Bioleaching offers a low-input method of extracting valuable metals from sulfide minerals,
which works by exploiting the sulfur and iron metabolisms of microorganisms to break down …

Large-scale production of green and pollution-free materials is crucial for deploying
sustainable clean energy. Currently, the fabrication of traditional energy materials involves …

The supplementation of conductive materials (CMs) is a promising strategy to improve the
methane (CH 4) yield from anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge. However, most CMs …

Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and microbial electrochemical systems (MESs) are
promising technologies for wastewater treatment and generation of electricity from organic …

Developed as the earliest application of electroactive microorganisms, microbial fuel cells
(MFCs) have been intensively researched over the past two decades. The original goal of …

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have a high energy and power density, making them attractive
for electric vehicles (EVs) and portable electronic devices. In commercially available LIBs …

The extraction and processing of silver minerals produce significant amounts of waste,
which poses environmental challenges due to their low metal content and the potential …