Yongwu Wu,Wenhao Xiang,Linyang Li,Huimin Liu,Nianbing Zhong,Haixing Chang,Bruce E. Rittmann
Microalgae biodiesel is a candidate to provide renewable, C-neutral energy. However, microalgal cells possess strong cell walls and cell membranes with high selective permeability, both of which hinder the extraction of lipids from the microalgae. Optimizing lipid extraction involves disrupting the microalgae’s cell wall and membrane. The hydroxyl free radical ( • OH) can attack the cell wall and cell membrane in the microalgae, making the microalgae more susceptible to lipid extraction. Introduced here is a PhotoElectroChemical (PEC) with TiO 2 -based photoanode utilized UV–Vis light to produce • OH at a phosphate-palladium cathode. Until now, PEC has not been utilized to disrupt microalgal cells to improve the extraction of microalgae lipids. Here, a novel PEC system -- comprised of two nitrogen-doped TiO 2 nanotube photoanodes, a bipolar membrane, and a phosphorus-palladium cathode -- was demonstrated to disrupt microalgal biomass to improve lipid extraction. PEC utilizes ultraviolet and visible light as the only input energy for the effective disruption of the microalgal cell. Pretreatment of Chlorella using the PEC system resulted in 96% oil-extraction efficiency which was approximately 10 times higher than that achieved without the pretreatment and an increases in desirable C16:0. Also explored were the mechanisms underlying • OH generation and microalgae disruption. PEC promises to be an eco-friendly and low-energy technology that can promote the development of microalgae industries.
Yusheng Gao,Aiqun Kong,Mao Peng,Ye Lv,Menghui Liu,Wei Li,Jinli Zhang,Yan Fu
It is particularly challengeable to achieve C=O selectivity for Pd catalysts in thermal catalytic hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CAL). This work offers a new electrochemical strategy that enables an unexpected switch toward C=O bond for CAL hydrogenation, based on the specific interaction between CAL and electrolyte-modulated Pd surface. Under galvanostatic electrolysis, guanosine 5′-monophosphate-modulated Pd electrode affords a record cinnamyl alcohol (COL) selectivity of 90.3% in neutral catholyte with no sacrifice of CAL conversion, showing the faradaic efficiency of 68.2%. It is of great interest to find that the aromatic moiety of CAL determines the preferential activation toward C=O bond over Pd surface under electric field. It is reported for the first time that selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes can be altered by electrochemical environment located between Pd electrode and surrounding electrolyte involving alkali cation along with organic solvent.
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