Heterotrophic photo fermentative hydrogen production

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1081-1108

  Li, Ru Ying ^a   Fang, Herbert H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Heterotrophic; Hydrogen; Phototrophic; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

, INHIBITOR; BACTERIA STRAIN; CELL DENSITY; FERMENTATIVE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HETEROTROPHIC; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN SOURCES; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; REACTOR DESIGNS; SPECIFIC PRODUCTION RATE; TRACE METAL ELEMENT;

CELL CULTURE; FERMENTATION; GAS PRODUCERS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; STOICHIOMETRY; SUBSTRATES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE; OXYGEN; TRACE METAL;

FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOTROPHY; REACTOR DESIGN; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 71449115662     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380802009835     Document Type: Review

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