Thursday, August 20, 2015

CO2 controlled flocculation of microalgae using pH responsive cellulose nanocrystals

Nanoscale, 2015, 7,14413-14421
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR03853G, Paper
Samuel Eyley, Dries Vandamme, Sanjaya Lama, Guy Van den Mooter, Koenraad Muylaert, Wim Thielemans
Cellulose nanocrystals were grafted with imidazole functionalities (DS 0.06) producing a CO2-responsive flocculant for microalgal biomass. The resulting nanocrystals induced flocculation of Chlorella vulgaris with up to 90% efficiency.
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