The current work provides insights for improving the hydrogen output while degrading emerging contaminants using Rhodopseudomonas palustris. The changes in the growth rate of a microorganism due to different substrate inputs affects the hydrogen production due to metabolic route changes. The different ratios of glutamate and glycerol as nitrogen and carbon sources along with the presence of ethinylestradiol (EE2) in the photofermenter affected the flux of electrons being directed towards biosynthesis and biohydrogen generation. The combination of glutamate and glycerol in different ratios (Glu:Gly; 0, 0.20 and 0.54) along with estrogen showed no significant difference in the bacteriochlorophyll concentrations. The highest biomass concentration (0.013 h) was in ratio of 0.54 while maximum specific hydrogen production (1.9 ± 0.05 ml g biomass h) was observed under complete suppression of nitrogen (0; without Glu; non-growing condition) with resultant improved estrogen degradation of about 78% in 168 h by R. palustris strain MDOC01.
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African Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACE-FUELS), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, PMB 1526, Imo State, Nigeria.
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State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China. Electronic address:
Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is expected to play a critical role in achieving the goal of biomass-to-bioenergy conversion because of its wide distribution and low price. Biomass fermentation is a promising method for the sustainable generation of biohydrogen (bioH) from the renewable feedstock. Due to the inherent resistant structure of biomass, LCB needs to be pretreated to improve its digestibility and utilization.
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Bioprocesses Department, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, P.O. Box 07340, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address:
A biohydrogen and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-producing natural photoheterotrophic mixed culture composed mainly by Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Clostridium sp was studied by a proteomic analysis under non-growth conditions (nitrogen-absence and organic acids). Proteins in C. pasteurianum were upregulated, particularly those related to stress response.
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Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung City 40724, Taiwan.
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Suez University, P.O. Box 43221, Suez, Egypt.
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