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Versatile templates from cellulose nanofibrils for photosynthetic microbial biofuel production
Authors: Jämsä M, Kosourov S, Rissanen V, Hakalahti M, Pere J, Ketoja JA, Tammelin T, Allahverdiyeva Y
Publisher: ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Journal name in source: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume: 6
Issue: 14
First page : 5825
Last page: 5835
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 2050-7488
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TA11164A
Web address : http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C7TA11164A
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/30494629
Versatile templates were fabricated using plant-derived nanomaterials, TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TEMPO CNF) for the efficient and sustainable production of biofuels from cyanobacteria and green algae. We used three different approaches to immobilize the model filamentous cyanobacteria or green algae to the TEMPO CNF matrix. These approaches involved the fabrication of: (A) a pure TEMPO CNF hydrogel; (B) a Ca2+-stabilized TEMPO CNF hydrogel; and (C) a solid TEMPO CNF film, which was crosslinked with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The different immobilization approaches resulted in matrices with enhanced water stability performance. In all cases, the photosynthetic activity and H2 photoproduction capacity of cyanobacteria and algae entrapped in TEMPO CNF were comparable to a conventional alginate-based matrix. Green algae entrapped in Ca2+-stabilized TEMPO CNF hydrogels showed even greater rates of H2 production than control alginate-entrapped algae under the more challenging submerged cultivation condition. Importantly, cyanobacterial filaments entrapped within dried TEMPO CNF films showed full recovery once rewetted, and they continued efficient H2 production. The immobilization mechanism was passive entrapment, which was directly evidenced using surface sensitive quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D). The results obtained demonstrate a high compatibility between CNF and photosynthetic microbes. This opens new possibilities for developing a novel technology platform based on CNF templates with tailored pore-size and controllable surface charges that target sustainable chemical production by oxygenic photosynthetic microorganisms.
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