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Hydrogen Photoproduction by Nutrient-Deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Cells Immobilized Within Thin Alginate Films Under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions




TekijätKosourov SN, Seibert M

KustantajaJOHN WILEY & SONS INC

Julkaisuvuosi2009

JournalBiotechnology and Bioengineering

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiBIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Lehden akronyymiBIOTECHNOL BIOENG

Vuosikerta102

Numero1

Aloitussivu50

Lopetussivu58

Sivujen määrä9

ISSN0006-3592

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/bit.22050


Tiivistelmä
A new technique for immobilizing H(2)-photoproducing green algae within a thin (<400 mu m) alginate film has been developed. Alginate films with entrapped sulfur/phosphorus-deprived Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, strain cc124, cells demonstrate (a) higher cell density (up to 2,000 mu g Chl mL(-1) of matrix), (b) kinetics of H(2) photoproduction similar to sulfur-deprived suspension cultures, (c) higher specific rates (up to 12.5 mu mol mg(-1) Chl h(-1)) of H(2) evolution, (d) light conversion efficiencies to H(2) of over 1% and (e) unexpectedly high resistance of the H(2)-photoproducing system to inactivation by atmospheric O(2). The algal cells, entrapped in alginate and then placed in vials containing 21% O(2) in the headspace, evolved up to 67% of the H(2) gas produced under anaerobic conditions. The results indicate that the lower susceptibility of the immobilized algal H(2)-producing system to inactivation by O(2) depends on two factors: (a) the presence of acetate in the medium, which supports higher rates of respiration and (b) the capability of the alginate polymer itself to effectively separate the entrapped cells from O(2) ill the liquid and headspace and restrict O(2) diffusion into the matrix. The strategy presented for immobilizing algal cells within thin polymeric matrices shows the potential for scale-up and possible future applications. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2009;102: 50-58. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.



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