Publications by authors named "Yu-Can Liu"
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- Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can convert organic matter into electricity, promising a new way to produce sustainable energy while treating wastewater, but they face challenges like low electron transfer rates and bacteria loading.
- This study introduces a novel anode made from three-dimensionally heteroatom-doped carbonized grape (CG), which showed quick and efficient electricity generation in MFCs using brewery wastewater, reaching a peak voltage just 1.8 days post-inoculation.
- The carbonized grape anode (CG-900) demonstrated superior performance, sustaining power even after nutrient interruptions and achieving an 85.5% COD removal rate, highlighting an innovative and cost-effective approach for improving MFC applications.
Metal complexes, particularly copper(II) complexes, are often used as anticancer drugs due to their ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells. Four copper(II) complexes have been designed based on ligands for triplet pyridine derivatives (complexes 1-4), and their structures have been determined using X-ray single crystal analysis. The interactions of these complexes with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) have been investigated using various techniques, including UV-vis absorption, viscosity measurements, and circular dichroism spectroscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the natural environment, arsenic (As) is mainly adsorbed on iron oxide minerals. The release of adsorbed arsenic from iron oxide minerals to the water is the main source of arsenic pollution. Microbes play a crucial role for this process.
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