All Outputs (6)

Selenium (Se) recovery for technological applications from environmental matrices based on biotic and abiotic mechanisms (2021)
Journal Article

Selenium (Se) is an essential element with application in manufacturing from food to medical industries. Water contamination by Se is of concern due to anthropogenic activities. Recently, Se remediation has received increasing attention. Hence, diffe... Read More about Selenium (Se) recovery for technological applications from environmental matrices based on biotic and abiotic mechanisms.

Evaluation of photoanode materials used in biophotovoltaic systems for renewable energy generation (2021)
Journal Article

Biological photovoltaic (BPV) cells are living solar panels capable of producing clean energy by extracting electrons from sunlight (in daytime) and stored carbon in microbial cells (during the night or on cloudy days), irrespective of the organic su... Read More about Evaluation of photoanode materials used in biophotovoltaic systems for renewable energy generation.

Research trends and future perspectives in marine biomimicking robotics (2021)
Journal Article

Mechatronic and soft robotics are taking inspiration from the animal kingdom to create new high-performance robots. Here, we focused on marine biomimetic research and used innovative bibliographic statistics tools, to highlight established and emergi... Read More about Research trends and future perspectives in marine biomimicking robotics.

Opportunities and threats of selenium supply from unconventional and low-grade ores: A critical review (2021)
Journal Article

Research on selenium has increased in recent years due to its extensive use in electronic applications, solar cells, glass industry, photocopying, cosmetic industry, and as a dietary supplement. New data and discoveries on the importance of this meta... Read More about Opportunities and threats of selenium supply from unconventional and low-grade ores: A critical review.

Combined Use of Remediation Technologies with Electrokinetics (2021)
Book Chapter

Soil contamination is a global challenge linked to both water and food security. In most cases of contaminated soil, there is not just one contaminant, but a mixture of inorganic and organic pollutants, which hinders the efficacy of remediation techn... Read More about Combined Use of Remediation Technologies with Electrokinetics.

Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes (2021)
Book Chapter

A tailings dam failed on 5 November 2015, flooding the Doce River, Brazil, with 34 Mm3 of tailings and killing 19 people, together with massive riverine life annihilation, water-use impairments, and fisheries interruption. A total of 663.2 km of rive... Read More about Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes.