Liquid-liquid extraction of rare earth elements using systems that are more environmentally friendly: Advances, challenges and perspectives

HP Neves, GMD Ferreira, GMD Ferreira… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rare earth elements, a group of metals consisting of the lanthanide series, together with
yttrium and scandium, are increasingly important in high technology industries worldwide …

Review of recent applications and modifications of aqueous two-phase system for the separation of biomolecules

A Segaran, LS Chua - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomolecules, specifically proteins, polysaccharides, and secondary metabolites are
potential lead compounds due to their remarkable pharmacological properties. However, the …

Microalgae cultivation in wastewater and potential processing strategies using solvent and membrane separation technologies

NSM Aron, KS Khoo, KW Chew, A Veeramuthu… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae has been utilised in various applications ranging from pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics, supplements, liquid fuels as well as food source for human and animals. The …

Sustainable smart photobioreactor for continuous cultivation of microalgae embedded with Internet of Things

PE Tham, YJ Ng, N Vadivelu, HR Lim, KS Khoo… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research work aims to fabricate an optimized up-scaled photobioreactor and extraction
tank which incorporates the Internet of Things (IoT) for remote monitoring of selected …

Separation, structural characteristics and biological activity of lactic acid bacteria exopolysaccharides separated by aqueous two-phase system

B Jiang, L Wang, M Zhu, S Wu, X Wang, D Li, C Liu… - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides of L. actobacillus plantarum (LAB EPS) have become a research focus
due to their health-promoting properties. The purpose of this study was to develop a highly …

Liquid triphasic systems as sustainable downstream processing of Chlorella sp. biorefinery for potential biofuels and feed production

AK Koyande, KW Chew, PL Show… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are potential sustainable renewable sources of energy but are highly
underutilized due to the expensive and time-consuming downstream processing. This study …

Sonoprocessing-assisted solvent extraction for the recovery of pigment-protein complex from Spirulina platensis

SR Chia, KW Chew, HY Leong, S Manickam… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Current practice for C-phycocyanin (CPC) extraction from fresh biomass is greatly
perishable, so dried biomass is preferable for longer storage life and saving spaces for small …

Reutilization of food waste: One-step extration, purification and characterization of ovalbumin from salted egg white by aqueous two-phase flotation

B Jiang, J Na, L Wang, D Li, C Liu, Z Feng - Foods, 2019 - mdpi.com
For the purpose of reducing pollution and the reutilization of salted egg whites, which are
byproducts of the manufacturing process of salted egg yolks and normally treated as waste …

Integration of osmotic shock assisted liquid biphasic system for protein extraction from microalgae Chlorella vulgaris

AK Koyande, V Tanzil, HM Dharan… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is to study a sustainable method to recover whole proteins from
microalgae Chlorella vulgaris FSP-E using osmotic shock through liquid biphasic flotation …

Recent advances of aqueous two-phase flotation system for the recovery of biomolecules

R Sankaran, RAP Cruz, PL Show, CY Haw, SH Lai… - Fluid Phase …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, aqueous two-phase flotation system (ATPF) has developed as an established
technique for separation and purification technology. This process that utilizes the …