PMID- 11398922
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20011018
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 0175-7598 (Print)
IS  - 0175-7598 (Linking)
VI  - 55
IP  - 4
DP  - 2001 May
TI  - Evaluation of a vertical flat-plate photobioreactor for outdoor biomass 
      production and carbon dioxide bio-fixation: effects of reactor dimensions, 
      irradiation and cell concentration on the biomass productivity and irradiation 
      utilization efficiency.
PG  - 428-33
AB  - Outdoor culture of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Synechocystis aquatilis SI-2 
      with a vertical flat-plate photobioreactor (VFPP) was studied during the period 
      of January to August of 1999 in the northern region of Japan (Kamaishi, Iwate, 39 
      degrees N, 142 degrees E). The aim of this study was to investigate the CO2 
      fixation ability of the VFPP device under various irradiation conditions. An 
      average biomass productivity of over 30 g m(-2) day(-1), which corresponds to a 
      CO2 fixation rate of 50 g m(-2) day(-1), was achieved during this period with a 
      192-l scale culture. The effects on biomass productivity of the light path, 
      height of the reactor, cell concentration and irradiation were also investigated. 
      Variation of the optimal cell concentration to achieve the highest productivity 
      for outdoor operation is discussed. A cell concentration of 1-2 g l(-1) was found 
      to be most suitable for the irradiation range of 1-12 MJ m(-2) day(-1) under the 
      experimental conditions used.
FAU - Zhang, K
AU  - Zhang K
AD  - Marine Biotechnology Institute, Kamaishi Laboratories, Kamaishi City, Iwate, 
      Japan.
FAU - Miyachi, S
AU  - Miyachi S
FAU - Kurano, N
AU  - Kurano N
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - Germany
TA  - Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
JT  - Applied microbiology and biotechnology
JID - 8406612
RN  - 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Biomass
MH  - *Bioreactors
MH  - Carbon Dioxide
MH  - Cyanobacteria/cytology/*metabolism
MH  - Equipment Design
MH  - Seasons
EDAT- 2001/06/12 10:00
MHDA- 2001/10/19 10:01
CRDT- 2001/06/12 10:00
PHST- 2001/06/12 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/10/19 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/06/12 10:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s002530000550 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2001 May;55(4):428-33. doi: 10.1007/s002530000550.