Light requirement and photosynthetic cell cultivation – Development of processes for efficient light utilization in photobioreactors

Journal of Applied Phycology - Tập 12 Số 3 - Trang 207-218 - 2000
Ogbonna, James C.1, Tanaka, Hideo1
1Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Japan

Tóm tắt

Although the potential of photosyntheticmicroorganisms for production of various metabolitesand in environmental bioremediation is recognized,their practical application has been limited by thedifficulty in supplying light efficiently tophotobioreactors. Various types of photobioreactorwith high illumination to volume ratios have beenproposed, but most are limited by cost, mass transfer,contamination, scale-up or a combination of these.The problem of light supply to photobioreactorscan be solved by developing photosynthetic cellcultivation systems where light is either substitutedor supplemented. Many strains of photosynthetic cellsare capable of heterotrophic growth under darkconditions and their heterotrophic culture can be usedfor efficient production of biomass and somemetabolites. However, light is absolutely required forefficient production of some metabolites. In suchcases, there is a need to supplement the heterotrophicwith photoautotrophic metabolism. Inphotoheterotrophic (mixotrophic) culture, thephotoautotrophic and heterotrophic metabolisms can beexploited for efficient production of usefulmetabolites but it has many problems such as processoptimization in terms of making a balance between thephotoautotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism. Another promising system is the sequentialheterotrophic/ photoautotrophic cultivation system,where the cells are cultivated heterotrophically tohigh concentrations and then passed through aphotobioreactor for accumulation of the desiredmetabolite(s). Furthermore, cyclicphotoautotrophic/heterotrophic cultivation system canbe used to achieve continuous cell growth underday/night cycles. This involves cultivating thecells photoautotrophically using solar light duringthe day and then adding controlled amount of organiccarbon source during the night for heterotrophicgrowth. In this review, these various systems arediscussed with some specific examples.

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