Recent advances of microalgae exopolysaccharides for application as bioflocculants

JB Moreira, SG Kuntzler, PQM Bezerra… - Polysaccharides, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are used in flocculation processes because biopolymers are released into the
culture medium. Microalgal cell growth under specific conditions (temperature, pH …

Structural insights into mechanisms of rapid harvesting of microalgae with pH regulation by magnetic chitosan composites: A study based on E-DLVO model and …

D Dai, M Qv, D Liu, C Tang, W Wang, Q Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Magnetic harvesting of microalgae depends on the interface interactions between
microalgal cells and flocculants, and thus it is important to find a reasonable evaluation …

A rapid, efficient and eco-friendly approach for simultaneous biomass harvesting and bioproducts extraction from microalgae: Dual flocculation between cationic …

M Taghavijeloudar, P Yaqoubnejad… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass harvesting and cell disruption are the main bottlenecks for downstream
processing of microalgae such as high-value bioproducts extraction and biofuels production …

Microalgae enrichment for biomass harvesting and water reuse by ceramic microfiltration membranes

L Aditya, HP Vu, LN Nguyen, TMI Mahlia… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting and water reuse are two critical issues for large-scale microalgae cultivation.
Using two representative microalgae species, namely C. vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp., this …

[HTML][HTML] Effective recovery of microalgal biomass using various types of emulsion polymers

M Huy, G Kumar, P Sharma, R Sirohi, A Pandey… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae biomass has been considered as one of the potential feedstocks in biofuel
production. Yet, biomass harvesting poses a challenge to the overall production cost due to …

Insight into the purification of algael water by a novel flocculant with enhanced branched nanochitosan structure

B Du, Q Tang, W Chen, X Rong, K Zhang, D Ma… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
For improving inadequate nanostructural stability and promote algal removal efficiency, a
novel nanochitosan-grafted flocculant (PAD-g-MNC) with an enhanced branched …

Photosynthetic live microorganism-incorporated hydrogels promote diabetic wound healing via self-powering and oxygen production

Y Wu, M Li, R He, L Xiao, S Liu, K Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrical stimulation and oxygen are vital for promoting cell proliferation, migration, and
differentiation to repair damaged tissues in chronic wound healing in patients with diabetes …

Optimizing the conditions of cationic polyacrylamide inverse emulsion synthesis reaction to obtain high–molecular–weight polymers

TH Nguyen, NT Nguyen, TTP Nguyen, NT Doan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) emulsifier is widely applied in the wastewater treatment
industry, mining industry, paper industry, cosmetic chemistry, etc. However, optimization of …

Study on flocculation performance and mechanism of cationic polyacrylamide on montmorillonite: Insights from experiments and molecular simulations

L Zhang, F Min, J Chen, L Wang, Y Zhu, B Ren - Chemical Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
To achieve efficient flocculation of fine montmorillonite particles, molecular simulation and
flocculation test were investigated to explore the influence of cationic monomer on the …

Synthesizing cationic polymers and tuning their properties for microalgae harvesting

L Aditya, HP Vu, MAH Johir, S Mao, A Ansari… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study reports a facile technique to synthesize and tune the cationic polymer, poly (3-
acrylamidopropyl) trimethylammonium chloride (PAPTAC), in terms of molecular weight and …