Enhancement of magnetic field on fermentative hydrogen production by Clostridium pasteurianum.

Microbial fermentation plays important roles in hydrogen production. Various methods to promote hydrogen production are being developed. Here, different magnetic field intensities (2.7 mT, 3.2 mT and 9.1 mT) were applied to the glucose fermentation system of Clostridium pasteurianum to evaluate the feasibility and effect of statistic magnetic field on hydrogen production. The results showed that the magnetic field intensity of 3.2 mT effectively enhanced the hydrogen production. The total glucose consumption reached 0.64 ± 0.010 mmol, the maximum hydrogen yield reached 2.34 ± 0.020 mol H2/mol glucose, and the maximum hydrogen production rate reached 0.065 ± 0.002 mmol/h. Compared with the control, the maximum biomass, carbon conversion efficiency and energy conversion efficiency were elevated by 366%, 114%, and 26.8%, respectively. Our results provide a new way for promotion of hydrogen production, better understanding of the interaction mechanism between magnetic field and microorganisms and for optimizing the hydrogen production. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Lei Chen, Ke Zhang, Mingpeng Wang, Zhaojie Zhang, Yujie Feng. Enhancement of magnetic field on fermentative hydrogen production by Clostridium pasteurianum. Bioresource technology. 2021 Dec;341:125764

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