A process for producing hydrogen from bio-oxidisable material is disclosed
herein. The process comprises the steps of--introducing the
bio-oxidisable material into a reactor provided with an anode and a
cathode optionally separated by a cation exchange membrane and containing
anodophilic bacteria in an aqueous medium;--applying a potential between
the anode and cathode 0.05 and 1.5 volt, while maintaining a pH of
between 3 and 9 in the aqueous medium; --collecting hydrogen gas at the
cathode. The hydrogen production process can be intermittently switched
to an electric power generation stage (biofuel cell) by adding oxygen to
the cathode and separating the anode and cathode spaces by means of a
cation exchange membrane.