Unlocking the potential of biosurfactants: Production, applications, market challenges, and opportunities for agro-industrial waste valorization

BLP Santos, IMM Vieira, DS Ruzene, DP Silva - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are eco-friendly compounds with unique properties and promising potential
as sustainable alternatives to chemical surfactants. The current review explores the …

Mitigation of the mobilization and accumulation of toxic metal (loid) s in ryegrass using sodium sulfide

H Zhang, Y Li, R Li, W Wu, H Abdelrahman… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Remediation of soils contaminated with toxic metal (loid) s (TMs) and mitigation of the
associated ecological and human health risks are of great concern. Sodium sulfide (Na 2 S) …

Enhanced removal of arsenic and cadmium from contaminated soils using a soluble humic substance coupled with chemical reductant

J Wei, C Tu, F Xia, L Yang, Q Chen, Y Chen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil washing is an efficient, economical, and green remediation technology for removing
several heavy metal (loid) s from contaminated industrial sites. The extraction of green and …

Application of bovine bone meal and oyster shell meal to heavy metals polluted soil: Vegetable safety and bacterial community

X Zheng, B Zhang, W Lai, M Wang, X Tao, M Zou… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of efficient, environmentally friendly soil amendments is necessary in
order to minimize the risk of metal contaminants (Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn) to the soil ecosystem …

Occurrence, distribution and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils around main water source areas of Beijing, China

B Li, L Zhao, S Zhong, R An, R Ma, X Xu… - … Geochemistry and Health, 2023 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban environments have been globally
concerned due to their significant health impacts on residents. However, little is known about …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals removal from soil/sediments washing effluents via biocompatible aqueous two-phase systems

MS Álvarez, MA Longo, A Rodríguez… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
The generation of high amounts of soil/sediment washing solutions is one of the main
concerns faced in ex situ treatment techniques, so in the present research, we have …

Chromatographic Methods for the Determination of Organic Pollution in Urban Water: A Current Mini Review

P Gątarek, A Rosiak… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The number of pollutants and chemicals with the potential to reach the environment is still
largely unknown, which poses great challenges for researchers in various fields of science …

Surfactant-enhanced mobilization of hydrocarbons from soil: Comparison between anionic and nonionic surfactants in terms of remediation efficiency and residual …

D Di Trapani, F De Marines, PG Lucchina… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of two surfactants (Polysorbate
80–Tween 80 and Sodium Dodecyl Benzensulphonate–SDBS) for the remediation of …

[HTML][HTML] Risk reductions during pyrene biotransformation and mobilization in a model plant-bacteria-biochar system

JC Castilla-Alcantara, R Posada-Baquero… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The productive application of motile microorganisms for degrading hydrophobic
contaminants in soil is one of the most promising processes in modern remediation due to its …

Adsorption of lead ions by green waste compost and its mechanism

Y Liu, W Li, X Sun, S Li, C Wang, R Zhang - Journal of Soils and …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose In this study, green waste compost (GWC) and peat were selected as adsorbents
for the adsorption of lead ions from aqueous solution, and the governing mechanisms were …