Improving a photosynthetic bioprocess with a ubiquitous additive: Using clay powder in the cultivation of

Sheida Stephens, Mona Abo-Hashesh, Radhakrishnan Mahadevan, D Grant Allen

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Article in Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sheida StephensDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada.

Mona Abo-HasheshDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada.

Radhakrishnan MahadevanDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada.

D Grant AllenDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada.

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Abstract

A key challenge in process optimization is reactor performance, particularly in light-dependent bioprocesses. While novel photobioreactor designs exist, adapting established bioreactors with simple media supplementation may provide a more practical and modular alternative to complex mechanical modifications. In this study, we evaluated the effect of supplementing 0.2 % (w/v) clay powder on acetate production by

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BiofilmsBioprocessPhotobioreactorPurple bacteriaRhodopseudomonas palustris

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PMID41141383

DOI10.1016/j.btre.2025.e00930

PMCPMC12550322

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