A5020143863- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
- Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
- Proteins in Food Systems
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
- Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry
- Color Science and Applications
- Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Forest Biomass Utilization and Management
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
- Photopolymerization techniques and applications
- Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
University of Kentucky
2009-2024
Ciena (United States)
2013-2017
Michigan State University
1995
CO2 capture and recycle using microalgae was demonstrated at a coal-fired power plant (Duke Energy's East Bend Station, Kentucky). Using an in-house designed closed loop, vertical tube photobioreactor, Scenedesmus acutus cultured flue gas as the source. Algae productivity of 39 g/(m2 day) in June–July achieved significant scale (18,000 L), while average daily slightly excess 10 month December. A protocol for low-cost algae harvesting dewatering developed, conversion algal lipids—extracted...
A novel cyclic flow photobioreactor (PBR) for the capture and recycle of CO2 using microalgae was designed deployed at a coal-fired power plant (Duke Energy's East Bend Station). The PBR operated continuously during period May–September 2015, which algae productivity typically 0.1–0.2 g/(L day) obtained. Maximum efficiency achieved peak sunlight hours, largest recorded emission reduction corresponding to value 81 % (using sparge time 5 s/min). On average, daylight hours 44 %. Station also...
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased since the industrial revolution due to increase in combustion of fossil fuels. These elevated CO2 been cited as a significant cause climate change. Hence, there is well motivated need find ways mitigate emissions. Chemical absorption and geological storage high energy consumption, capital cost potential leakage. One possible alternative strategy use microalgae for mitigation CO2. This paper focuses on influence media composition growth rate...
The production of plastic and the amount waste that enters ecosystem increases every year. Synthetic plastics gradually break down into particles on micro- nano-scale in environment. nano-plastics pose a significant ecological threat by transporting toxic chemicals causing inflammation cellular damage when ingested; however, removal those from water is challenging using conventional separation methods. Deep eutectic solvents (DES), new class composed hydrogen bond donors acceptors, have been...
We have developed an atomic force microscope-tip-based concept to pattern metallic nanoparticles on substrates. This new process has the potential control assembly of nanometer sized particles by combining their unique optical and thermophysical properties is a flexible low energy method patterning at nanoscale. The proof detailed preliminary experimental work showing selective melting evaporation groups 50 100 nm gold spherical particles.
Corn stover was fractionated into three fractions: cobs, stalks, and leaves husks. The fractions were dried andground through a 2 mm screen. Samples of the whole corn with without NaOH pretreatmentwere subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis in order determine effect fractionation on glucose production. averageamounts released after 60 h from pretreated husks, were0.50, 0.36, 0.28, 0.36 g/g dry biomass, respectively. average amounts hydrolysisfrom nonpretreated 0.32, 0.23, 0.17, 0.20...
Abstract Whey, a byproduct of cheese production, is often considered waste stream. Separation and purification whey proteins difficult expensive task. Occasionally, it transported out the dairy plant for per volume charge. One possible method to reduce disposal cost concentrate by foam fractionation potentially produce valuable coproduct, concentrated protein solution. Foam an adsorptive bubble separation based on hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties proteins. In this study, was evaluated...
To make large-algae cultivation systems sustainable, commercial fertilizer inputs should be minimized. One means of achieving this is to maximize the recycle nutrients used in algae cultivation. In addition recycling nutrient-containing water from harvesting and dewatering, after algal biomass can as a substrate for anaerobic digestion, which then generate mineralized further study, effect media using during Scenedesmus was investigated. The recycled proved able support cell growth with...
The quantitative determination of proteins in picoliter-volume vials is described. assay based on the bioluminescence photoprotein aequorin along with photon-counting detection. Using this approach, avidin can be detected at femtomole levels by taking advantage its inhibitory effect signal generated biotinylated recombinant aequorin. picoliter were fabricated glass substrates using a laser ablation technique. Parameters that affect reproducibility such as fabrication and calibration pipets,...
To characterize milk through light-scattering measurements, a semianalytical radiative transfer model was used to simulate the backscatter of light in having homogenized fat levels from 0.05 3.2 wt. %. The input parameters include incident wavelength, refractive index particles and medium, particle number densities. By varying we can obtain reasonable fit between experimental data for lower milks. Results indicate that is most sensitive diameter size distribution less refraction particles.
Abstract Tobacco plants have the potential to be used for production of proteins pharmaceutical applications. This work describes a novel protein recovery strategy where interest is “tagged” with histidine sequence, which forms complex cobalt ions and surfactant possessing chelating functionality, such that recovered in foamate foam fractionation step. His‐gus, histidine‐tagged enzyme, was chosen as model study feasibility this strategy. The His‐gus from spiked prefoamed tobacco extract by...
Foam fractionation is an adsorptive-bubble separation method that, according to researchers, a feasibletechnique for the and/or concentration of proteins. The foam bovine serum albumin (BSA) inlaboratory -scale columns (750 and 1250 mL) relationship between two laboratory-scalecolumns pilot-scale column (5000 were investigated. Recovery, enrichment, performance factor values wereexperimentally determined with three different volumes varying pore sizes, gas superficial velocities, and, in...