The microalgae-based wastewater treatment technologies are believed to contribute to carbon neutrality. This study investigated the inorganic carbon fixation performance in the algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge (A-BAGS) process under cultivation at different concentrations of organic carbon (OC) and inorganic carbon (IC). The results indicated that A-BAGS in treating wastewater containing organics of 77 mg-C/L contributed little to the fixation of inorganic carbon, while the highest inorganic carbon removal efficiency of 50 % was achieved at the influent IC of 100 mg/L and OC of 7 mg/L. This high IC condition contributed to enhanced biomass growth rate and enhanced extracellular polymeric substances, while it did not affect the granular stability and nitrification efficiency. The microbial diversity was also largely enhanced. The results demonstrated the great potential of A-BAGS for simultaneous resource recovery in wastewater and inorganic carbon fixation, while operation conditions need to be further optimized.
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Bioelectrochemistry
January 2025
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 1-7 Gheorghe Polizu St., 011061 Bucharest, Romania. Electronic address:
Herein, we present an efficient approach for developing electrochemical aptasensing interfaces, by "click" postfunctionalization of phenylethynyl-grafted glassy carbon substrates with mixed monolayers containing biorecognition elements and phosphorylcholine zwitterionic groups. Typically, controlling the composition of multicomponent surface layers by grafting from a mixture of aryldiazonium salts is challenging due to differences in their chemical reactivity. Our approach circumvents this issue by employing the electrochemical reduction of a single aryldiazonium salt containing a silyl-protected alkyne group followed by deprotection, to create phenylethynyl monolayers which can subsequently accommodate the concurrent immobilization of bioreceptors and zwitterionic groups through "click" postfunctionalization.
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Center for Research on Advanced Fiber Technologies (CRAFT), Materials Research Institute and Huck Institute of Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Molecular composites, such as bone and nacre, are everywhere in nature and play crucial roles, ranging from self-defense to carbon sequestration. Extensive research has been conducted on constructing inorganic layered materials at an atomic level inspired by natural composites. These layered materials exfoliated to 2D crystals are an emerging family of nanomaterials with extraordinary properties.
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January 2025
Climate and Environmental Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Abiotic H and hydrocarbons are found in fluids discharged from ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal vents. Beneath the hydrothermal vents, abiotic H and hydrocarbons can be formed by serpentinization reactions and Fischer-Tropsch-type hydrocarbon-forming reactions, respectively, over ultramafic rocks. However, the source rocks that form abiotic H and hydrocarbons may extend to broader subsurface rocks.
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January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, P. R. China.
Membranes have extensive applications in catalysis, separation, antimicrobial activities, and sensing. However, developing a simple and environmentally friendly method for preparing membranes remains challenging. Here, we report a novel strategy for fabricating self-standing inorganic-organic composite films at the miscible liquid/liquid interface using a soft spray technique.
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