A novel bioreactor for immobilized phototrophs.
A novel configuration of photobioreactor is described in which filaments of alginate containing immobilized cells of a leaky mutant of Dunaliella parva are wound round a central light well which is located within a glass outer chamber so that a liquid medium is caused to flow in the annular space between the outside chamber and the alginate filaments. Glycerol production by D. parva was maintained for 700 h and the highest concentration of glycerol attained was approx. 12 mg l(-1).
Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
Saskia
S
Fermont
Gilbert
G
Shama
D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018914:Cells, Immobilized / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light
D005990:Glycerol