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ArticleScientific reports2025

A high-pressure bioreactor system for the cultivation of Methanothermobacter marburgensis on advanced growth media for sustainable energy applications.

Marco Orthofer, Walter Hofmann, Simon K-M R Rittmann, Christian Paulik

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Marco OrthoferInstitute for Chemical Technology of Organic Materials, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
Walter HofmannArchaea Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Simon K-M R RittmannArchaea Physiology and Biotechnology Group, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Christian PaulikInstitute for Chemical Technology of Organic Materials, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Altenberger Strasse 69, 4040, Linz, Austria. christian.paulik@jku.at.

Funding

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft 888509
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global transition towards sustainable energy necessitates rapid innovations in renewable technology, with biomethanation emerging as a promising approach. Methanogenic archaea, notably Methanothermobacter marburgensis, play a pivotal role in the biogenesis of biomethane as a renewable energy vector. This research introduces a new second-generation Simultaneous Bioreactor System (SBRS-II), a high-pressure cultivation platform engineered to optimize microbial gas fermentation. A novel sulfate-based growth medium (MM-CF-S) was formulated to substitute conventional chloride salts, thereby minimizing corrosion risks in steel reactors and eliminating the toxic compound NiCl

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BioreactorsCulture MediaMethanobacteriaceaeRenewable EnergyBiomassFermentationMethanePressureCulture MediaMethane

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PMID41073691
PMCPMC12514143

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