Heavy metal removal by bioaccumulation using genetically engineered microorganisms

P Diep, R Mahadevan, AF Yakunin - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Wastewater effluents from mines and metal refineries are often contaminated with heavy
metal ions, so they pose hazards to human and environmental health. Conventional …

Bacterial biosorbents, an efficient heavy metals green clean-up strategy: prospects, challenges, and opportunities

VHT Pham, J Kim, S Chang, W Chung - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid industrialization has led to the pollution of soil and water by various types of
contaminants. Heavy metals (HMs) are considered the most reactive toxic contaminants …

Advances in physiochemical and biotechnological approaches for sustainable metal recovery from e-waste: A critical review

A Islam, AM Swaraz, SH Teo, YH Taufiq-Yap… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) has been generated due to the
tenacious scientific development and therefore, the improvement of expectations for …

Multimetal tolerance mechanisms in bacteria: The resistance strategies acquired by bacteria that can be exploited to 'clean-up'heavy metal contaminants from water

M Nanda, V Kumar, DK Sharma - Aquatic toxicology, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is one of the major environmental concerns worldwide. Toxic heavy
metals when untreated get accumulated in environment and can pose severe threats to …

Resource recovery of critically-rare metals by hydrometallurgical recycling of spent lithium ion batteries

R Sattar, S Ilyas, HN Bhatti, A Ghaffar - Separation and Purification …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for critical metals and mounting pressure on the environmental
impact of solid waste disposal have widely attracted the recycling of spent lithium ion …

A critical review of bioleaching of rare earth elements: The mechanisms and effect of process parameters

P Rasoulnia, R Barthen… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important high-tech materials with widespread industrial
applications and a high risk of supply disruption. Current physico-chemical methods for REE …

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in rare earth magnets production: A review on state of the art and SWOT analysis

MC Bonfante, JP Raspini, IB Fernandes… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Rare Earth Magnets (REM), especially the NdFeB type, are essential components
in high-performance electric motors and wind turbines, playing an important role in the shift …

Role of microorganisms in bioleaching of rare earth elements from primary and secondary resources

H Fathollahzadeh, JJ Eksteen, AH Kaksonen… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
In an era of environmental degradation, and water, and mineral scarcity, enhancing
microbial function in sustainable mining has become a prerequisite for the future of the …

Bioleaching of metals from WEEE shredding dust

A Marra, A Cesaro, ER Rene, V Belgiorno… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
A bioleaching process developed in two separate steps was investigated for the recovery of
base metals, precious metals and rare earth elements from dusts generated by Waste …

Recycling valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries by ammonium sulfite-reduction ammonia leaching

C Wu, B Li, C Yuan, S Ni, L Li - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The cathode powder is obtained by wet crushing and screening, and the leaching behavior
of Li, Ni, Co, Cu, and Al is then investigated using a ternary leaching system composed of …