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Overview of structure, function and integrated utilization of marine shell.

Meiqi Cheng¹, Man Liu¹, Lirong Chang²

¹Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai 264209, China.

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Marine shells offer unique properties for diverse applications. This review explores their microstructure-function-application relationship, highlighting potential in biomedicine, adsorption, and environmental solutions.

Keywords:

Adsorption Biomedicine High-value integrated utilization Marine shell Structure-effect relationship

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Biotechnology
Environmental Science

Background:

Marine shells possess valuable properties like hardness, toughness, and bioactivity.
Current shell utilization is low, leading to waste and pollution.
Shells exhibit a unique brick-mud structure enabling diverse functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the microstructure-function-application relationship of marine shells.
To explore shell applications in biomedicine, adsorption, photocatalysis, carbon sinks, and deicing.
To identify development pathways and address bottlenecks for high-value shell resource utilization.

Main Methods:

Literature review focusing on shell microstructure and properties.
Analysis of existing and potential applications across various fields.
Integration of findings to propose future research and industrial development directions.

Main Results:

Marine shells show significant promise in bone repair, healthcare, and drug delivery systems.
Effective low-cost, high-efficiency applications exist for adsorbing crude oil, heavy metals, and dyes.
Shells have potential in photocatalysis, marine carbon sequestration, and as environmental deicers.

Conclusions:

Marine shells are versatile resources with substantial untapped potential.
Further research can unlock high-value applications, promoting economic and environmental benefits.
Addressing current limitations will drive technological advancements in shell resource utilization.