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A vertical flat-plate photobioreactor was developed for the outdoor culture of microalgae using sunlight as the light source. The ability for biomass production and CO2 fixation was evaluated by using a cyanobacterium, Synechocystis aquatilis SI-2. The average areal productivity was 31 g biomass m−2 d−1, which corresponded to a CO2 fixation rate of 51 g CO2 m−2 d−1, sustainable in the northern region of Japan during the winter time (January and February). The relationships between the efficiency of solar energy utilization of the reactor and its effect factors (cell concentration and irradiation) were investigated.
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Zhang, K., Miyachi, S. & Kurano, N. Photosynthetic performance of a cyanobacterium in a vertical flat-plate photobioreactor for outdoor microalgal production and fixation of CO2. Biotechnology Letters 23, 21–26 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026737000160
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