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Zhao H, Wang L, Bai Y, Li Y, Tang T, Liang H, Gao D. Immobilized enzyme with sustainable chestnut biochar to remediate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contaminated soils. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 45:2034-2044. [PMID: 36579925 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2022.2164221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soil severely and are difficult to remediate. In this study, acid-modified chestnut inner shell biochar with abundant pore channels was used as the main raw materials for the immobilization of white-rot fungal crude enzyme. The maximum immobilization rate of crude enzymes (97.25%±6.20%) could be achieved under the optimal conditions of 24 h immobilization of 10 U/mL crude enzymes by 1 g biochar at 25℃ and pH = 5. Meanwhile, immobilization improved the stability of the crude enzyme. The relative activity of the immobilized crude enzyme increased by 59.32% and 49.73% (compared to the free crude enzymes) after 5 weeks of storage at 4°C and 25°C, respectively. It has been verified that chestnut-based immobilized crude enzyme can degrade 37% of benzo[a]pyrene in 10 days for PAHs-contaminated soils. An efficient, feasible, and low-cost remediation method for PAHs-contaminated soils was explored, which provides technical support for the application of crude enzymes in organic contaminated soils.
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- Huan Zhao
- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Centre for Urban Environmental Remediation, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction and Sustainable Urban-Rural Development in Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Insight into pyrolysis of hydrophobic silica aerogels: kinetics, reaction mechanism and effect on the aerogels. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2022.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zeng G, He Y, Liang D, Wang F, Luo Y, Yang H, Wang Q, Wang J, Gao P, Wen X, Yu C, Sun D. Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions Copper, Cadmium and Nickel by Microcystis aeruginosa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13867. [PMID: 36360745 PMCID: PMC9656734 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192113867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To investigate the treatment effect of algae biosorbent on heavy metal wastewater, in this paper, the adsorption effect of M. aeruginosa powder on heavy metal ions copper, cadmium and nickel was investigated using the uniform experimental method, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and TG-DSC comprehensive thermal analysis. The experimental results showed that the initial concentration of copper ion solution was 25 mg/L, the temperature was 30 °C, the pH value was 8 and the adsorption time was 5 h, which was the best condition for the removal of copper ions by algae powder adsorption, and the removal rate was 83.24%. The initial concentration of cadmium ion solution was 5 mg/L, the temperature was 35 °C, the pH value was 8 and the adsorption time was 4 h, which was the best condition for the adsorption of cadmium ion by algae powder, and the removal rate was 92.00%. The initial nickel ion solution concentration of 15 mg/L, temperature of 35 °C, pH value of 7 and adsorption time of 1 h were the best conditions for the adsorption of nickel ions by algae powder, and the removal rate was 88.67%. The spatial structure of algae powder changed obviously before and after adsorbing heavy metals. The functional groups such as amino and phosphate groups on the cell wall of M. aeruginosa enhanced the adsorption effect of heavy metal ions copper, cadmium and nickel. Additionally, M. aeruginosa adsorption of heavy metal ions copper, cadmium, nickel is an exothermic process. The above experiments show that M. aeruginosa can be used as a biological adsorbent to remove heavy metals, which lays a theoretical foundation for the subsequent treatment of heavy metal pollution by algae.
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- Guoming Zeng
- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
- Intelligent Building Technology Application Service Center, Chongqing City Vocational College, Chongqing 402160, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Nano/Micro Biological Medicine Detection Technology, School of Architecture and Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing Jianzhu College, Chongqing 400072, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences & Biomedical Collaborative Innovation Center of Zhejiang Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ecological Treatment Technology of Urban Water Pollution, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Chen C, Ling H, Qiu S, Huang X, Fan D, Zhao J. Microwave catalytic co-pyrolysis of chlorella vulgaris and oily sludge: Characteristics and bio-oil analysis. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 360:127550. [PMID: 35779745 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Co-pyrolysis of Chlorella vulgaris (CV) and Oily sludge (OS) under different mixing ratios were investigated by microwave furnace. NiO, activated carbon (AC) and their 1:1 compound (N1A1) with different additions (5%, 10%, 15% and 20%) were selected as microwave additives to study the effects on optimum mixing ratio of co-pyrolysis. The results indicated that mixing ratio of CV/OS = 1:1 (C1O1) was optimum for co-pyrolysis. Besides, 10% AC was optimal on improving pyrolysis characteristics of the C1O1 group. The most significant synergistic interaction of NiO and AC occurred in the 10% N1A1 group. Moreover, hydrocarbons in bio-oil of the C1O1 group increased by 31.84% compared with theoretical values, while nitrogenous, oxygenated compounds decreased by 74.18% and 19.01%. Addition of 10% N1A1 in the C1O1 group increased aliphatic hydrocarbons by 22.44%, and decreased nitrogenous, oxygenated compounds by 41.79% and 36.58%. Overall, 10% N1A1 was conducive for the C1O1 group to obtain high-quality bio-oil.
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- Chunxiang Chen
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, University Road 100, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City 530004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resources Processing and Process Intensification Technology, Nanning City 530004, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Energy Utilization, Guangzhou City 510640, PR China.
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, University Road 100, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City 530004, PR China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, University Road 100, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City 530004, PR China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, University Road 100, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City 530004, PR China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, University Road 100, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City 530004, PR China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Guangxi University, University Road 100, Xixiangtang District, Nanning City 530004, PR China
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Altriki A, Ali I, Razzak SA, Ahmad I, Farooq W. Assessment of CO2 biofixation and bioenergy potential of microalga Gonium pectorale through its biomass pyrolysis, and elucidation of pyrolysis reaction via kinetics modeling and artificial neural network. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:925391. [PMID: 36061435 PMCID: PMC9434281 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.925391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study investigates CO2 biofixation and pyrolytic kinetics of microalga G. pectorale using model-fitting and model-free methods. Microalga was grown in two different media. The highest rate of CO2 fixation (0.130 g/L/day) was observed at a CO2 concentration of 2%. The pyrokinetics of the biomass was performed by a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). Thermogravimetric (TG) and derivative thermogravimetric (DTG) curves at 5, 10 and 20°C/min indicated the presence of multiple peaks in the active pyrolysis zones. The activation energy was calculated by different model-free methods such as Friedman, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa (FWO), Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS), and Popescu. The obtained activation energy which are 61.7–287 kJ/mol using Friedman, 40.6–262 kJ/mol using FWO, 35–262 kJ/mol using KAS, and 66.4–255 kJ/mol using Popescu showed good agreement with the experimental values with higher than 0.96 determination coefficient (R2). Moreover, it was found that the most probable reaction mechanism for G. pectorale pyrolysis was a third-order function. Furthermore, the multilayer perceptron-based artificial neural network (MLP-ANN) regression model of the 4-10-1 architecture demonstrated excellent agreement with the experimental values of the thermal decomposition of the G. pectoral. Therefore, the study suggests that the MLP-ANN regression model could be utilized to predict thermogravimetric parameters.
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- Ahmed Altriki
- Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- *Correspondence: Wasif Farooq,
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Metabolite Profiling in Green Microalgae with Varying Degrees of Desiccation Tolerance. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10050946. [PMID: 35630392 PMCID: PMC9144557 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10050946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Trebouxiophyceae are microalgae occupying even extreme environments such as polar regions or deserts, terrestrial or aquatic, and can occur free-living or as lichen photobionts. Yet, it is poorly understood how environmental factors shape their metabolism. Here, we report on responses to light and temperature, and metabolic adjustments to desiccation in Diplosphaera epiphytica, isolated from a lichen, and Edaphochlorella mirabilis, isolated from Tundra soil, assessed via growth and photosynthetic performance parameters. Metabolite profiling was conducted by GC–MS. A meta-analysis together with data from a terrestrial and an aquatic Chlorella vulgaris strain reflected elements of phylogenetic relationship, lifestyle, and relative desiccation tolerance of the four algal strains. For example, compatible solutes associated with desiccation tolerance were up-accumulated in D. epiphytica, but also sugars and sugar alcohols typically produced by lichen photobionts. The aquatic C. vulgaris, the most desiccation-sensitive strain, showed the greatest variation in metabolite accumulation after desiccation and rehydration, whereas the most desiccation-tolerant strain, D. epiphytica, showed the least, suggesting that it has a more efficient constitutive protection from desiccation and/or that desiccation disturbed the metabolic steady-state less than in the other three strains. The authors hope that this study will stimulate more research into desiccation tolerance mechanisms in these under-investigated microorganisms.
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Cui B, Chen Z, Guo D, Liu Y. Investigations on the pyrolysis of microalgal-bacterial granular sludge: Products, kinetics, and potential mechanisms. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 349:126328. [PMID: 34780909 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study investigated the pyrolysis of microalgal-bacterial granular sludge for producing bio-oil and biochar. Results showed that the bio-oil productivity of pyrolyzed MBGS reached 39.5-45.4 wt%, while 23.8-41.2% for the nitrogen-containing bio-oil at the temperature of 673-1073 K. Meanwhile the biochar with a nitrogen content of 3.7-7.0 wt% could also be produced. Moreover, the Van-Krevelen diagram revealed that produced bio-oil had a H/C ratio higher than that from agroforestry biomass, but its O/C ratio was found to be similar to those of coal and biochar. It further appeared from a mass conservation analysis that the highest bio-oil production yield was achieved at a pyrolysis temperature of 773 K, while the pyrolytic kinetics of MBGS in the temperature range studied was governed by the 3-D diffusion mechanism with the activation energy of 224.96 kJ·mol-1.
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- Baihui Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China; Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environment and Pollution Control, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Huang Z, Zhang J, Pan M, Hao Y, Hu R, Xiao W, Li G, Lyu T. Valorisation of microalgae residues after lipid extraction: Pyrolysis characteristics for biofuel production. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2021.108330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Several microalgae species have been exploited due to their great biotechnological potential for the production of a range of biomolecules that can be applied in a large variety of industrial sectors. However, the major challenge of biotechnological processes is to make them economically viable, through the production of commercially valuable compounds. Most of these compounds are accumulated inside the cells, requiring efficient technologies for their extraction, recovery and purification. Recent improvements approaching physicochemical treatments (e.g., supercritical fluid extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, pulsed electric fields, among others) and processes without solvents are seeking to establish sustainable and scalable technologies to obtain target products from microalgae with high efficiency and purity. This article reviews the currently available approaches reported in literature, highlighting some examples covering recent granted patents for the microalgae’s components extraction, recovery and purification, at small and large scales, in accordance with the worldwide trend of transition to bio-based products.
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