Research Article

Biohydrogen Production and Kinetic Modeling Using Sediment Microorganisms of Pichavaram Mangroves, India

Table 1

Comparison of kinetic parameters for Monod model.

ProcessType of cultureSubstrateµmax Author

BatchMixed anaerobic cultureSucrose0.078 h−1 [26]
BatchClostridium pasteurianum CH4Sucrose0.31 h−14.39 g COD L−10.935 [37]
BatchMixed sludgeGlucose0.03 g biomass/g biomass/day [38]
BatchMixed cultureXylose0.17 h−10.75 g/L [39]
Sequential batchActivated sludgeGlucose0.125 h−1 [40]
BatchAcidogenic mixed cultureGlucose0.163 h−1 [41]
BatchAcidogenic mixed cultureFructose0.108 h−1 [41]
BatchAnaerobic acclimatized banana stem sludgeBanana stem waste0.111 h−10.330 g/L0.902 [42]
Batch Sediments of Pichavaram mangrovesGlucose0.166 h−10.112 g/L0.971Present study