Recent progress on rational design of catalysts for fermentative hydrogen production
Yifan Chai,
Zhaoyuan Lyu,
Huitong Du,
Pan Li,
Shichao Ding,
Yujing Jiang,
Hua Wang,
Qianhao Min,
Dan Du,
Yuehe Lin,
Wenlei Zhu
Affiliations
Yifan Chai
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, The Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, School of the Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
Zhaoyuan Lyu
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Washington State University Pullman Washington USA
Huitong Du
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, The Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, School of the Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
Pan Li
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, The Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, School of the Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
Shichao Ding
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Washington State University Pullman Washington USA
Yujing Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, The Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, School of the Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
Hua Wang
School of Life Sciences Huzhou University Huzhou P. R. China
Qianhao Min
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, The Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, School of the Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
Dan Du
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Washington State University Pullman Washington USA
Yuehe Lin
School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Washington State University Pullman Washington USA
Wenlei Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, The Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling, School of the Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing P. R. China
Abstract The increasingly severe energy crisis has strengthened the determination to develop environmentally friendly energy. And hydrogen has emerged as a candidate for clean energy. Among many hydrogen generation methods, biohydrogen stands out due to its environmental sustainability, simple operating environment, and cost advantages. This review focuses on the rational design of catalysts for fermentative hydrogen production. The principles of microbial dark fermentation and photo‐fermentation are elucidated exhaustively. Various strategies to increase the efficiency of fermentative hydrogen production are summarized, and some recent representative works from microbial dark fermentation and photo‐fermentation are described. Meanwhile, perspectives and discussions on the rational design of catalysts for fermentative hydrogen production are provided.
