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Inside Cover: Functionalized Fe 3 O 4 @Silica Core–Shell Nanoparticles as Microalgae Harvester and Catalyst for Biodiesel Production (ChemSusChem 5/2015)
Author(s) -
Chiang YaDong,
Dutta Saikat,
Chen ChingTien,
Huang YuTzu,
Lin KuenSong,
Wu Jeffrey C. S.,
Suzuki Norihiro,
Yamauchi Yusuke,
Wu Kevin C.W.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201500072
Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , biodiesel , biodiesel production , nanoparticle , adsorption , materials science , algae fuel , chemical engineering , magnetic nanoparticles , catalysis , algae , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , botany , agronomy , engineering , biology
The Inside Cover illustrates how a Fe 3 O 4 @silica core–shell magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with a strong base [i.e., triazabicyclodecene (TBD)] can be used for sequential microalgae harvesting and for the one‐pot conversion of microalgae to fatty acid methyl ester (biodiesel). While being effective for transforming algae oil of multiple algae sources, its excellent adsorption and magnetic properties make TBD‐Fe 3 O 4 @silica nanoparticles exceptionally suitable for algae harvesting. A wide range of other covalently functionalized nanoparticles can be envisaged to be applied for the production of liquid transportation fuels from algal biomass. More details can be found in the Communication by Wu et al. on page 789 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402996 ).