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H 2 production will pave the way for large scale implementation of this technology
and helps to achieve continuous H 2 production.
Acknowledgments I acknowledge Dr. J.S. Yadav, Director, IICT and Dr. P.N. Sarma, Head,
BEEC, IICT for their encouragement and inputs of V. Lalit Babu, G. Mohanakrishna, S. Veer
Raghuvulu, S. Srikanth, B. Purushotam Reddy, M.V. Reddy, M. Prathima Devi, R. Kannaiah
Goud and M. Lenin Babu. Biohydrogen and bioelectricity research in BEEC is supported by
Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India in the form of research grants
(BT/PR/4405/BCE/08/312/2003 and BT/PR8972/GBD/27/56/2006).
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