Process optimization of the polyhydroxybutyrate production in the cyanobacteria Synechocystis sp. and Synechococcus sp.

The effect of four parameters (acetate, NaCl, inorganic carbon and days in darkness) affecting the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production were tested and optimized for Synechococcus sp. and Synechocystis sp. using a Box-Behnken design. The optimal conditions for Synechocystis sp. were found to be 1.2...

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Autores: Rueda Hernández, Estel|||0000-0001-8681-3915, Altamira Algarra, Beatriz, García Serrano, Joan|||0000-0003-1258-8174
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/372335
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/372335
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127330
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cyanobacteria
Bioplastics
Design of experiments (DoE)
Optimization
Biopolymers
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)
Box and Bhenken
Cianobacteris
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Enginyeria sanitària
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Sumario:The effect of four parameters (acetate, NaCl, inorganic carbon and days in darkness) affecting the polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production were tested and optimized for Synechococcus sp. and Synechocystis sp. using a Box-Behnken design. The optimal conditions for Synechocystis sp. were found to be 1.2 g L-1 of acetate, 4 gC L-1 of NaHCO3, 18 g L-1 of NaCl and 0 days in darkness. For Synechococcus sp., equal acetate concentration and days in darkness, and lower inorganic carbon and NaCl concentrations than those for Synechocystis sp. were needed (0.05 g L-1 inorganic carbon and 9 g L-1 NaCl). Optimal conditions were scaled up to 3 L photobioreactors. Using Synechocystis sp., 5.6 %dcw of PHB was obtained whether adding or not acetate. In opposition, a maximum of 26.1 %dcw by using acetate was reached with Synechococcus sp. These results provide an easy method to optimize the cultivation conditions to enhance PHB production with cyanobacteria.