In this work, S. obliquus biomass was dried and ground, and
used for bioH2 production. The yields and productivities obtained
in the fermentation by a heat treated culture and by Clostridium
butyricum were compared. To the authors’ knowledge, the use of
S. obliquus biomass for H2 production by these different inocula
types has not yet been systematically compared under the same
experimental conditions. The results obtained are an important
contribution to increase the know-how on bioH2 production from
microalgal biomass, displaying both advantages and disadvantages
of using two classical routes of bioH2 production: by pure and
mixed cultures