Upcycling harmful algal blooms into short-chain organic matters assisted with cellulose-based flocculant

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Upcycling harmful algal blooms (HABs) into short-chain organic matters (SCOMs) presents a significantly underexplored opportunity for addressing environmental concerns and achieving circular economy. But there are challenges of low HABs harvesting and SCOMs conversion efficiencies. To address these issues, a novel cellulose-based flocculant derived from abundant agricultural waste (wheat straw) was developed. This flocculant possesses high surface positive charge to aggregate negatively charged microalgae cells via charge neutralization mechanism, resulting in HABs harvesting efficiency of 97 %. Moreover, the flocculant can serve as a carbon to nitrogen (C/N) regulator to optimize the harvested slurry properties for downstream fermentation. Following hydrothermal pretreatment for one hour, the HABs-flocculant slurry was effectively converted into SCOMs with a total energy output of 64.3 kJ/L and energy conversion efficiency of 67 %, in which SCOMs was major contributor (92 %). This work may inspire eco-friendly and cost-effective approach for HABs disposal with extra benefits of SCOMs production.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:397

Enthalten in:

Bioresource technology - 397(2024) vom: 01. März, Seite 130425

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yudong, Nie [VerfasserIn]
Tao, Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Haihua, Wu [VerfasserIn]
Haixing, Chang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-44-0
9004-34-6
Adsorption
Anaerobic fermentation
Carbon
Cellulose
Energy conversion
Journal Article
Microalgae
Straw

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130425

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368305597