@article{scholars6818,
             doi = {10.1016/j.biombioe.2016.06.013},
            year = {2016},
           title = {Flocculation and mechanism of self-flocculating lipid producer microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda for biomass harvesting},
            note = {cited By 31},
       publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},
         journal = {Biomass and Bioenergy},
          volume = {93},
           pages = {38--42},
        abstract = {In this study, the extracellular polymeric substance of Scenedesmus quadricauda called EPS-S.q and its bioflocculatoin mechanism were investigated. Results showed EPS-S.q was successfully used as bioflocculating agent for S.{\^A} quadricauda biomass harvesting and flocculation efficiency of up to 86.7 to S.{\^A} quadricauda cells could be achieved in presence of Zn2+. EPS-S.q was the flocculating agent for self-flocculating microalga S.{\^A} quadricauda and bioflocculation mechanism was polymer bridging. The sugar and protein mass fraction of dry EPS-S.q was sugar 56.7 and protein 41. The infrared spectrum further indicated the presence of hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups. Moreover, pH decrease induced the flocculation of S.{\^A} quadricauda and 78.4 of flocculation efficiency was the highest at pH 3. In addition, chemical flocculant FeCl3 was efficiently used for S.{\^A} quadricauda harvesting and up to 96.8 of flocculation efficiency could be achieved for S.{\^A} quadricauda culture with biomass concentration 0.21{\^a}??0.39{\^A} g{\^A} L{\^a}??1 at pH 7. {\^A}{\copyright} 2016},
            issn = {09619534},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976587047&doi=10.1016\%2fj.biombioe.2016.06.013&partnerID=40&md5=af5056a8446de54cdd37c8b1ae2d684d},
          author = {Aljuboori, A. H. R. and Uemura, Y. and Thanh, N. T.},
        keywords = {Algae; Biomass; Chlorination; Efficiency; Polymers; Proteins, Bioflocculants; Ferric chloride; Microalgae harvesting; Ph decrease; Scenedesmus quadricauda, Flocculation, biomass; exopolymer; flocculation; green alga; lipid; microalga; pH; polymer; protein; sugar, Scenedesmus quadricauda}
}