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. 1979 Sep;38(3):440–446. doi: 10.1128/aem.38.3.440-446.1979

Hydrogen Production by the Thermophilic Alga Mastigocladus laminosus: Effects of Nitrogen, Temperature, and Inhibition of Photosynthesis

Kazuhisa Miyamoto 1,†, Patrick C Hallenbeck 1, John R Benemann 1
PMCID: PMC243514  PMID: 16345432

Abstract

Hydrogen production by nitrogen-limited cultures of a thermophilic blue-green alga (cyanobacterium), Mastigocladus laminosus, was studied to develop the concept of a high-temperature biophotolysis system. Biophotolytic production of hydrogen by solar radiation was also demonstrated. Hydrogen consumption activity in these cultures was relatively high and is the present limiting factor on both the net rate and duration of hydrogen production.

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