Enhanced Practical Photosynthetic CO2 Mitigation
This report highlights significant achievements in the Enhanced Practical Photosynthetic CO{sub 2} Mitigation Project for the period ending 09/30/2004. The primary effort of this quarter was focused on mass transfer of carbon dioxide into the water film to study the potential effects on the photosynthetic organisms that depend on the carbon. Testing of the carbon dioxide scrubbing capability (mass transfer capability) of flowing water film appears to be relatively high and largely unaffected by transport of the gas through the bioreactor. The implications are that the transfer of carbon dioxide into the film is nearly at maximum and that it is sufficient to sustain photosynthesis at whatever rate the organisms can sustain. This finding is key to assuming that the process is an energy (photon) limited reaction and not a nutrient limited reaction.
- Research Organization:
- Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-00NT40932
- OSTI ID:
- 882895
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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