Kinetic modeling of the photosynthetic growth of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in a photobioreactor
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The aim of this study was to establish and validate a model for the photosynthetic growth of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in photobioreactors (PBRs). The proposed model is based on an energetic analysis of the excitation energy transfer in the photosynthesis apparatus (the Z-scheme for photosynthesis). This approach has already been validated in cyanobacteria (Arthorspira platensis) and is extended here to predict the volumetric biomass productivity for the microalga C. reinhardtii in autotrophic conditions, taking into consideration the two metabolic processes taking place in this eukaryotic microorganism, namely photosynthesis and respiration. The kinetic growth model obtained was then coupled to a radiative transfer model (the two-flux model) to determine the local kinetics, and thereby the volumetric biomass productivity, in a torus PBR. The model was found to predict PBR performances accurately for a broad set of operating conditions, including both light-limited and kinetic growth regimes, with a variance of less than 10% between experimental results and simulations.
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Cornet's model was widely applied for light transfer in photobioreactors with quasi one-dimensional geometry and can be considered a good approximation of light transfer in such systems.
“Cornet's model was widely applied for light transfer in photobioreactors with a quasi one-dimensional geometry [132,216-218] and can be considered a good approximation of light transfer in such systems.”
From Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review (2022) · cites this paper as [216]
Extensions of Cornet's model include consideration of reflective boundaries.
“Extensions also include the consideration of reflective boundaries [216].”
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- Authors
- Takache, H., Pruvost, J., & Cornet, J.
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Pruvost, Jérémy
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- Biotechnology Progress
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- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-05
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- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 681-692
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- 8756-7938
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- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
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- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Keywords
- Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, photobioreactors, Z-scheme, excitation energy transfer, respiration, light limitation, microalgae cultivation
- MeSH terms
- Kinetics, Models, Theoretical, Photosynthesis, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Bioreactors
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