Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for biohydrogen production: Recent developments, challenges and perspectives

Aslam M 1 , Ahmad R 2 , Yasin M 1 , Khan AL 1 , Shahid MK 3 , Hossain S 4 Show all authors , Khan Z 5 , Jamil F 5 , Rafiq S 5 , Bilad MR 6 , Kim J 7 , Kumar G 8

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Defense Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan; Bioenergy & Environmental Sustainable Membrane Technology (BEST) Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Defense Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 2 Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Defense Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan; Bioenergy & Environmental Sustainable Membrane Technology (BEST) Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Defense Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan; Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Namgu, 100 Inha-ro, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 3 Department of Environmental & Chemical Convergence Engineering, Daegu University, Daegudae-ro 201, Jillyang, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
  • 4 Department of Unmanned Vehicle Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea
  • 5 Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, Defense Road, Off Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan
  • 6 Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Perak, Malaysia
  • 7 Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University, Namgu, 100 Inha-ro, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 8 Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Box 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway. Electronic address: gopalakrishnan.kumar@uis.no
Bioresour Technol, 2018 Dec;269:452-464.
PMID: 30145004 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.050

Abstract

Biohydrogen as one of the most appealing energy vector for the future represents attractive avenue in alternative energy research. Recently, variety of biohydrogen production pathways has been suggested to improve the key features of the process. Nevertheless, researches are still needed to overcome remaining barriers to practical applications such as low yields and production rates. Considering practicality aspects, this review emphasized on anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) for biological hydrogen production. Recent advances and emerging issues associated with biohydrogen generation in AnMBR technology are critically discussed. Several techniques are highlighted that are aimed at overcoming these barriers. Moreover, environmental and economical potentials along with future research perspectives are addressed to drive biohydrogen technology towards practicality and economical-feasibility.

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