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Effect of specific light supply rate on photosynthetic efficiency of Nannochloropsis salina in a continuous flat plate photobioreactor.
- Source :
- Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology; Oct2015, Vol. 99 Issue 19, p8309-8318, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In this work, Nannochloropsis salina was cultivated in a continuous-flow flat-plate photobioreactor, working at different residence times and irradiations to study the effect of the specific light supply rate on biomass productivity and photosynthetic efficiency. Changes in residence times lead to different steady-state cell concentrations and specific growth rates. We observed that cultures at steady concentration were exposed to different values of light intensity per cell. This specific light supply rate was shown to affect the photosynthetic status of the cells, monitored by fluorescence measurements. High specific light supply rate can lead to saturation and photoinhibition phenomena if the biomass concentration is not optimized for the selected operating conditions. Energy balances were applied to quantify the biomass growth yield and maintenance requirements in N. salina cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01757598
- Volume :
- 99
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109308873
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6876-7