Micro/nanofabrication, assembly, and actuation based on microorganisms: Recent advances and perspectives

D Gong, L Sun, X Li, W Zhang, D Zhang… - Small Structures, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microorganisms become new sources for fabricating intricate micro/nano structures via
bottom‐up approaches. Produced from nature, microorganism biotemplates exhibit unique …

Diatoms biotechnology: various industrial applications for a greener tomorrow

N Sharma, DP Simon, AM Diaz-Garza… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The benefits of the complex microscopic and industrially important group of microalgae such
as diatoms is not hidden and have lately surprised the scientific community with their …

Demystifying the influence of design parameters of nature-inspired materials for supercapacitors

NR Nadar, RM Rego, GD Kumar, HJ Rao, RK Pai… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, clean and sustainable electrical energy stands as the next greatest challenge for
mankind. Despite substantial advancements in clean energy production, it is imperative to …

Biologically assisted construction of advanced electrode materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

X Guo, J Zhang, L Yuan, B Xi, F Gao… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐organisms with various architectures and versatile physiological functions provide a
substantial bibliography for electrode design. To elucidate how bio‐organisms and bio …

Diatoms recovery from wastewater: Overview from an ecological and economic perspective

A Saxena, A Tiwari, R Kaushik, HMN Iqbal… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alarming water pollution is toxic to the aquatic ecosystem leading to a sharp decline in
species diversity. Diatoms have great potency to survive in contaminated water bodies …

[HTML][HTML] Diatom morphology and adaptation: Current progress and potentials for sustainable development

W Fu, Y Shu, Z Yi, Y Su, Y Pan, F Zhang… - Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diatoms are a major phytoplankton group, playing a critical role in the biogeochemical
cycles of chemical elements such as carbon. They are one of the most abundant single …

A novel subcritical fucoxanthin extraction with a biorefinery approach

BA Guler, I Deniz, Z Demirel, O Yesil-Celiktas… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly, cost efficient and effective extraction methods have become significant for the
industries applying zero waste principles. The two main objectives of this study were; to …

Functionalized carbon nanotube doped gel electrolytes with enhanced mechanical and electrical properties for battery applications

ES Karaman, Z Wang, K Chen, Z Siddiqui… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report the functionalized carbon nanotubes (fCNTs) and graphene oxide (GO) doped
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) based gel electrolytes (GEs). The multiwalled carbon nanotubes …

A review on progress and prospects of diatomaceous earth as a bio-template material for electrochemical energy storage: synthesis, characterization, and applications

ES Appiah, P Dzikunu, SO Akinwamide, EAK Fangnon… - Ionics, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive review explores the remarkable progress and prospects of
diatomaceous earth (DE) as a bio-template material for synthesizing electrode materials …

Self-Activated SiO2/C Nanocomposite from Silica-Rich Marine Mucilage for Supercapacitor Applications

NS Tatli, M Yilmaz, EU Yilmaz - ECS Advances, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Bioresources are continually being explored as potential precursors for sustainable
supercapacitor electrode materials. In this work, diatom-rich marine mucilage (MM) collected …