Advances in exopolysaccharides based bioremediation of heavy metals in soil and water: a critical review

UR Sardar, E Bhargavi, I Devi, B Bhunia… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Extracellular polysaccharides or Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extensively studied bacterial
byproducts with high molecular weight attributed to several applications. In spite of their …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial exopolysaccharide mediated heavy metal removal: a review on biosynthesis, mechanism and remediation strategies

P Gupta, B Diwan - Biotechnology Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has been recognized as a major public health risk, particularly in
developing countries and their toxicological manifestations are well known. Conventional …

Prospective of microbial exopolysaccharide for heavy metal exclusion

BV Mohite, SH Koli, CP Narkhede, SN Patil… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2017 - Springer
Metals as a resource are depleting, and on another side, it fetches serious environmental
pollution causing a threat to human health and ecosystem. The heavy metal accumulation …

Microbial extracellular polymeric substances: central elements in heavy metal bioremediation

A Pal, AK Paul - Indian journal of microbiology, 2008 - Springer
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of microbial origin are a complex mixture of
biopolymers comprising polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, uronic acids, humic …

Exopolysaccharide from Bacillus cereus VK1: enhancement, characterization and its potential application in heavy metal removal

R Kalpana, MJ Angelaalincy, BV Kamatchirajan… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing interests in industrialization invites acute or chronic toxicity into the environment
resulting in serious ecological risks. This can be efficiently handled by bioremediation …

[HTML][HTML] Metal (loid) bioremediation: strategies employed by microbial polymers

AS Ayangbenro, OO Babalola - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution arising from metal (loid) s is a result of industrialization, and has led
to serious health issues. Conventional methods of metal (loid) removal often results in …

Insight into biosorption of heavy metals by extracellular polymer substances and the improvement of the efficacy: A review

C Li, Y Yu, A Fang, D Feng, M Du… - Letters in Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Heavy metals are continuously released into aquatic environments in which they
accumulate. This phenomenon endangers public health because heavy metals accumulate …

[HTML][HTML] Production and functionality of exopolysaccharides in bacteria exposed to a toxic metal environment

K Mathivanan, JU Chandirika, T Mathimani… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the production and compositional analysis of exopolysaccharides produced by
Bacillus cereus KMS3-1 grown in metal amended conditions were investigated. In addition …

Microbial exopolysaccharide-mediated synthesis and stabilization of metal nanoparticles

G Sathiyanarayanan, K Dineshkumar… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are structurally and functionally valuable biopolymer secreted
by different prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms in response to biotic/abiotic stresses …

[HTML][HTML] Extremophilic exopolysaccharides: biotechnologies and wastewater remediation

A Banerjee, S Sarkar, T Govil… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Various microorganisms thrive under extreme environments, like hot springs, hydrothermal
vents, deep marine ecosystems, hyperacid lakes, acid mine drainage, high UV exposure …