Open AccessBIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION USING BACILLUS SP. FROM SUGARCANE (SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM)
Author(s) -
B. Sivasankari,
Panchavarnam.,
S. Ganesh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/6211826
Subject(s) - saccharum officinarum , strain (injury) , bacillus (shape) , chemistry , bacillales , food science , sorghum , hydrogen production , bacteria , botany , hydrogen , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , agronomy , bacillus subtilis , organic chemistry , genetics , anatomy
The bacterial strains were isolated from cow dung sample. The predominant bacterial strain was identified based on thevarious biochemical characterstics as Bacillus sp. Then the bacterial strain was employed for hydrogen productionusing water displacement metod. 500 ml of water was displaced at 6.8 pH in 24 hours by hydrogen gas produced byBacillus sp., using sugarcane juice. The more amount of water is being displaced by Bacillus sp. at a pH 7.5 (785 ml) in 24hours compared to the other pH conditions, pH 4.5 (410 ml), 5.5 (520 ml), 6.5 (700 ml), and 8.5 (730 ml) in sugarcane juice.The estimation of water displacement by hydrogen gas was upto 11 days using sweet sorghum juice employing Bacillussp