MELISSA: a loop of interconnected bioreactors to develop life support in Space

Gòdia, Francesc; Albiol, Joan; Montesinos, José Luis González; Pérez, Julio; Creus, N.; Cabello, Fernando; Mengual, Xavier; Montràs, Anna; Lasseur, Ch.

doi:10.1016/s0168-1656(02)00222-5

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“…As in space flight cost is not that importance it can be the trend-setter for innovative photo-bioreactor design, e.g. [66][67][68]. In an example [69], oxygen production and removal by membranes is the main target.…”

Section: Concepts For Improved Photo-bioreactor Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Design principles of photo‐bioreactors for cultivation of microalgae

Posten

2009

Engineering in Life Sciences

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The present hype in microalgae biotechnology has shown that the topic of photobioreactors has to be revisited with respect to availability in really large scale measured in hectars footprint area, minimization of cost, auxiliary energy demand as well as maintenance and life span. This review gives an overview about present designs and the basic limiting factors which include light distribution to avoid saturation kinetics, mixing along the light gradient to make use of light/ dark cycles, aeration and mass transfer along the vertical or horizontal main axis for carbon dioxide supply and oxygen removal and last but not least the energy demand necessary to fulfil these tasks. To make comparison of the performance of different designs easier, a commented list of performance parameters is given. Based on these critical points recent developments in the areas of membranes for gas transfer and optical structures for light transfer are discussed. The fundamental starting point for the optimization of photo-bioprocesses is a detailed understanding of the interaction between the bioreactor in terms of mass and light transfer as well as the microalgae physiology in terms of light and carbon uptake kinetics and dynamics.

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Section: Concepts For Improved Photo-bioreactor Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Design principles of photo‐bioreactors for cultivation of microalgae

Posten

2009

Engineering in Life Sciences

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“…The algae were respectively cultured in four nutrient media: Zarrouk medium (E1) [11], Spi-RIA3 medium (E2) [12], Nisole medium (E3) [12] and Thuoc medium (E4) [13]. The initial cell density culture was 500 mg/L.…”

Section: Experiments 1: Effect Of Various Nutrient Media On the Growthmentioning

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The Effects of Nutritional Media and Initial Cell Density on the Growth and Development of Spirulina platensis

Khánh¹,

Nguyen²,

Nhân³

et al. 2017

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Abstract:The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of nutritional media and initial cell density on the growth and development of Spirulina platensis. This study was carried out at the Center for Incubation and Technology Transfer, Hue University from May 2015 to August 2016. In the first experiment, S. platensis was cultured in four different nutritional media, including Zarrouk, Spi-RIA3, Nisole and Thuoc medium (Vietnamese). Resulted showed that S. platensis grew significantly in the Zarrouk medium rather than in other nutritional medium at the same time, and gained the maximum density of 2,736.5 mg/L after 13 d inoculums, with specific growth rate of 4.987% per day and the time to doubling population of 0.139 d. In the second experiment, S. platensis was cultured in six different initial cell densities: 100, 400, 700, 1,000, 1,300 and 1,600 mg/L, and the optimum nutritional medium was Zarrouk medium selected from experiment one. Results showed at the initial culture density of 400 mg/L, the highest biomass was gained with the maximum density of 3,071.2 mg/L after 21 d inoculums, with specific growth rate of 9.15% per day and time to double population of 0.076 d. S. platensis biomass from culture in Zarrouk medium at initial cell density 400 mg/L obtained total protein of 51.98%, total lipid of 1.75%, total carbohydrate of 0.75%, carotene of 0.36% and total minerals of 5.2%, on a basis of dry matter.

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“…In particular, Thales Alenia Space Italia has become a major actor in the design, procurement and integration of the ECLSS (Russell & Klaus 2007) of six ISS modules (Christol 2007). Several studies and technological developments in advanced life support components and the definition of new exploration architectures and habitat concepts are ongoing, also with the support of academia and research centres (Lasseur et al 1996, Godia et al 2002.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These activities have given the possibility to gather information about the human adaptability to life conditions in confined and extreme environments and to perform fundamental experiences for the definition of regenerative technologies, both physico-chemical and biological , Blackwell 1995, Bartsev et al 1996, Tamponnet 1996, Samsonov et al 2000, Schreckenghost et al 2002, Evetts et al 2005, Russell & Klaus 2007. In the meantime, major space agencies have started to plan and develop future human activities in space (Fulget et al 1999, Godia et al 2002, Stuffler et al 2004, Hendrickx et al 2006. These are initially aimed at human exploration of the Moon and later of Mars (Lasseur et al 1996, Paille et al 1999, Teixeira 2007.…”

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Plant bioregenerative life supports: The Italian CAB Project

Lobascio

Lamantea

Cotronei

et al. 2007

Journal of Plant Interactions

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The sectors of technological and scientific concern are practically all the ones typical for life support systems in the frame of long duration human missions; i.e., food production, in particular via the cultivation of higher plants, and food management; air regeneration (production of O 2 , removal of CO 2 , trace gas control); water regeneration (urine processing, gray water processing, potable water management); solid waste processing; resources allocation and storage; control of environmental conditions (Thermal-hygrometric, light, pressure, radiation, etc).

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MELISSA: a loop of interconnected bioreactors to develop life support in Space

Cited by 175 publications

References 13 publications

Design principles of photo‐bioreactors for cultivation of microalgae

Design principles of photo‐bioreactors for cultivation of microalgae

The Effects of Nutritional Media and Initial Cell Density on the Growth and Development of Spirulina platensis

Plant bioregenerative life supports: The Italian CAB Project

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