Biological hydrogen production: Prospects and challenges

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 262-271

  Lee, Hyung Sool ^a   Vermaas, Wim F J ^b   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; CARBON NEUTRALS; ELECTROLYSIS CELL; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY CARRIERS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH PRODUCTION RATE; HYDROGEN GAS; INDUSTRIAL FEEDSTOCK; INEXHAUSTIBLE RESOURCES; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; OXYGEN SENSITIVITY; RENEWABLE SOURCES; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN FUELS; OXYGEN; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

BIOGAS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE;

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 77951976891     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2010.01.007     Document Type: Review

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