Biohybrid microalgae robots: Design, fabrication, materials, and applications

F Zhang, Z Li, C Chen, H Luan, RH Fang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of microorganisms and engineered artificial components has shown
considerable promise for creating biohybrid microrobots. The unique features of microalgae …

Design of biorefineries towards carbon neutrality: A critical review

AB Culaba, AP Mayol, JLG San Juan, AT Ubando… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in worldwide demand for energy is driven by the rapid increase in population
and exponential economic development. This resulted in the fast depletion of fossil fuel …

Biohybrid magnetically driven microrobots for sustainable removal of micro/nanoplastics from the aquatic environment

X Peng, M Urso, M Kolackova, D Huska… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The proliferation of micro/nanoplastics derived from the fragmentation of plastic waste
released in the environment represents an increasingly alarming issue with adverse …

Toxic effects of pristine and aged polystyrene and their leachate on marine microalgae Skeletonema costatum

Z Ni, L Tan, J Wang, Y Chen, N Zhang, F Meng… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The acute toxic effects of pristine and aged polystyrene (P-PS and A-PS) and their leaching
solutions (L-PS) on microalgae Skeletonema costatum were investigated by measuring …

Ultrasound-assisted adsorption of chlorpyrifos from aqueous solutions using magnetic chitosan/graphene quantum dot‑iron oxide nanocomposite hydrogel beads in …

M Barzegarzadeh, MS Amini-Fazl, N Sohrabi - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chlorpyrifos is a hazardous material that pollutes the environment and also poses risks to
human health. Thus, it is necessary to remove chlorpyrifos from aqueous media. In this …

Nonlinear electrophoresis of dielectric particles in Newtonian fluids

J Bentor, H Dort, RA Chitrao, Y Zhang… - Electrophoresis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In classical electrokinetics, the electrophoretic velocity of a dielectric particle is a linear
function of the applied electric field. Theoretical studies have predicted the onset of …

From culture, harvest to pretreatment of microalgae and its high-value utilization

Y Diao, X Gong, D Xu, P Duan, S Wang, Y Guo - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae can be used to produce promising third-generation biomass fuel, the combustion
of which produces carbon-neutral CO 2. However, economic sustainability has become a …

A sustainable vanadium bioremediation strategy from aqueous media by two potential green microalgae

VS Tambat, AK Patel, CW Chen, T Raj, JS Chang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, environmental concerns are rapidly growing due to increasing pollution levels.
Vanadium is a hazardous heavy metal that poses health issues with an exposure …

Sustainable microalgae extraction for proactive water bloom prevention

M Wu, C Zhang, X **e, H Feng, GW Ho, Y Xu - Nature Water, 2024 - nature.com
The recurring and unpredictable occurrences of water blooms have emerged as an
escalating global threat to both the environment and water resources. Superior to the …

Innovation in lignocellulosics dewatering and drying for energy sustainability and enhanced utilization of forestry, agriculture, and marine resources-A review

N Barrios, R Marquez, JD McDonald, MA Hubbe… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient utilization of forestry, agriculture, and marine resources in various manufacturing
sectors requires optimizing fiber transformation, dewatering, and drying energy …