Chlorobium limicola forma thiosulfatophilum: biocatalyst in the production of sulfur and organic carbon from a gas stream containing H/sub 2/O and CO/sub 2/

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5878430

Cork, D J ^[1]; Garunas, R; Sajjad, A

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1. Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago

Chlorobium limicola forma thiosulfatophilum (ATCC 17092) was grown in a 1-liter continuously stirred tank reactor (800-ml liquid volume) at pH 6.8, 30/sup 0/C, saturated light intensity, and gas flow rate of 23.6 ml/min from a gas cylinder blend consisting of 3.9 mol% H/sub 2/S, 9.2 mol% CO/sub 2/, 86.4 mol% N/sub 2/, and 0.5 mol% H/sub 2/. This is the first demonstration of photoautotrophic growth of a Chlorobium sp. on a continuous inorganic gas feed. A significant potential exists for applying this photoautotrophic process to desulfurization and CO/sub 2/ fixation of gases containing acidic components (H/sub 2/S and CO/sub 2/).

• OSTI ID: 5878430
• Journal Information: Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Vol. 45:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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