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Poster Presentation 3-36
Hydrogen Production from Paper Sludge Hydrolysate
Zsófia Kádár1, Truus de Vrije1, Zsolt Szengyel2, Kati Réczey2 and Pieternel Claassen1
1Agrotechnological Research Institute (ATO-B.V.) P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
2Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Agricultural Chemical Technology, Szt. Gellért tér 4, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Telephone: +31.317.475334; Fax: +31.317.475347; Email: z.kadar@ato.dlo.nl
The utilization of hydrogen for the purpose of replacing fossil fuels in the energy and chemical industry is gaining worldwide interest. The major advantage of energy from hydrogen is the lack of polluting emissions since the utilization of hydrogen for energy production, either via combustion or via fuel cells, results in pure water. The main objective of the work is the development of a system for the production of hydrogen in a sustainable way. The biological, CO2-neutral production of hydrogen from biomass by microorganisms offers an opportunity to decentrally produce hydrogen from renewable resources.
In Hungary, 50,000 tons of paper sludge are produced annually. It is an industrial waste that yields primarily cellulose. After enzymatic hydrolysis, it could be used as a feedstock for hydrogen production in anaerobic fermentation by the thermophilic microorganism Thermotoga elfii. Results from these studies will be presented.
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