As the price of fossil fuels increase with diminishing reserves, biofuel production for transportation is seen as a viable alternative for current as well as future energy demands. This innovation is an improved process for biohydrogen production using microbial fermentation in the lignocellulosic pretreatment. This process can be performed using existing technologies. In contrast to existing methods, neutralization and, most likely, detoxification are not required. The immediate benefit is a more stream-lined and cost efficient process. The method has no dependency of fossil fuels anywhere in the process. Not only is CO2 not generated, but the process actually uses CO2, surpassing the standard of carbon neutrality while also representing a more streamlined and thus cost efficient process for biohydrogen production.

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