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Expression of concern: An integrated salinity-driven workflow for rapid lipid enhancement in green microalgae for biodiesel application
Gour Gopal Satpatia,
Prakash Chandra Goraina,
Ishita Paulb and
Ruma Pal*a
aPhycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-700019, West Bengal, India. E-mail: rpalcu@rediffmail.com; Fax: +91-033-2461-4849; Tel: +91-9433116320
bAgricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, India
First published on 19th June 2024
Abstract
Expression of concern for ‘An integrated salinity-driven workflow for rapid lipid enhancement in green microalgae for biodiesel application’ by Gour Gopal Satpati et al., RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 112340–112355, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA23933A.
RSC Advances is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers that concerns have been raised over the integrity of the data published in this article.
Authors have reproduced images in Fig. 3 without the appropriate referencing. Fig. 4b1 and Fig. 5b1 contain identical flow cytometry data for two different algae.
The authors were contacted for comment and asked to provide raw data but have not responded to these concerns. RSC Advances is publishing this expression of concern to alert readers to the concerns raised. An expression of concern will continue to be associated with the article until we receive conclusive evidence regarding the reliability of the reported data.
Laura Fisher
11th June 2024
Executive Editor, RSC Advances
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