exposing c.reinhardtii to anaerobic atmospheric conditions to enhance hydrogen production
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Exposing C.reinhardtii to Anaerobic Atmospheric Conditions to Enhance Hydrogen Production. Christina George Period 0,1 Even. Need. http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/images/co2_atmosphere.jpg. Need. http://www.tspusa.com/images/TICimages/alternativefuels1.gif. Knowledge Base. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Exposing C.reinhardtii to Anaerobic Atmospheric Conditions to Enhance Hydrogen Production
Christina GeorgePeriod 0,1 Even
Knowledge Base
Anaerobic Conditions: the absence of oxygen
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Knowledge Base Sulfur Deprivation: Growing the algae in
Sulfur-replete medium or Sulfur-free medium
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Knowledge Base
Autotrophic organism that produces hydrogen in sulfur deprived anaerobic conditions
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C.reinahrdtii
Knowledge Base
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Light intensities v. the CO2 exchange when measured by the photosynthetic rate
Isoamylase
Important enzyme for starch accumulation which is important for hydrogen production (Posewitz, 2005).
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Literature Review Rosenbaum, Miriam (2005)
‘Utilizing the Green Alga C.reinhardtii for Microbial Electricity Generation”
•Direct electricity generation from microbial photosynthetic activity
•Oxidative depletion of hydrogen, photosynthetically produced by C.reinahrdtii under sulfur deprived conditions, by polymer coated electro catalytic electrodes
Literature Review Melis, Anastasios (2000)
“Sustained Photobiological Hydrogen Gas Production upon Reversible Inactivation of oxygen Evolution in C.reinhardtii”
•As sulfur deprivation increases, so does the hydrogen production
Literature Review Posewitz, Matthew C. (2004)
“Hydrogen Photoproduction is Attenuated by Disruption of an Isoamylase Gene in C.reinhardtii”
•Time represents the anaerobic induction time
•CC425=C.reinhardtii
Literature Review Logan, Bruce E. (2006)
“Using Algae and other Biomass for Hydrogen Production in a Modified Microbial Fuel Cell”
•A small voltage was applied (.25 V) to the algae, which generated pure hydrogen gas at the cathode
Purpose Therefore, the purpose of this experiment
is to find the optimal duration of anaerobic exposure needed to optimize C.reinhardtii hydrogen production
Hypotheses Alternate: A long period of anaerobic
conditions will increase the hydrogen production
Null: The duration and frequency of anaerobic conditions will have no effect on the amount of hydrogen produced
Exposing C.reinhardtii to Anaerobic Atmospheric
Conditions to Enhance Hydrogen Production
Problem: What is the optimal duration of anaerobic exposure needed to optimize C.reinhardtii hydrogen production?Control
Groups: The Algae growth medium, Temperature, and light intensity
Independent Variable: Growth of C.reinhardtii and hydrogen produced (original concentration 700mL)
Dependent Variable: Carbon dioxide levels, pH levels
All data will statistically analyzed by SPSS, by an ANOVA followed by a Sheffe Post Hoc Test. Data will then be put in line graphs.
-The hydrogen gas produced will be measured using an H2Scan hydrogen detector. -A fluorometer will be used to measure the photosynthetic rate.
.5 hours of anaerobic atmospheric conditions
3 hours of anaerobic atmospheric conditions
6 hours of anaerobic atmospheric conditions
-Carbon dioxide concentration measured using a Pasco GLX Xplorer-pH levels measured using pH paper-growth of C.reinhardtii measured using a Spectrophotometer
Algae will be grown in designated duration of anaerobic time in an anaerobic container, and will be fertilized with sulfur deprived growth medium (100 mL).
Control group of algae will be grown in the airlift bioreactor (700 ml) with no anaerobic or sulfur deprived conditions
Do Ability C.reinhardtii: Can be grown in the lab as
done in previous years
Anaerobic container can be purchased
A hydrogen sensor will be difficult to find at a low cost
Budget
Vendor Order #Quantit
y Description PriceTotal price
Carolina Biological 152040 2 C.reinhardtii 9.50 (ea) 19
Carolina Biological 153752 2 algae fertilizer 16.85 (ea) 33.7
Ilmavc 112555-01 1 anaerobic container
Warehouse Lighting WS-110344 1 flourescent light 99.99 99.99
CYTO-Airlift 1 bioreactor
A.W. Sperry 1 photometer
fishsupply.com slnt-sdt02 1 timer 19.99 19.99
Aturner Designs Fluorometer
NEODYM HK-GH-A080C-W50A-O5-R1-S1-E2-I2-P1-J1-Z0 1 Hydrogen Sensor 169.99 169.99
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**(articles used from last years study)