Recent insights into biohydrogen production by microalgae – From biophotolysis to dark fermentation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 227, Issue , 2017, Pages 373-387

  Nagarajan, Dillirani ^a,b   Lee, Duu Jong ^b   Kondo, Akihiko ^c,d,e   Chang, Jo Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen; Cyanobacteria; Dark fermentation; Hydrogenases; Microalgae; Photolysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOLYSIS; SUBSTRATES;

BIO-HYDROGEN; CYANOBACTERIA; DARK FERMENTATION; HYDROGENASES; MICRO-ALGAE;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

BIOETHANOL; ENZYME; HYDROGEN; TRACE ELEMENT; BIODIESEL; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROGENASE; STARCH;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GAS PRODUCTION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROALGA; PHOTOLYSIS;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALGAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DARKNESS; FERMENTATION; GREEN ALGA; LIGHT INTENSITY; MACRONUTRIENT; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION; PROCESS DESIGN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 85008514516     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.104     Document Type: Review

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