The environmental problems caused by plastics of fossil origin are well known. To reduce harmful impact on the environment, bacterial-based plastics, such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), are a promising solution. Mic...
supported by the Basic Science Research Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by the Ministry of Education(RS-2023-00302689 and NRF-2021R1A4A2001403);funded by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST)Institutional Program(2V09840).
Thick cathodes can overcome the low capacity issues,which mostly hamper the performance of the conventional active cathode materials,used in rechargeable Li batteries.However,the typical slurry-based method induces cr...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U22A20617);the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(Nos.2021JJ30664,2022JJ30559,and 2022JJ50131);Environmental Protection Research Project of Hunan Province,China(No.HBKT-2022036).
In the sewage treatment process,facilitating the conversion of pollutants into value-added resources holds great potential for reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and promoting economic circulation.Cyanoph...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.31900950 and 32000944 and Key Science and Technology Plan Projects in Zigong,No.2022ZCNKY07.
Infection and rejection in musculoskeletal trauma often pose challenges for natural healing,prompting the exploration of biomimetic organ and tissue transplantation as a common alternative solution.Polyhydroxyalkanoat...
This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2020YFA0908200);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52073060 and 61927805);the Sun Yat-sen University Clinical Research 5010 Program(Grant No.2017008).
Biomimetic scaffolds with extracellular matrix(ECM)-mimicking structure have been widely investigated in wound healing applications,while insufficient mechanical strength and limited biological activity remain major c...
The authors thank York University and NSERC for providing funding and technical support
Biological nutrient removal grows into complicated scenario due to the microbial consortium shift and kinetic competition between phosphorus(P)-accumulating and nitrogen(N)-removing microorganisms.In this study,three ...
The increased global demand for plastic materials has led to severe plastic waste pollution,particularly to the marine environment.This critical issue affects both sea life and human beings since microplastics can ent...
the Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.51778173 and 51808167);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities;the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation;State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment;Harbin Institute of Technology(2018DX05)for supporting this study.
Methane emissions and plastic pollution are critical global challenges.The biological conversion of methane to poly-b-hydroxybutyrate(PHB)not only mitigates methane emissions but also provides biodegradable polymer su...
the financial support of the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2016YFC0401102-3);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51578183);the Nanqi Ren Studio, Academy of Environment&Ecology, Harbin Institute of Technology (No.HSCJ201703).
In most of the operating strategies for mixed microbial cultures polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production, moderate organic loads and low nitrogen concentrations are used, however, the real waste streams contain variable...