TY - JOUR
T1 - Photobioreactors for cultivation and synthesis:
T2 - Specifications, challenges, and perspectives
AU - Chanquia, Santiago Nahuel
AU - Vernet Armengol, Guillem
AU - Kara, Selin
N1 - © 2021 The Authors. Engineering in Life Sciences published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Due to their versatility and the high biomass yield produced, cultivation of phototrophic organisms is an increasingly important field. In general, open ponds are chosen to do it because of economic reasons; however, this strategy has several drawbacks such as poor control of culture conditions and a considerable risk of contamination. On the other hand, photobioreactors are an attractive choice to perform cultivation of phototrophic organisms, many times in a large scale and an efficient way. Furthermore, photobioreactors are being increasingly used in bioprocesses to obtain valuable chemical products. In this review, we briefly describe different photobioreactor set-ups, including some of the recent designs, and their characteristics. Additionally, we discuss the current challenges and advantages that each different type of photobioreactor presents, their applicability in biocatalysis and some modern modeling tools that can be applied to further enhance a certain process.
AB - Due to their versatility and the high biomass yield produced, cultivation of phototrophic organisms is an increasingly important field. In general, open ponds are chosen to do it because of economic reasons; however, this strategy has several drawbacks such as poor control of culture conditions and a considerable risk of contamination. On the other hand, photobioreactors are an attractive choice to perform cultivation of phototrophic organisms, many times in a large scale and an efficient way. Furthermore, photobioreactors are being increasingly used in bioprocesses to obtain valuable chemical products. In this review, we briefly describe different photobioreactor set-ups, including some of the recent designs, and their characteristics. Additionally, we discuss the current challenges and advantages that each different type of photobioreactor presents, their applicability in biocatalysis and some modern modeling tools that can be applied to further enhance a certain process.
KW - bioprocess engineering
KW - photobiocatalysis
KW - photobioreactors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85118206218&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/elsc.202100070
DO - 10.1002/elsc.202100070
M3 - Review
C2 - 36514531
SN - 1618-0240
VL - 22
SP - 712
EP - 724
JO - Engineering in Life Sciences
JF - Engineering in Life Sciences
IS - 12
ER -