Articles

  • Effect of the nitrogen source on the hydrogen production metabolism and hydrogenases of Clostridium butyricum CWBI 1009.
    Hamilton, C, Calusinska, M, Baptiste, S, Masset, J, Beckers, L, Thonart, P, Hiligsmann, S (2015).

    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43:11, 5451-5462
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  • Microbial Fuels: Technologies and Applications
    Darvishi Harzevili, F, Hiligsmann, S (2017).

    CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA, Ed. 1, 556p
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  • Hydrogen photoproduction by oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms.
    Franck, F, Ghysels, B, Godaux, D (2017).

    IN Darvishi Harzevili, F, Hiligsmann, S (2017) Microbial Fuels: Technologies and Applications, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA, Ed. 1, 315-349
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  • Impressive potential of microorganisms to achieve the transition from fossil fuels to biofuels.
    Darvishi Harzevili, F, Hiligsmann, S (2017).

    IN Darvishi Harzevili, F, Hiligsmann, S (2017) Microbial Fuels: Technologies and Applications, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, USA, Ed. 1, 1-24
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  • Genome-wide transcriptional analysis suggests hydrogenase- and nitrogenase-mediated hydrogen production in Clostridium butyricum CWBI 1009.
    Calusinska, M, Hamilton, C, Monsieurs, P, Mathy, G, Leys, N, Franck, F, Joris, B, Thonart, P, Hiligsmann, S & Wilmotte, A (2015).

    Biotechnology for Biofuels, 8:27, 1-16
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  • Investigation of the links between mass transfer conditions, dissolved hydrogen concentration and biohydrogen production by the pure strain Clostridium butyricum CWBI1009.
    Beckers, L, Masset, J, Hamilton, C, Delvigne, F, Toye, D, Crine, M, Thonart, P, & Hiligsmann, S (2015)
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    Biochemical Engineering Journal
    , 98, 18-28.
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  • Mesophilic biohydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum CWBI1009 in trickling biofilter reactor.
    Puhulwella, RG, Beckers, L, Delvigne, F, Grigorescu, A, Thonart, P & Hiligsmann, S (2014)
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    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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    39, 16902-16913.
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  • Improvement of fermentative biohydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum CWBI1009 in sequenced-batch, horizontal fixed bed and biodisc-like anaerobic reactors with biomass retention.
    Hiligsmann, S, Beckers, L, Masset, J, Hamilton, C & Thonart, P (2014). 
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
    , 39, 6899-6911.
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  • Anaerobic digestion with biohydrogen production from organic wastes : state-of-the art.
    Hiligsmann, S, Beckers, L, Hamilton, C, Masset, J, Thonart, P (2013)
    Proceedings Sardinia 2013, Fourteenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium.
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  • Improving effect of metal and oxide nanoparticles encapsulated in porous silica on fermentative biohydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum.
    Beckers, L, Hiligsmann, S, Lambert, S, Heinrichs, B, & Thonart, P (2013).
    Bioresource Technology, 133C
    , 109-117.
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  • Function of the Chloroplast Hydrogenase in the Microalga Chlamydomonas: The Role of Hydrogenase and State Transitions during Photosynthetic Activation in Anaerobiosis.
    Ghysels, B, Godaux, D, Matagne, R, Cardol, P & Franck F  (2013).
    PlosOne, 8, 1-8.
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  • A novel screening method for hydrogenase-deficient mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii based on in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence and photosystem II quantum yield.
    Godaux, D, Emonds-Alt, B, Berne, N, Ghysels, B, Alric, J, Remacle, C & Cardol, P  (2013).
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 38, 1826-1836.
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  • Function of the chloroplastic NADP(H) dehydrogenase NDA2 for the H2 photoproduction in sulphur-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
    Mignolet, E, Lecler, R, Ghysels, B, Remacle, C & Franck F  (2012).
    Journal of Biotechnology, 162, 81-88.
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  • Effects of hydrogen partial pressure on fermentative biohydrogen production by a chemotropic Clostridium bacterium in a new horizontal rotating cylinder reactor.
    Beckers, L, Hiligsmann, S, M
    asset, J, Hamilton, C, & Thonart, P. (2012).
    Energy Procedia
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  • Fermentative hydrogen production from glucose and starch using pure strains and artificial co-cultures of Clostridium spp.
    Masset, J, Calusinska, M, Hamilton, C, Hiligsmann, S, Joris, B, Wilmotte, A, & Thonart, P. (2012). 

    Biotechnology for biofuels, 5(1), 35.
       
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  • Novel FISH and quantitative PCR protocols to monitor artificial consortia composed of different hydrogen-producing Clostridium spp.
    Savichtcheva O., Joris B., Wilmotte A., Calusinska M., 2011, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36, Issue 13, 7530-7542.                                              
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  • Comparative study of biological hydrogen production by pure strains and consortia of facultative and strict anaerobic bacteria                         
    Hiligsmann, S., Masset, J., Hamilton, C., Beckers, L., & Thonart, P. 2011.  Bioresource Technology, 102, 3810-3818. 

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  • Effets de la pression partielle en hydrogène sur la production anaérobie de bioH2 par une bactérie chimiotrophe du genre Clostridium dans un nouveau réacteur à cylindre horizontal rotatif
    Beckers L, Hiligsmann S, Masset J, Hamilton C, Thonart P. 2011. Récents Progrès en Génie des Procédés, Numéro 101
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  • La production de biohydrogène à partir de substrats carbohydratés : état de l'art
    Hiligsmann S, Beckers L, Masset J, Hamilton C, Thonart P.
    2011. Récents Progrès en Génie des Procédés, Numéro 101
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  • Functional analysis of hydrogen photoproduction in respiratory-deficient mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
    Lecler R, Godaux D, Vigeolas H, Hiligsmann S, Thonart P, Franck F, Cardol P, Remacle C. 2011. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36, Issue 16, 9562-9570
          
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  • Investigation of anaerobic digestion in a two-stage bioprocess producing hydrogen and methane
    Hiligsmann S, Hamilton C, Beckers L, Masset M, Thonart P. 2010,
    Paper presented at the 15th European Biosolids and Organic Resources Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom.                                                                                                        Click here for details

  • Surpising diversity of clostridial hydrogenases: a comparative genomic percpective                                                                                                Calusinska M, Happe T, Joris B, Wilmotte A. 2010, Microbiology 156: 1575-1588                    
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  • Fermentative hydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum CWBI1009 and Citrobacter freundii CWBI952 in pure and mixed cultures                        
    Beckers L, Hiligsmann S, Hamilton C, Masset J, Thonart P. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement [BASE], 14(S2), 393-400.
                              
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  • Hydrogen photo-evolution upon S-deprivation stepwise: an illustration of microalgal photosynthetic and metabolic flexibility and a stepstone for future biotechnological methods of renewable H2 production                           
    Ghysels B, Franck F. 2010, Photosynth. Res. 106: 145-154                              
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  • Effect of pH on glucose and starch fermentation in batch and sequenced-batch mode with a recently isolated strain of hydrogen-producing Clostridium butyricum CWBI1009                                                                                    Masset J, Hiligsmann S, Hamilton C, Beckers L, Franck F, Thonart P; 2010, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Volume 35, Issue 8, 3371-3378                                   
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  • Optimisation of culture conditions for biological hydrogen production by Citrobacter freundii CWBI952 in batch, sequenced-batch and semicontinuous operating mode
    Hamilton C, Hiligsmann S, Beckers L, Masset J, Wilmotte A, Thonart P. 2010, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Volume 35, Issue 3, 1089-1098                                   
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  • Application of molecular techniques to monitor biohydrogen production by different bacterial consortia (Clostridium spp.) in a Bioreactor
    Calusinska M, Savichtcheva O, Masset J, Hamilton C, Thonart P,  Wilmotte A.
    2009, New Biotechnology, Volume 25, Supplement 1, September, S199-S200                  
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  • A type II NAD(P)H dehydrogenase mediates light-independent plastoquinone reduction in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas                                           
    Jans F, Mignolet E, Houyoux P-A, Cardol P, Ghysels B, Cuiné S, Cournac L, Peltier G, Remacle C, Franck F. 2008, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105: 20546-20551    
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