Harnessing diesel-degrading potential of an antarctic microalga from greenwich island and its physiological adaptation

• Main Authors: Lim, Zheng Syuen, Wong, Chiew-Yen, Ahmad, Siti Aqlima, Puasa, Nurul Aini, Phang, Lai Yee, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Merican, Faradina, Convey, Peter, Zulkharnain, Azham, Shaari, Hasrizal, Azmi, Alyza Azzura, Kok, Yih-Yih, Claudio, Gomez-Fuentes
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108146/; https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/8/1142
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Microalgae are well known for their metal sorption capacities, but their potential in the remediation of hydrophobic organic compounds has received little attention in polar regions. We evaluated in the laboratory the ability of an Antarctic microalga to remediate diesel hydrocarbons and also invest...