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Microbial strain dynamics and bioreactor stability in an intensive absorber-bioscrubbers process

Reference	E17405
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Andrew Livingston
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Emeritus Professor David Jonathan Leak, Professor Athanassios Mantalaris
Institution	Imperial College London
Department	Chemical Engineering
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	203,928
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	28/03/2002
End date	27/09/2005
Duration	42 months

Abstract

This project will investigate performance of a novel absorber- bioscrubber process for degrading recalcitrant solvent molecules in a gas stream. The absorber will be used to control the loading rate of the (inhibitory) solvent into the bioscrubber. Quantitative molecular biology techniques (fluorescent probes, flow cytometry, quantitative DNA analysis) will be used for qualification of microbial strain dynamics during operation. The system will be challenged with fluctuating loads and sequentially alternating substrates. Models will be constructed and used to describe strain behaviour and to link community composition to system performance. Control strategies for maintaining 99 per cent removal of solvents will be established. This is an Industrial Partnership Application supported by three collaborators.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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