“…Most of the studies on H 2 production are carbohydrate-based (Bai et al, 2004;Ding et al, 2008;Lin and Lay, 2004;Roychaudhury et al, 1988;Zhang et al, 2003) since these materials can be improved by inhibition of the activity of H 2 -quenching pathways or by reduction of H 2 and CO 2 partial pressure (Nath and Das, 2004;Ewan and Allen, 2005;Kim et al, 2008;Nandi and Sengupta, 1998;Hallenbeck and Benemann, 2002;Bai et al, 2004;Ding et al, 2008;Lin and Lay, 2004;Roychaudhury et al, 1988;Zhang et al, 2003;Das and Veziroglu, 2001;Lamed et al, 1988;Oh et al, 2003;Park et al, 2005;Kim et al, 2004).…”