A Study was conducted for the biological production of hydrogen from food waste in an anaerobic fermenter using dark fermentation process. Sewage sludge (mainly liquid) is used as inoculum which is the main source of hydrogen producing bacteria. E.coli and Enterobactor aerogenes are the prominent bacteria’s present in sewage sludge. The batch process was conducted for two days. Among various reaction constraints affecting the fermentation of food waste, a key factor is the adjustment of environmental conditions during the fermentation because various components of food waste have different characteristics of degradation. This project tries to reduce the environmental impact of sewage and food waste by utilizing it to produce Bio hydrogen.

Keywords: Bio-hydrogen, E.coli, Enterobactor, Sewage sludge