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Contents

17.3.3

Enzymes Involved Biological Pretreatment

274

17.3.3.1

Lignin Peroxidase

275

17.3.3.2

Manganese Peroxidase

275

17.3.3.3

Laccases

275

17.3.3.4

Versatile Peroxidase (VP)

276

17.4

Enzymatic Hydrolysis

276

17.4.1

Hydrolysis of Polysaccharides

277

17.4.1.1

Cellulose and Hemicellulose Degrading Enzymes and Mechanisms

277

17.5

Fermentation

277

17.5.1

Microorganisms Involved in Fermentation

277

17.5.2

Fermentation Process

278

17.5.3

Product Recovery of Bioethanol Post Fermentation

278

17.6

Conclusion and Future Prospects

279

References

280

18

Advancements in Bio-hydrogen Production from Waste

Biomass

283

Shyamali Sarma and Sankar Chakma

18.1

Introduction

283

18.2

Routes of Production

285

18.2.1

Biophotolysis

285

18.2.2

Dark Fermentation

286

18.2.3

Photo-Fermentation

286

18.3

Biomass as Feedstock for Biohydrogen

286

18.4

Factors Affecting Biohydrogen

288

18.4.1

Influence of pH

288

18.4.2

System Temperature

288

18.4.3

Inoculum

289

18.4.4

Substrates

291

18.4.5

Type of Reactor

291

18.4.5.1

Batch Mode

291

18.4.5.2

Continuous Mode

292

18.4.5.3

Fed Batch

292

18.5

Strategies to Enhance Microbial Hydrogen Production

292

18.5.1

Integrative Process

293

18.5.2

Medium and Process Optimization

293

18.5.3

Metabolic Flux Analysis

294

18.5.4

Application of Ultrasonication

295

18.5.5

Strain Development

295

18.6

Future Perspectives and Conclusion

297

References

297