Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to hydrogen: Potential and challenges

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1051-1060

  Ren, Nanqi ^a   Wang, Aijie ^a   Cao, Guangli ^a   Xu, Jifei ^a   Gao, Lingfang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Bioconversion; Biohydrogen; Lignocelluloses; Lignocelluloses to H2

Indexed keywords

BIOAUGMENTATION; BIOHYDROGEN; DARK FERMENTATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIGNOCELLULOSES; LIGNOCELLULOSES-TO-H2; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PHOTO FERMENTATION; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; LIGNIN;

BIOCONVERSION;

HYDROGEN; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOMASS;

BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMISTRY; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONVERSION; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; LIGNINS; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

EID: 70349771942     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.05.007     Document Type: Review

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