High efficiency production of astaxanthin in an airlift photobioreactor.
In photobioreactors, photosynthetic microorganisms are exposed to certain light/dark cycles caused by light intensity distribution and mixing inside the photobioreactor. In this study, Haematococcus pluvialis was cultivated in an airlift and a bubble column photobioreactor, and the cell growth and astaxanthin production were compared to clarify the effects of liquid circulation.
Ranjbar
Reza
R
Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe, Japan.
Inoue
Ryota
R
Katsuda
Tomohisa
T
Yamaji
Hideki
H
Katoh
Shigeo
S
D019149:Bioreactors; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003470:Culture Media; D004867:Equipment Design; D018462:Photobiology; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D024341:Xanthophylls / Q000096:biosynthesis
D003470:Culture Media; D024341:Xanthophylls; C005948:astaxanthine