Alga hasil rekayasa hilangkan mikroplastik dari air

Indonesia

Para peneliti di University of Missouri telah mengembangkan galur alga yang dimodifikasi untuk menangkap mikroplastik dari air yang terkontaminasi dengan memproduksi minyak beraroma jeruk. Proses ini juga membersihkan air limbah dan dapat mendukung produksi bioplastik.

Susie Dai, seorang profesor di College of Engineering, memimpin penciptaan alga tersebut melalui rekayasa genetika. Alga tersebut memproduksi limonena, yang mengubah permukaannya untuk menarik mikroplastik yang menolak air dan membentuk gumpalan yang tenggelam sehingga lebih mudah untuk dikumpulkan.

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