Material and energy balances of an integrated biological hydrogen production and purification system and their implications for its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 8550-8556

  Fukushima, Yasuhiro ^a   Huang, Yu Jung ^a   Chen, Jhen Wei ^a   Lin, Hung Chun ^a   Whang, Liang Ming ^a   Chu, Hsin ^a   Lo, Young Chong ^a   Chang, Jo Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biological hydrogen production; Energy balance; Greenhouse gas emissions; Material balance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; DARK FERMENTATION; EMISSION INVENTORIES; ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; MATERIAL BALANCE; NET ENERGY RATIOS; PHOTO FERMENTATION; PURIFICATION SYSTEMS; RICE STRAWS;

AIR PURIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY BALANCE; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN;

PHOTOBIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY BALANCE; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROGEN; HYDROLYSIS; METHANE; PURIFICATION; STRAW; SUBSTRATE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY BALANCE; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 80051688322     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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