Valorization of wastewater through microalgae as a prospect for generation of biofuel and high-value products

N Kumar, C Banerjee, JS Chang, P Shukla - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution and freshwater crisis are the main pushing forces for upgrading new
insights in wastewater treatment. Wastewater generated from different sources is an …

Microalgae harvesting techniques: updates and recent technological interventions

N Kumar, C Banerjee, S Negi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgal biomass has garnered attention as a renewable and sustainable resource for
producing biodiesel. The harvesting of microalgal biomass is a significant bottleneck being …

Application of chitosan-based flocculants to harvest microalgal biomass for biofuel production: A review

Z Yin, R Chu, L Zhu, S Li, F Mo, D Hu, C Liu - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
An effective harvesting strategy with a low energy consumption as well as total cost is
important for biofuel production. Microalgae harvesting by chitosan-based flocculants has …

Synthesized cationic starch grafted tannin as a novel flocculant for efficient microalgae harvesting

Y You, L Yang, X Sun, H Chen, H Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Owing to low cost and excellent biodegradability, cationic starch-based flocculants (CCs)
have been researched in the field of harvesting microalgae, however lacking of targeted …

Performance evaluation of different chitosan-clay composite materials for efficient harvesting of Chlorella vulgaris and impacts on downstream bioproduct processing …

Z Yin, S Li, D Hu, Z Li, R Chu, C Liu, X Li, J Hu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an environmentally friendly bioflocculant, chitosan has a great application potential in the
field of microalgae harvesting due to its biocompatibility. In this work, three different …

Gallium bioionflotation using rhamnolipid: Influence of frother addition and foam properties

M Chakankar, A Oestreich, K Pollmann… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study investigated the application of rhamnolipid biosurfactant as an ion
collector in bioionflotation. In a top-down approach, the influence of rhamnolipid on gallium …

Potential of biogenic and non-biogenic waste materials as flocculant for algal biomass harvesting: Mechanism, parameters, challenges and future prospects

HM Singh, M Sharma, VV Tyagi, K Goria… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this review article, waste materials (biogenic/non-biogenic) are focused as the flocculants
for harvesting of algal biomass. Chemical flocculants are widely utilized for the effective …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of bacterial derived natural polysaccharide-based copolymer network hydrogels for use in drug delivery applications

V Sharma, D Kapil, B Singh - Hybrid Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Researchers are currently exploring polysaccharide gums extensively to develop materials
for biomedical applications. Herein, the bacterial-derived natural polysaccharide xanthan …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalization of bioactive moringa gum for designing hydrogel wound dressings

B Singh, J Singh, V Sharma, P Sharma, R Kumar - Hybrid Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
In view of wound healing properties of moringa gum (MG) and the antibacterial activity of
poly (METAC), in the present work, the antibiotic drug ofloxacin encapsulated MG-cl-poly …

Copolymers functionalized with quaternary ammonium compounds under template chain exhibit simultaneously efficient bactericidal and flocculation properties …

J Jiang, Y Zou, Q Sun, S Liu, M Sun, H Zheng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, novel multifunctional cationic template copolymers with flocculation and
sterilization capabilities were synthesized using a low-pressure ultraviolet (LP-UV) template …