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Table 7 Molar yields and maximal volumetric hydrogen productivity (QH2, max) of C. saccharolyticus and T. neapolitana batch cultures grown on a glucose/xylose (7:3, w w-1) mixture and on Miscanthus hydrolysate.

From: Efficient hydrogen production from the lignocellulosic energy crop Miscanthus by the extreme thermophilic bacteria Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus and Thermotoga neapolitana

Mono-saccharides

Molar yield

QH2, max

 

mol (mol C6)-1

g (mol C6)-1

 

g l-1

Y H2

Y Ac

Y CO2

Y xs

mmol l-1 h-1

C. saccharolyticus

     

Glc/Xyl

     

10

3.4

1.6

1.8

12.2

12.0

14

3.3

1.5

1.7

10.1

13.0

28

2.4

1.1

1.4

6.8

9.7

Hydrolysate

     

10

3.4

1.5

1.7

14.0

12.6

14

3.3

1.6

1.8

10.8

10.4

28

2.4

1.2

1.5

9.8

6.2

T. neapolitana

     

Glc/Xyl

     

10

3.3

1.5

1.7

18.1

14.5

14

3.2

1.4

1.7

9.9

11.9

28

2.5

1.2

1.5

5.0

6.1

Hydrolysate

     

10

2.9

1.3

1.5

18.8

13.1

14

3.2

1.4

1.7

11.3

12.3

28

2.0

1.1

1.5

7.4

5.4