Abstract
This study evaluated how Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 responds to high total dissolved solids (TDS) associated with eliminating nutrient limitation during long-term operation of a photobioreactor. The unique feature is that the TDS were not dominated by Na+ and Cl−, as in seawater, but by HCO3− and NO3− from nutrient delivery. The TDS-stress threshold was about 10g/L. Whereas inorganic N and P limitations slowed the rate of inorganic C (Ci) uptake in the light, TDS stress was manifested most strongly as a substantial increase of endogenous respiration rate at night. Relief from TDS stress was incomplete when lowered pH led to a HCO3− increase (560mgC/L as a threshold). Impaired photosynthesis led to a cascade of reduced Ci-uptake, pH decrease, HCO3− accumulation, and HCO3−-associated stress. Thus, long-term photobioreactor operation requires balancing the delivery rates of CO2, N, P, and other TDS components to avoid general and Ci-associated TDS stresses.
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