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Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to hydrogen under acidogenic conditions: process optimization study
https://doi.org/10.15518/isjaee.2025.07.028-045
Abstract
Hydrogen as an energy carrier represents an intermediate link in the transformation of waste into energy sources. The study demonstrates optimization possibilities for hydrogen production from lignin, wheat straw, and softwood sawdust under acidogenic conditions at 20 °C and 35 °C using a hybrid approach combining physicochemical and microbiological processes. The acidogenic activity of biocatalyst was increased by at least 40% through its cultivation at pH 5,5 for 35 days. Eliminating delignification and implementing combined oxidative depolymerization of waste coupled with acid hydrolysis and thermolysis enabled efficient conversion of organic matter into soluble form, with 22-36% being reducing sugars. The fastest accumulation of biogas and hydrogen occurred at 35 °C during the biotransformation of pretreated wheat straw. For hydrogen production from pine sawdust and lignin, replacement of at least 25% of the substrate COD with glycerol is recommended. Under optimal conditions in continuous UASB reactor operation, biogas production reached 0.75 L/L-reactor/day with a hydrogen content of 50-67%.
About the Authors
S. N. Gaydamaka
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gaydamaka Sergey Nikolaevich, Researcher of the Department of Chemical Enzymology, Candidate of Chemical Sciences,
119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1/3.
Researcher ID: ABB-4102-2020;
Scopus Author ID: 8968522300
M. A. Gladchenko
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gladchenko Marina Anatolyevna, Senior Researcher of the Department of Chemical Enzymology, Candidate of Technical Sciences,
119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1/3.
Researcher ID: K-2316-2015;
Scopus Author ID: 6603312528.
O. V. Senko
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Senko Olga Vitalievna, Senior Researcher of the Department of Chemical Enzymology,
Candidate of Chemical Sciences,
119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1/3.
Researcher ID: E-8312-2014;
Scopus Author ID: 24449804500.
O. V. Maslova
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maslova Olga Vasilyevna, Senior Researcher of the Department of Chemical Enzymology,
Candidate of Chemical Sciences,
119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1/3.
Researcher ID: E-8340-2014;
Scopus Author ID: 7004468511.
A. A. Kornilova
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kornilova Albina Alexandrovna, Senior Researcher of the Department of Solid State Physics, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences,
119991, Moscow, Leninskie Gory, 1/2.
Scopus Author ID: 7004498796.
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Gaydamaka S.N., Gladchenko M.A., Senko O.V., Maslova O.V., Kornilova A.A. Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to hydrogen under acidogenic conditions: process optimization study. Alternative Energy and Ecology (ISJAEE). 2025;(7):28-45. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15518/isjaee.2025.07.028-045
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