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Aditya L, Vu HP, Johir MAH, Mao S, Ansari A, Fu Q, Nghiem LD. Synthesizing cationic polymers and tuning their properties for microalgae harvesting. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 917:170423. [PMID: 38281644 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170423] [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: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
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 surface change for harvesting three microalgae species (Scenedesmus sp., P.purpureum, and C. vulgaris). The PAPTAC polymer was synthesised by UV-induced free-radical polymerisation. Polymer tuning was demonstrated by regulating the monomer concentration (60 to 360 mg/mL) and UV power (36 and 60 W) for polymerisation. The obtained PAPTAC polymer was evaluated for harvesting three different microalgae species and compared to a commercially available polymer. The highest flocculation efficiency for Scenedesmus sp. and P. purpureum was observed at a dosage of 25 mg-polymer/g of dry biomass by using PAPTAC-90, resulting in higher flocculation efficiency than the commercial polymer. Results in this study show evidence of effective neutralisation of the negative charge surface of microalgae cells by the produced cationic PAPTAC polymer and polymer bridging for effective flocculation. The obtained PAPTAC polymer was less effective for harvesting C. vulgaris, possibly due to other factors such as cell morphology and composition of extracellular polymeric substances of at the cell membrane that may also influence harvesting performance.
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- Lisa Aditya
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2220, Australia.
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Zhu Z, Zhou C, Zhou D, Kou HQ, Zhang TE, Peng WM, Wu ZY. Performance and mechanism of amphiphilic polymeric chelator for enhanced removal of high concentrations of Cu(II) from wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:21869-21880. [PMID: 38400973 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32545-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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An amphiphilic polymeric chelator (APC16-g-SX) grafted with sodium xanthate (SX) groups was successfully prepared for the efficient removal of high concentrations of Cu(II) from wastewater. The ordinary polymeric chelator (PAM-g-SX) based on linear polyacrylamide (PAM) was also prepared for comparative studies. The polymeric chelators were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), elemental analyzer, and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The chelating performance of these polymeric chelators was investigated, and the mechanism of APC16-g-SX for enhanced removal of Cu(II) from wastewater was proposed based on fluorescence spectroscopy, cryo-scanning electron microscope (Cryo-SEM), energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) tests. The results show that as the initial Cu(II) concentration in the wastewater increases, APC16-g-SX shows more excellent chelating performance than ordinary PAM-g-SX. For the wastewater with an initial Cu(II) concentration of 200 mg/L, the removal rate of Cu(II) was 99.82% and 89.34% for both 500 mg/L APC16-g-SX and PAM-g-SX, respectively. The pH of the system has a very great influence on the chelating performance of the polymeric chelators, and the increase in pH of the system helps to improve the chelating performance. The results of EDS and XPS tests also show that N, O, and S atoms in APC16-g-SX were involved in the chelation of Cu(II). The mechanism of enhanced removal of Cu(II) by APC16-g-SX can be attributed to the spatial network structure constructed by the self-association of hydrophobic groups that enhances the utilization of chelation sites.
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- Zhou Zhu
- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Nanchang City for Green New Materials and Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, 330103, People's Republic of China
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Wang L, Zhang X, Zhang X, Hu X, Yang J, Zhang H. Mechanism analysis of a novel natural cationic modified dextran flocculant and its application in the treatment of blue algal blooms. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 254:128002. [PMID: 37949280 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Blue algae, a type of harmful microalgae, are responsible for causing harmful algal blooms that result in severe environmental issues. To address this problem, a biopolysaccharide-based flocculant was developed for treating blue algae blooms. This flocculant was created by modifying high molecular weight dextran using the natural cationic monomer betaine (Dex-Bet), making it environmentally friendly. Various techniques were used to characterize the prepared Dex-Bet flocculant, including infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen spectroscopy (1H NMR), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effectiveness of the Dex-Bet flocculant was evaluated using kaolin-simulated wastewater. The results showed that the treated supernatant had a transmittance of up to 98.25 %. Zeta potential analysis revealed that the main mechanisms of flocculation were charge neutralization, charge patching, and adsorption bridging. The application of Dex-Bet in treating blue-green algae resulted in a maximum removal rate of 98.2 %. This study provides a potential flocculant for blue algae bloom treatment.
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- Lei Wang
- School of Food and biological engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- School of Food and biological engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- School of Food and biological engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- School of Food and biological engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China
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- School of Food and biological engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China.
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- School of Food and biological engineering, HeFei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, PR China.
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Mugnai S, Derossi N, Hendlin Y. Algae communication, conspecific and interspecific: the concepts of phycosphere and algal-bacteria consortia in a photobioreactor (PBR). PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2023; 18:2148371. [PMID: 36934349 PMCID: PMC10026891 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2148371] [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: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Microalgae in the wild often form consortia with other species promoting their own health and resource foraging opportunities. The recent application of microalgae cultivation and deployment in commercial photobioreactors (PBR) so far has focussed on single species of algae, resulting in multi-species consortia being largely unexplored. Reviewing the current status of PBR ecological habitat, this article argues in favor of further investigation into algal communication with conspecifics and interspecifics, including other strains of microalgae and bacteria. These mutualistic species form the 'phycosphere': the microenvironment surrounding microalgal cells, potentiating the production of certain metabolites through biochemical interaction with cohabitating microorganisms. A better understanding of the phycosphere could lead to novel PBR configurations, capable of incorporating algal-microbial consortia, potentially proving more effective than single-species algal systems.
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- Erasmus School of Philosophy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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de Morais EG, Sampaio ICF, Gonzalez-Flo E, Ferrer I, Uggetti E, García J. Microalgae harvesting for wastewater treatment and resources recovery: A review. N Biotechnol 2023; 78:84-94. [PMID: 37820831 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Microalgae-based wastewater treatment has been conceived to obtain reclaimed water and produce microalgal biomass for bio-based products and biofuels generation. However, microalgal biomass harvesting is challenging and expensive, hence one of the main bottlenecks for full-scale implementation. Finding an integrated approach that covers concepts of engineering, green chemistry and the application of microbial anabolism driven towards the harvesting processes, is mandatory for the widespread establishment of full-scale microalgae wastewater treatment plants. By using nature-based substances and applying concepts of chemical functionalization in already established harvesting methods, the costs of harvesting processes could be reduced while preventing microalgae biomass contamination. Moreover, microalgae produced during wastewater treatment have unique culture characteristics, such as the consortia, which are primarily composed of microalgae and bacteria, that should be accounted for prior to downstream processing. The aim of this review is to examine recent advances in microalgal biomass harvesting and recovery in wastewater treatment systems, considering the impact of consortia variability. The costs of available harvesting technologies, such as coagulation/flocculation, coupled to sedimentation and differential air flotation, are provided. Additionally, promising technologies are discussed, including autoflocculation, bioflocculation, new filtration materials, nanotechnology, microfluidic and magnetic methods.
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- Etiele Greque de Morais
- GEMMA - Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- CPID - Espírito Santo's Center for Research, Innovation and Development, Eliezer Batista hill, Jardim América, 29140-130 Cariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- GEMMA - Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; GEMMA-Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, Av. Eduard Maristany 16, Building C5.1, E-08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- GEMMA - Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- GEMMA - Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- GEMMA - Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Mou Y, Liu N, Lu T, Jia C, Xu C, Song M. The effects of carbon nitrogen ratio and salinity on the treatment of swine digestion effluent simultaneously producing bioenergy by microalgae biofilm. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 339:139694. [PMID: 37536538 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139694] [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: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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In order to remove high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) and refractory sulfamethazine (SM2) from swine digestion effluent, different carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios and salinity were used to determine the effects of pollutants removal in the microalgae biofilm system. Microalgae biofilm treatment under optimal environmental conditions in synthetic swine digestion effluent were C/N ratio of 20 and salinity of 140 mM. In order to make the actual swine digestion effluent discharge up to the standard, three different two-cycle treatments (suspended microalgae, microalgae biofilm, microalgae biofilm under the optimal conditions) were studied. The results showed that after two-cycle treatment with microalgae biofilm under the optimal conditions, the actual swine digestion effluent levels of total nitrogen (TN), NH4+-N, total phosphorus (TP), chemical oxygen demand (COD), SM2 were 22.65, 9.32, 4.11, 367.28, and 0.99 mg L-1, respectively, which could satisfy the discharge standards for livestock and poultry wastewater in China. At the same time, first-order kinetic simulation equations suggested a degradation half-life of 4.85 d for SM2 under optimal conditions in microalgae biofilm, and microbial community analysis indicated that the dominant genus was Halomonas. Furthermore, 35.66% of lipid, 32.56% of protein and 18.44% of polysaccharides were harvested after two-cycle in microalgae biofilm treatment under optimal environmental conditions. These results indicated that the regulation of C/N and salinity in microalgae biofilm for the treatment of swine digestion effluent was a high-efficiency strategy to simultaneously achieve wastewater treatment and bioenergy production.
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- Yiwen Mou
- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China; Ecology Institute of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250013, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, PR China.
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Aljabri H, Cherif M, Siddiqui SA, Bounnit T, Saadaoui I. Evidence of the drying technique's impact on the biomass quality of Tetraselmis subcordiformis (Chlorophyceae). BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS 2023; 16:85. [PMID: 37210534 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-023-02335-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Rapid drying, cost-effective and safe, will increase the viability of using microalgae for several bio-industrial applications. In this study, five different drying techniques of microalgal biomass were investigated. These include freeze drying, oven drying, air drying, sun drying, and microwave drying. Morphology, metabolite content, FAME profiling, chlorophyll content, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen were analyzed. Results showed that the freeze-drying technique preserves the highest amounts of chlorophyll, proteins, and lipids. Oven drying underperformed as it retained the lowest amount of chlorophyll, protein, and lipid content. More importantly, FAME profiling results showed that air drying was the best technique in maintaining the highest amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids and more specifically docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Furthermore, this process requires the least capital and energy needs. The findings from this study confirmed that the drying technique affects the microalga biomass quality.
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- Hareb Aljabri
- Algal Technologies Program, Centre for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Algal Technologies Program, Centre for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Algal Technologies Program, Centre for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Algal Technologies Program, Centre for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Algal Technologies Program, Centre for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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Yu Q, Yu Z, Song X, Cao X, Jiang W, Chu Y. The synthesis of an acrylamide copolymer and its synergistic effects on clay flocculation of red tide organisms. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 332:117326. [PMID: 36764213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117326] [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: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The modified clay (MC) method is a common emergency treatment technology for red tides, and the selection of surface modifiers is the key to the MC technology. A cationic polymeric modifier, the copolymer of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride and acrylamide (P (DMDAAC-co-AM), PDA) was optimized via a visible-light-induced polymerization technique. The PDA-modified clay (PDAMC) was prepared with strong salt tolerance and achieved efficiencies of 86% at the concentration of 50 mg L-1, and the dose was 90% lower than that of aluminum polychloride-modified clay (PACMC). While polyacrylamide and commercial PDA can achieve efficiencies of only 25 and 67%, respectively, but high doses were required. This is because PDA changed the surface charges of clay particles from negative to positive, which promotes the formation of the polymer-chains bridging network to overcome the difficulties of curling in seawater. According to the analysis of flocculation parameters and spatial conformation of PDAMC, the high salinity tolerance of the PDAMC was attributed to the synergistic processes of charge neutralization and the three-dimensional network bridging. Therefore, this study has developed a highly effective flocculant material used in seawater and provided an important reference for the management of red tide organisms.
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- Qi Yu
- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Shandong, Qingdao, 266042, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Functional Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Shandong, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Rao NRH, Beyer VP, Henderson RK, Thielemans W, Muylaert K. Microalgae harvesting using flocculation and dissolved air flotation: Selecting the right vessel for lab-scale experiments. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 374:128786. [PMID: 36828221 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128786] [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: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Flocculation combined with dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a promising technology for harvesting microalgae; therefore, optimisation of flocculant-DAF operating conditions are frequently explored in laboratory experiments. DAF systems have jars of differing volumes, height to diameter ratios, shapes and materials used to manufacture the jars; thus, the harvesting efficiency (η) may differ between these jars. The aim was to systematically compare η between different types of benchtop DAF jars. Evaluation of 30 different types of DAF jars revealed that η was not influenced by the volume of the jars, but was impacted by the height to diameter ratio, with optimal η at a ratio ranging between 1.6 and 2.05. There was no difference in η between cylindrical and cuboid jars, but jars made of hydrophobic (polypropylene) plastic resulted in a lower η. Overall, these results are useful to guide the design of lab-scale DAF microalgae harvesting experiments.
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- N R H Rao
- Laboratory of Aquatic Biology, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium; Sustainable Materials Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Sustainable Materials Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Algae and Organic Matter (AOM) Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Sustainable Materials Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Biology, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
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Zhang B, Peng C, Zhang S, Zhang M, Li D, Wang X, Mao B. Comprehensive analysis of the combined flocculation and filtration process for microalgae harvesting at various operating parameters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159658. [PMID: 36302440 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The combined process of flocculation and filtration can improve algae harvesting performance by combining the benefits of both and overcoming the drawbacks. The entire process was thoroughly examined in this study, considering technical and economic feasibility under a variety of operating situations. Dead-end filtration was performed to evaluate the harvesting performance, the removal of extracellular organic matter and the changes of flocs. Cross-flow filtration was then carried out to explore the effect of operating parameters on permeate flux and assess the technical and economic feasibility. The optimum operating condition was to use 5 mg/L cationic polyacrylamide with 25 μm pore size and 0.1 m/s cross-flow velocity, under which a high harvesting efficiency of 95.2 %, a high average permeate flux of 55.5 m3/(m2 h) and a volumetric reduction factor of 118.9 were achieved. Algal floc analysis revealed that flocs formed by ferric chloride and polyaluminium sulfate tended to partially deconstruct into smaller pieces during the filtration process. In contrast, flocs formed by cationic polyacrylamide tended to aggregate into bigger flocs, which, when paired with the effect of flocculant dosage and membrane pore size, could explain the difference in filtration performance and membrane permeance. No negative effect on downstream technology was observed for the combined process. A significantly lowered estimated total cost of 0.139 $/kg under optimum operating condition was obtained compared to filtration without flocculation assisted (0.206 $/kg).
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- Bingcong Zhang
- Department of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- Department of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- Department of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- Department of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- Department of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- Department of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Materials, East China University of Technology, Guanglan Blvd 418, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China.
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Kim YH, Lee JS. Acrylamide: New Organic Solvent with Chemically Tunable Viscosity for Rapid Gram-Scale Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:45277-45286. [PMID: 36530288 PMCID: PMC9753545 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Noble metal nanoparticles have demonstrated various biomedical, optical, and electronic applications owing to their unique chemical and physical properties. However, their gram-scale synthesis remains a challenge. We have developed a method for the gram-scale synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using acrylamide (AAm) as a solvent. AAm possesses unique properties such as low melting temperature, high solvating power, and high solubility of its polymer (polyacrylamide(pAAm)) in water. The viscosity of the AAm solvent can be chemically tuned by the polymerization of AAm and addition of a low-volatile diluent, which can stabilize highly concentrated as-synthesized AuNPs in gram quantities. The synthesized AuNPs are substantially stable and catalytically active under high ionic strength conditions owing to the pAAm protection on the particle surface. Further, the synthesis mechanism of the AuNPs has been thoroughly investigated. The versatility of the synthesis method is proved by synthesizing other mono-(Ag and Pd) and bimetallic (Au + Pd and Ag + Pd) nanoparticles using the AAm solvent with controlled viscosity. Importantly, the productivity of this synthetic strategy is the highest among the previously reported gram-scale synthesis methods of AuNPs. To the best of our knowledge, our study presents the use of acrylic monomer as a solvent for the gram-scale synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles for the first time. This study significantly extends the list of solvents with chemically tunable viscosity by including other acrylic reagents for nanomaterial synthesis, functionalization, and catalytic, optical, and electrical reactions under highly localized reaction conditions.
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Harvesting of different microalgae through 100-μm-pore-sized screen filtration assisted by cationic polyacrylamide and specific extracellular organic matter. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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