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Table 4 Hydrogen evolution efficiency (mLH2/g RS), hydrogen yield (mL/g DW) and hydrogen rate (mL/L/h) from K. pneumoniae and E. cloacae and their mixed coculture using hydrolysates O. acuminata of by different treatments

From: Application of a novel biological-nanoparticle pretreatment to Oscillatoria acuminata biomass and coculture dark fermentation for improving hydrogen production

Cultures

K. pneumoniae

E. cloacae

coculture

Properties

Glucose (15 g/L)

Thermochemical pretreated O. acuminata (35 g/L)

Glucose (15 g/L)

Thermochemical pretreated O. acuminata (35 g/L)

Glucose (15 g/L)

Thermochemical pretreated O. acuminata (35 g/L)

Biological pretreated O. acuminata (35 g/L)

Biological treated + NPs O. acuminata (35 g/L)

Initial sugar (g/L)

15 ± 0.47

16 ± 0.57

15 ± 0.47

16 ± 0.57

15 ± 0.47

16 ± 0.57

31 ± 0.54

45 ± 1.36

Residual sugar (g/L)

3.1 ± 0.17

5.2 ± 0.27

3.2 ± 0.12

5.2 ± 0.65

2.6 ± 0.12

4.6 ± 0.21

17 ± 0.63

29.34 ± 1.07

Consumed sugar (g/L)

11.9 ± 0.13

10.8 ± 0.63

11.8 ± 0.39

10.8 ± 0.64

12.4 ± 0.8

11.4 ± 0.76

14 ± 0.52

15.66 ± 0.9

Total hydrogen (mL H2/g RS)

87.9 ± 2.3

94.6 ± 3.28

70.8 ± 1.6

75.3 ± 2.5

104.8 ± 3.6

133.3 ± 4.2

188.9 ± 5.3

216.9 ± 4.69

Hydrogen yield (mL H2/g DW)

69.8 ± 1.2

29.2 ± 0.8

55.7 ± 2.3

23.2 ± 1.7

86.7 ± 2.2

43.4 ± 1.6

75.6 ± 1.6

92.9 ± 1.68

hydrogen rate (mLH2/L/h)

14.52 ± 0.6

14.19 ± 0.91

11.5 ± 0.62

11.2 ± 0.25

27.08 ± 1.03

31.66 ± 2.01

55.10 ± 2.1

67.7 ± 3.4

  1. Values represent means of three replicates ± standard error