Bio-electrolysis: Novel Technology for Hydrogen Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass

The successful completion of the project will result in the development of a novel process for hydrogen production from woody biomass. With little modification, the process can also be used to produce hydrogen from other biomass. The project will lead to a better understanding of how the hydrolysate of woody biomass, electrode materials, and operational conditions affect the bio-electrolytic hydrogen production process. Knowledge derived from this research about the impacts of electrode material on biofilm formation will also have significant implications for many other environmental and industrial applications, such as microbial fuel cell and bioremediation. Presentations at regional and national conferences will be made and 2-3 peer reviewed papers will be published from the results of the project.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Biobased Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $198510.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Department of Transportation
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Performing Organizations:

  Oregon State University, Corvallis

  Corvallis, OR  United States  97331
• Principal Investigators:

  Liu, Hong

• Start Date: 20070801
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090730
• Source Data: RiP Project 31335

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biomass fuels; Bioremediation; Cost effectiveness; Electrolysis; Hydrogen fuels; Production methods; Renewable energy sources; Shrubs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lignocellulose
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01572230
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RiP
• Created Date: Aug 4 2015 1:01AM