063.
Argun, H., & Kargi, F. (2011). Bio-hydrogen production by different
operational modes of dark and photo-fermentation: an overview.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(13), 7443–7459.
Aro, E. M. (2016). From first generation biofuels to advanced solar
biofuels. Ambio, 45(1), 24–31.
Arregi, A., Lopez, G., Amutio, M., Barbarias, I., Bilbao, J., & Olazar,
M. (2016). Hydrogen production from biomass by continuous fast
pyrolysis and in-line steam reforming. RSC Advances, 6(31),
25975–25985.
Bai, X., Wang, G., Yu, Y., Wang, D., & Wang, Z. (2018). Changes in
the physicochemical structure and pyrolysis characteristics of wheat
straw after rod-milling pretreatment. Bioresource Technology, 2018
(250), 770–776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.11.085.
Balat, H., & Kırtay, E. (2010). Hydrogen from biomass–present
scenario and future prospects. International Journal of Hydrogen
Energy, 35(14), 7416–7426.
Basu, P. (2013). Biomass gasification and pyrolysis: Practical design
and theory. Academic press.
Begum, S., & Dahman, Y. (2015). Enhanced biobutanol production
using novel Clostridial fusants in simultaneous saccharification and
fermentation of green renewable agriculture residues. Biofuels,
Bioproducts and Biorefining, 9(5), 529–544. https://doi.org/10.
1002/bbb.1564.
Behrendt, F., Neubauer, Y., Oevermann, M., Wilmes, B., & Zobel, N.
(2008). Direct liquefaction of biomass. Chemical Engineering and
Technology, 31(5), 667–677.
Bičáková, O., & Straka, P. (2012). Production of hydrogen from
renewable resources and its effectiveness. International Journal of
Hydrogen Energy, 37(16), 11563–11578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
ijhydene.2012.05.047.
Boileau, C., Auria, R., Davidson, S., Casalot, L., Christen, P., Liebgott,
P.-P., et al. (2016). Hydrogen production by the hyperthermophilic
bacterium Thermotoga maritima part I: Effects of sulfured
nutriments, with thiosulfate as model, on hydrogen production
and growth. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 9(1), 269. https://doi.org/
10.1186/s13068-016-0678-8.
Bolatkhan, K., Kossalbayev, B. D., Zayadan, B. K., Tomo, T.,
Veziroglu, T. N., & Allakhverdiev, S. I. (2019). Hydrogen
production from phototrophic microorganisms: Reality and perspectives. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(12),
5799–5811. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.01.092.
Bonawitz, N. D., & Chapple, C. (2010). The genetics of lignin
biosynthesis: Connecting genotype to phenotype. Annual Review of
Genetics, 2010(44), 337–363.
BP. (2019) BP statistical review of world energy. London, UK.
Brown, T. R., Wright, M. M., & Brown, R. C. (2011). Estimating
profitability of two biochar production scenarios: Slow pyrolysis vs
fast pyrolysis. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 5(1), 54–68.
https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.254.
Cao, G.-L., Zhao, L., Wang, A.-J., Wang, Z.-Y., & Ren, N.-Q. (2014).
Single-step bioconversion of lignocellulose to hydrogen using novel
moderately thermophilic bacteria. Biotechnology for Biofuels, 7(1), 82.
Castello, D., Rolli, B., Kruse, A., & Fiori, L. (2017). Supercritical water
gasification of biomass in a ceramic reactor: Long-time batch
experiments. Energies, 10(11), 1734.
Chen, H. Z., & Liu, Z. H. (2015). Steam explosion and its
combinatorial pretreatment refining technology of plant biomass
to bio-based products. Biotechnology Journal, 10(6), 866–885.
Chen, C.-C., Chuang, Y.-S., Lin, C.-Y., Lay, C.-H., & Sen, B. (2012).
Thermophilic dark fermentation of untreated rice straw using mixed
cultures for hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(20), 15540–15546.
Chen, J., Li, C., Ristovski, Z., Milic, A., Gu, Y., Islam, M. S., et al.
(2017). A review of biomass burning: Emissions and impacts on air
quality, health and climate in China. Science of the Total
Environment, 2017(579), 1000–1034.
Chowdhury, H., Loganathan, B., Mustary, I., Alam, F., & Mobin, S. M.
(2019). Algae for biofuels: The third generation of feedstock. In A.
Basile & F. Dalena (Eds.), Second and third generation of
feedstocks (pp. 323–344). Rende, Italy: Elsevier.
Das, D., & Veziroglu, T. N. (2008). Advances in biological hydrogen
production processes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
33(21), 6046–6057.
Dashtban, M., Schraft, H., & Qin, W. (2009). Fungal bioconversion of
lignocellulosic residues; opportunities & perspectives. International
Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(6), 578–595. https://doi.org/10.
7150/ijbs.5.578.
Demirbas, A. (2016). Comparison of thermochemical conversion
processes of biomass to hydrogen-rich gas mixtures. Energy
Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects,
38(20),
2971–2976.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2015.
1122686.
Ding, C., Yang, K. L., & He, J. (2016). Biological and fermentative
production of hydrogen. In R. Luque, C S. K. Lin, K. Wilson,
J. (Eds.), Handbook of biofuels production (2nd ed) (303–333).
Woodhead Publishing.
Dutta, D., De, D., Chaudhuri, S., & Bhattacharya, S. K. (2005).
Hydrogen production by Cyanobacteria. Microbial Cell Factories, 4
(1), 36. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2859-4-36.
EIA. (2020) Global Ethanol Production: Quantity of ethanol produced by
country from 2007 to 2017. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Washington DC, USA. Accessed 21 April 2020.
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