Extended H2 photoproduction by N2-fixing cyanobacteria immobilized in thin alginate films

Screening of the University of Helsinki Culture Collection for naturally good H2 producing cyanobacteria recently revealed several promising strains. One of the superior strains is Calothrix 336/3, an N2-fixing heterocystous filamentous cyanobacterium. Making use of an important feature of the Calot...

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Published in:International journal of hydrogen energy 2012-01, Vol.37 (1), p.151-161
Main Authors: Leino, Hannu, Kosourov, Sergey N., Saari, Lyudmila, Sivonen, Kaarina, Tsygankov, Anatoly A., Aro, Eva-Mari, Allahverdiyeva, Yagut
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anabaena
Calothrix
Cyanobacteria
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Summary:Screening of the University of Helsinki Culture Collection for naturally good H2 producing cyanobacteria recently revealed several promising strains. One of the superior strains is Calothrix 336/3, an N2-fixing heterocystous filamentous cyanobacterium. Making use of an important feature of the Calothrix 336/3 cells to adhere to the substrate, we applied an immobilization technique to improve H2 production capacity of this strain. We examined the basic properties of immobilization in Ca2+-alginate films in response to the production of H2 of the Calothrix 336/3 strain and as reference strains we used a model organism Anabaena PCC 7120 and its uptake hydrogenase mutant, Delta hupL, that allow us to compare the responses of different strains to alginate entrapment. Immobilization of the Calothrix 336/3 and Delta hupL mutant cells in Ca2+-alginate resulted in prolonged H2 production over several cycles. Immobilization of the Calothrix 336/3 cells was most successful and production of H2 could be measured even after 40 days after immobilization.
ISSN:0360-3199
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.09.088