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Genetics and Molecular Biology of Hydrogen Metabolism in Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Basic Energy Sciences, 2014.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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6 pages : digital, PDF file
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University of Missouri--Columbia, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The degradation of our environment and the depletion of fossil fuels make the exploration of alternative fuels evermore imperative. Among the alternatives is biohydrogen which has high energy content by weight and produces only water when combusted. Considerable effort is being expended to develop photosynthetic systems -- algae, cyanobacteria, and anaerobic phototrophs -- for sustainable H2 production. While promising, this approach also has hurdles such as the harvesting of light in densely pigmented cultures that requires costly constant mixing and large areas for exposure to sunlight. Little attention is given to fermentative H2 generation. Thus understanding the microbial pathways to H2 evolution and metabolic processes competing for electrons is an essential foundation that may expand the variety of fuels that can be generated or provide alternative substrates for fine chemical production. We studied a widely found soil anaerobe of the class Deltaproteobacteria, a sulfate-reducing bacterium to determine the electron pathways used during the oxidation of substrates and the potential for hydrogen production.
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E 1.99:doe-missouri--13713
doe-missouri--13713
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/23/2014.
"doe-missouri--13713"
Judy D. Wall.
Type of Report and Period Covered Note
Final;
Funding Information
FG02-87ER13713
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