@article{fdi:010074850, title = {{E}nhancement of fermentative hydrogen production by {T}hermotoga maritima through hyperthermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of fruit-vegetable and fish wastes}, author = {{S}aidi, {R}. and {L}iebgott, {P}. {P}. and {H}arndi, {M}. and {A}uria, {R}ichard and {B}ouallagui, {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n this work, different proportions of model fruit and vegetable wastes ({MFVW}) and acid hydrolyzed fish wastes ({AHFW}) were used for hydrogen production in a minimum culture medium based on seawater. {E}xperiments were performed in p{H}-controlled {S}tirred {T}ank {R}eactor ({STR}) with or without the addition of nitrogen and sulfur sources. {T}he total {H}-2 production and the maximum hydrogen productivity of {T}. maritima in the culture medium, containing {MFVW} and {AHFW} (45 mmol {L}-1 carbohydrates) at a {C}/{N} ratio of 12, were 132 mmol {L}-1 and 15 mmol h(-1) {L}-1, respectively. {H}owever, tripling the concentration of carbohydrates to reach a {C}/{N} ratio of 22, has increased two times the maximum {H}-2 productivity (28 mmol h(-1) {L}-1) due to the improvement in nutrient balance. {T}he cumulative {H}-2 production was 285 mmol {L}-1, yielding a potential energy generation of 0.1210(3) {MJ} ton(-1) wastes, which could be an interesting alternative for energy recovery.}, keywords = {{B}iohydrogen ; {T}. maritima ; {F}ruit and vegetable wastes ; {F}ish wastes ; {S}eawater ; {D}ark fermentation}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {H}ydrogen {E}nergy}, volume = {43}, numero = {52}, pages = {23168--23177}, ISSN = {0360-3199}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.10.208}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074850}, }