Biological degradation of lignin: A critical review on progress and perspectives

L Zhao, J Zhang, D Zhao, L Jia, B Qin, X Cao… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the second most abundant biopolymer on earth after cellulose, lignin is considered to be
an alternative source of various polymers and biomaterials since it can be cleaved into a …

New roles for Bacillus thuringiensis in the removal of environmental pollutants

S Wu, J Zhong, Q Lei, H Song, SF Chen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
For a long time, the well-known Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been
extensively studied and developed as a biological insecticide for Lepidoptera and …

Biodegradation of textile dye Rhodamine-B by Brevundimonas diminuta and screening of their breakdown metabolites

S Saravanan, PS Kumar, B Chitra, G Rangasamy - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The carcinogenic Rhodamine-B dye is recalcitrant which could cause serious hazards to
human beings. Degradation with the application of unique bacterial strain is a sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Decolorization of reactive azo dye using novel halotolerant yeast consortium HYC and proposed degradation pathway

R Al-Tohamy, SS Ali, R Xie, M Schagerl… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of high salinity levels in textile wastewater poses a significant obstacle to the
process of decolorizing azo dyes. The present study involved the construction of a yeast …

Functionalization of carbon from rubber fruit shells (Hevea brasiliensis) with silane agents and its application to the adsorption of bi-component mixtures of methylene …

Buhani, Suharso, M Rilyanti, FDR Antika… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
In this research, activated carbon was obtained from rubber fruit shells (ACRPs). The
obtained activated carbon (ACRPs) was modified by magnetite particle coating and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the life cycle assessment of biodiesel production linked to azo dye degradation using yeast symbionts of termite guts: A critical review

SS Ali, R Al-Tohamy, YAG Mahmoud, M Kornaros… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Beyond energy crisis, biodiesel offers renewable and unlimited option to the challenges
associated with fossil fuels depletion. Biodiesel could reduce the carbon foot print and gas …

Chromophores assisted phytochemicals and pheromones coatings on porous inorganic layers for enhancing anti-corrosion and photocatalytic properties

T Zehra, B Dikici, A Dafali, M Kaseem - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aims to enhance the anti-corrosion and photocatalytic activity of porous inorganic
layers through a novel approach involving the exploitation of chromophores derived from …

A review on simultaneous heavy metal removal and organo-contaminants degradation by potential microbes: Current findings and future outlook

SK Upadhyay, N Rani, V Kumar, R Mythili… - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial processes result in the production of heavy metals, dyes, pesticides, polyaromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs), pharmaceuticals, micropollutants, and PFAS (per-and polyfluorinated …

High photocatalytic activity of spent coffee grounds derived activated carbon-supported Ag/TiO2 catalyst for degradation of organic dyes and antibiotics

Y Jin, W Tang, J Wang, Z Chen, F Ren, Z Sun… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Titanium dioxide (TiO 2) has been considered as a promising photocatalyst for degrading
organic pollutants due to its stability, low energy consumption and non-toxicity …

Electrochemical oxidation of azo dyes degradation by RuO2–IrO2–TiO2 electrode with biodegradation Aeromonas hydrophila AR1 and its degradation pathway: An …

S Abilaji, J Narenkumar, B Das, S Suresh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Azo dyes are the most varied class of synthetic chemicals with non-degradable
characteristics. They are complex compounds made up of many different parts. It was …