Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration

The highly alkaline environment required for Arthrospira cultivation has great potential for CO2 capture and utilization, but less attention has been paid. Here, we used Arthrospira medium as an in situ carbon pool to improve biomass production, carbon fixation, and capture efficiencies. Under optim...

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Main Authors: Youzhi Yu, Yan Xu, Kaixuan Wang, Yi Ding, Yahong Geng, Yeguang Li, Xiaobin Wen, Zhongjie Wang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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author Youzhi Yu
Yan Xu
Kaixuan Wang
Yi Ding
Yahong Geng
Yeguang Li
Xiaobin Wen
Zhongjie Wang
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Yan Xu
Kaixuan Wang
Yi Ding
Yahong Geng
Yeguang Li
Xiaobin Wen
Zhongjie Wang
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description The highly alkaline environment required for Arthrospira cultivation has great potential for CO2 capture and utilization, but less attention has been paid. Here, we used Arthrospira medium as an in situ carbon pool to improve biomass production, carbon fixation, and capture efficiencies. Under optimized pH 8.5–10.5 and 8.4 g L−1 sodium bicarbonate, the highest carbon fixation rates of Arthrospira platensis reached 295.68–304.75 mg L−1 d−1 and 26.35 g m−2 d−1 in a 3-L reactor and 5 m2 runway pond, respectively, and produced biomass with abundant of phycocyanin and carotenoids. Furthermore, carbon fixation rates of 24.73–26.93 g m−2 d−1 and exogenous CO2 utilization efficiencies of 72.62–78.24 % were obtained by culture in a large-scale 200-m2 runway pond. Overall, this study established an in situ carbon pool system suitable for Arthrospira for carbon capture and fixation, which effectively promotes the use of Arthrospira in carbon emission reduction.
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spelling doaj-art-59cc8ce3fea54a57be8b51cee668dada2025-07-25T04:18:35ZengElsevierJournal of CO2 Utilization2212-98392025-09-0199103172Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentrationYouzhi Yu0Yan Xu1Kaixuan Wang2Yi Ding3Yahong Geng4Yeguang Li5Xiaobin Wen6Zhongjie Wang7State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Correspondence to: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.201 Jiufeng 1 Road, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Correspondence to: Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.201 Jiufeng 1 Road, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaThe highly alkaline environment required for Arthrospira cultivation has great potential for CO2 capture and utilization, but less attention has been paid. Here, we used Arthrospira medium as an in situ carbon pool to improve biomass production, carbon fixation, and capture efficiencies. Under optimized pH 8.5–10.5 and 8.4 g L−1 sodium bicarbonate, the highest carbon fixation rates of Arthrospira platensis reached 295.68–304.75 mg L−1 d−1 and 26.35 g m−2 d−1 in a 3-L reactor and 5 m2 runway pond, respectively, and produced biomass with abundant of phycocyanin and carotenoids. Furthermore, carbon fixation rates of 24.73–26.93 g m−2 d−1 and exogenous CO2 utilization efficiencies of 72.62–78.24 % were obtained by culture in a large-scale 200-m2 runway pond. Overall, this study established an in situ carbon pool system suitable for Arthrospira for carbon capture and fixation, which effectively promotes the use of Arthrospira in carbon emission reduction.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982025001568Arthrospira platensisCarbon dioxide fixationCarbon poolpHSodium bicarbonate
spellingShingle Youzhi Yu
Yan Xu
Kaixuan Wang
Yi Ding
Yahong Geng
Yeguang Li
Xiaobin Wen
Zhongjie Wang
Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration
Journal of CO2 Utilization
Arthrospira platensis
Carbon dioxide fixation
Carbon pool
pH
Sodium bicarbonate
title Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration
title_full Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration
title_fullStr Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration
title_full_unstemmed Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration
title_short Maximizing CO2 biofixation of Arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool: Optimization of CO2-regulated pH and bicarbonate concentration
title_sort maximizing co2 biofixation of arthrospira platensis using an in situ bicarbonate pool optimization of co2 regulated ph and bicarbonate concentration
topic Arthrospira platensis
Carbon dioxide fixation
Carbon pool
pH
Sodium bicarbonate
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212982025001568
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