Hydrogen production and end-product synthesis patterns by Clostridium termitidis strain CT1112 in batch fermentation cultures with cellobiose or α-cellulose

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7006-7012

  Ramachandran, Umesh ^a   Wrana, Nathan ^a   Cicek, Nazim ^a   Sparling, Richard ^a   Levin, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Cellobiose; Clostridium termitidis; CO2; Ethanol; Hydrogen; Organic acids

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CELL CULTURE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CURING; ETHANOL; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BATCH FERMENTATIONS; CELL GENERATIONS; CELLOBIOSE; CLOSTRIDIUM TERMITIDIS; CO2; DRY WEIGHTS; ETHANOL PRODUCTIONS; GENERATION TIMES; GROWTH CURVES; MESOPHILIC; PRODUCT SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONTENTS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLOBIOSE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CURING; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 56449084644     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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