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Volume 7, Issue 3(Suppl)
J Biotechnol Biomater, an open access journal
ISSN: 2155-952X
Euro Biotechnology 2017
September 25-27, 2017
17
th
EURO BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS
September 25-27, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Molecular characterization of
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
for adaption to a technical biofilm
Soeren Schmechta
and
Wilhelm Christian
University of Leipzig, Germany
C
onventional photobioreactors cultivate algae in suspension, hence to maintain optimum cultivation conditions, mixing is
essential for delivery of inorganic carbon, nutrient and light. Since bioreactors have highest production rate at high biomass
load per volume, cells are exposed to flickering light which is favorable for the photon usage efficiency. Energetic costs for mixing,
harvesting and biomass refinement are too high for efficient energy conversion from light to biofuels. As an alternative approach,
biofilm reactor had been discussed where the cells are fixed and cells on the surface are exposed permanently to full sunlight whereas
cells in lower layers suffer from light limitation. This is due to the steep light gradient, a stack of 10 cells is enough to absorb 90% of the
light intensity. Therefore, to find a solution to prevent photoinhibition at the surface and light limitation in deeper layers is necessary.
Here, we want to mimic the geometry of higher plant leaves where the inner surfaces have different refractive indices, thereby light is
distributed more homogenous inside the leaf. For technical biofilms, single cells can be cultivated in porous glass. The incoming light
is then distributed due to the different refractive indices inside the glass. For this purpose, cells must be attached to a glass surface
in defined distances and positions by introducing a glass anchor protein fixed by a native cell wall protein and the anchor interacts
with the glass environment. This recombinant protein is combined with epitopes for further investigation (proof of success) and
introduced by electroporation.
Biography
Soeren Schmechta is a PhD student at the University of Leipzig, Institute for Biology at the working group of Prof. Wilhelm. He completed his MSc in Biology with
focus on Biotechnology at University of Leipzig. During his Bachelor’s thesis, he was working on biotechnological application of algae. His master’s thesis was
about the topic Environmental and Biotechnology. Now, he is doing research in the field of renewable bioenergy from algae with special focus on
Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii
.
psy09gpd@studserv.uni-leipzig.deSoeren Schmechta et al., J Biotechnol Biomater 2017, 7:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X-C1-077