Nanoparticles in Biological Hydrogen Production: An Overview

• Published in: Indian journal of microbiology Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 8 - 18
• Main Authors: Patel, Sanjay K. S., Lee, Jung-Kul, Kalia, Vipin C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01-03-2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biohydrogen; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Hydrogen production; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Nanoparticles; Oxides; Review; Review Article; Sugar; Nanoparticles; Dark-fermentation; Biowaste; Hydrogen; Pure culture; Mixed microbial culture
• ISSN: 0046-8991; 0973-7715
• DOI: 10.1007/s12088-017-0678-9

Biological hydrogen (H
2
) production enhancement through the use of nanoparticles (NPs) supplement in the media is being recognized as a promising approach. The NPs, including those of metal and metal oxides have shown a significant improvement in the BHP. A number of organisms as pure or mixed cultures can produce H
2
in presence of NPs from pure sugars and biowaste as a feed. However, their H
2
production efficiencies have been found to vary significantly with the type of NPs and their concentration. In this review article, the potential role of NPs in the enhancement of H
2
production has been assessed in dark- and photo-fermentative organisms using sugars and biowaste materials as feed. Further, the integrative approaches for commercial applications of NPs in BHP have been discussed.