BIOMASS AND BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY $ESCHERICHIA~COLI$ UPON CONSUMPTION OF MEAT INDUSTRY AND LIGNOCELLULOSIC CORN WASTES MIXTURE

Abstract

Physicochemical pretreatment of lignocellulosic corn fruit wastes (husk, shank, stalk) has been done. E. coli K12 growth, ORP kinetics, and H₂ production were followed upon utilization of corn waste hydrolysates (CWH) separately and their mixture. During the bacterial log growth phase with the decrease of medium pH the readings of Pt electrode from positive to low negative values (~ –450±10 mV) were observed, with the yield ~ 0.75 mmol H₂ /L and 0.29 bacterial cell dry weight g/L biomass in CWH based medium. Meat (chicken wastes) broth supplementation ~2 fold enhanced both E. coli biomass formation and H₂ production on CWH mixture.