Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using TiO2-based photocatalysts: A review

D Chen, Y Cheng, N Zhou, P Chen, Y Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Organic compounds, generated from different industries, produce a range of the problematic
pollutants in wastewater. TiO 2 based photocatalysts are novel materials that exhibit …

A review on control and abatement of soil pollution by heavy metals: Emphasis on artificial intelligence in recovery of contaminated soil

K Gautam, P Sharma, S Dwivedi, A Singh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract “Save Soil Save Earth” is not just a catchphrase; it is a necessity to protect soil
ecosystem from the unwanted and unregulated level of xenobiotic contamination. Numerous …

A review on biosurfactants: properties, applications and current developments

AR Markande, D Patel, S Varjani - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial surfactants are a large number of amphipathic biomolecules with a myriad of
biomolecule constituents from various microbial sources that have been studied for their …

Microbial biosurfactants: a review of recent environmental applications

E Eras-Muñoz, A Farré, A Sánchez, X Font, T Gea - Bioengineered, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial biosurfactants are low-molecular-weight surface-active compounds of high
industrial interest owing to their chemical properties and stability under several …

Biosurfactant is a powerful tool for the bioremediation of heavy metals from contaminated soils

S Mishra, Z Lin, S Pang, Y Zhang, P Bhatt… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal toxicity has become a pressing ecological problem that affects the ecosystems
through bioaccumulation, representing a serious public health hazard. Many conventional …

Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons

SJ Varjani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants are recalcitrant compounds and are classified as priority
pollutants. Cleaning up of these pollutants from environment is a real world problem …

Challenges in the implementation of bioremediation processes in petroleum-contaminated soils: A review

NM Jabbar, SM Alardhi, AK Mohammed, IK Salih… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is regarded as a major problem, and traditional strategies such as
chemical or physical remediation are not sufficient to overcome the problems of pollution …

A new look on factors affecting microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increasing concern over public health threat presented by
introduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in environment due to anthropogenic …

Critical review on biosurfactant analysis, purification and characterization using rhamnolipid as a model biosurfactant

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Surfactants are one of the most versatile group of chemicals used in various industrial
processes. Their market is competitive, and manufacturers will have to expand surfactant …

Biosurfactants: The green generation of speciality chemicals and potential production using Solid-State fermentation (SSF) technology

IM Banat, Q Carboue, G Saucedo-Castaneda… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surfactants are multipurpose products found in most sectors of contemporary industry. Their
large-scale manufacturing has been mainly carried out using traditional chemical processes …