title: Modeling photoheterotrophic growth kinetics of Rhodospirillum rubrum inrectangular photobioreactors.
abstract: Based on a previously established model for radiant light transfer in photobioreactors (PBR), taking into account absorption and scattering of light, a new knowledge model for coupling radiant light energy available and local growth kinetics in PBRs for the photoheterotrophic bacteria Rhodospirillum rubrum is discussed. A revised method is presented for the calculation of the absorption and scattering coefficients. The specific characteristics of the electron-transfer chains in such microorganisms leads to definition of three different metabolic zones in the PBR, explaining the behavior of mean kinetics observed in a wide range of incident light fluxes. The model is validated in rectangular PBRs for five different carbon sources and proved robust and fully predictive. This approach can be considered for simulation and model-based predictive control of PBRs cultivating photoheterotrophic microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génie Chimique Biologique, Université Blaise Pascal, 63177 Aubière Cedex, France, and Dep. Enginyería Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain. cornet@gecbio.univ-bpclermont.fr
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cornet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albiol
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002087:Butyrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division; D004735:Energy Transfer; D007700:Kinetics; D008027:Light; D008954:Models, Biological; D011422:Propionates / Q000378:metabolism; D012247:Rhodospirillum rubrum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014631:Valerates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002087:Butyrates; D011422:Propionates; D014631:Valerates; D002244:Carbon