Microbial BioEnergy: Hydrogen Production

Preface. - 1. Bioenergy from Micro-organisms: an overview; Patrick C. Hallenbeck.- 2. Structural foundations for O2 sensitivity and O2 tolerance in [NiFe]-hydrogenases; Anne Volbeda, Juan C. Fontecilla-Camps. - 3. Engineering hydrogenases for H2 Production: Bolts and Goals; Marc Rousset, Pierre-Pol Liebgott. - 4. H2 production using cyanobacteria/cyanobacterial hydrogenases: from classical to synthetic biology approaches; Catarina C. Pacheco et al.- 5. Hydrogen Production by Water Biophotolysis; Maria L. Ghirardi et al.- 6. Nitrogenase-dependent Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria; Hermann Bothe, William E. Newton. - 7. Systems biology of photobiological hydrogen production by purple non-sulfur bacteria; James B. McKinlay. - 8. The Extremely Thermophilic Genus Caldicellulosiruptor: Physiological and Genomic Characteristics for Complex Carbohydrate Conversion to Molecular Hydrogen; Jeffrey V. Zurawski et al. - 9. Members of the Order Thermotogales: From Microbiology to Hydrogen Production; Martina Cappelletti et al. - 10. Bioelectrochemical Systems for Indirect Biohydrogen Production; John M. Regan, Hengjing Yan. - 11. Applications of photofermentative hydrogen production; Inci Eroglu et al. - 12. Photosynthesis and hydrogen production in purple non sulfur bacteria: fundamental and applied aspects; Alessandra Adessi, Roberto De Philippis. - 13. Photobioreactors design for hydrogen production; Fernández-Sevilla José M. Et al.- 14. Immobilization of photosynthetic microorganisms for efficient hydrogen production; Anatoly Tsygankov, Sergey Kosourov. - 15. Hydrogen Production and Possible Impact on Global Energy Demand: Open Problems and Perspectives; Davide Zannoni et al. - Subject Index. - Author Index.