Insights into the current trends in the utilization of bacteria for microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation

SC Chuo, SF Mohamed, SH Mohd Setapar, A Ahmad… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has received great
attention for its potential in construction and geotechnical applications. This technique has …

Mechanisms, application advances and future perspectives of microbial-induced heavy metal precipitation: a review

H Lin, M Zhou, B Li, Y Dong - International Biodeterioration & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is insidious, long-term and irreversible, which seriously endangers the
environment and human health. Compared with physical and chemical remediation …

[HTML][HTML] Genetically engineered microorganisms for environmental remediation

H Rafeeq, N Afsheen, S Rafique, A Arshad, M Intisar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In the recent era, the increasing persistence of hazardous contaminants is badly affecting
the globe in many ways. Due to high environmental contamination, almost every second …

Ca-mediated alleviation of Cd2+ induced toxicity and improved Cd2+ biomineralization by Sporosarcina pasteurii

L Fang, Q Niu, L Cheng, J Jiang, YY Yu, J Chu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial induced carbonate precipitation has been widely used in the biomineralization of
heavy metals Cd 2+. However, the low Cd-tolerance of ureolytic bacteria limits the …

Preparation of vaterite calcium carbonate granules from discarded oyster shells as an adsorbent for heavy metal ions removal

PY Lin, HM Wu, SL Hsieh, JS Li, C Dong, CW Chen… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
We used discarded oyster shells to prepare vaterite calcium carbonate microparticles and
explored the removal effects and the underlying mechanism toward several heavy metal …

Improving the sustainable management of mining tailings through microbially induced calcite precipitation: a review

H Zúñiga-Barra, J Toledo-Alarcón, Á Torres-Aravena… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mining activities offers evident potential economic benefits for mineral rich countries.
However, mining operations can produce a series of environmental impacts. Many of them …

New non-ureolytic heterotrophic microbial induced carbonate precipitation for suppression of sand dune wind erosion

M Hemayati, E Nikooee, G Habibagahi, A Niazi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The detrimental effects of sand storms on agriculture, human health, transportation network,
and infrastructures pose serious threats in many countries worldwide. Hence, wind erosion …

Microbial functionalities and immobilization of environmental lead: Biogeochemical and molecular mechanisms and implications for bioremediation

SE George, Y Wan - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing environmental and human health concerns about lead in the environment
have stimulated scientists to search for microbial processes as innovative bioremediation …

Statistical modeling of methylene blue degradation by yeast-bacteria consortium; optimization via agro-industrial waste, immobilization and application in real effluents

M Eltarahony, E El-Fakharany, M Abu-Serie… - Microbial Cell …, 2021 - Springer
The progress in industrialization everyday life has led to the continuous entry of several
anthropogenic compounds, including dyes, into surrounding ecosystem causing arduous …

Bio-remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil by microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP)—a critical review

S Wang, L Fang, MF Dapaah, Q Niu, L Cheng - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomineralization processes utilizing microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) have
recently shown promise as an effective approach for remediating heavy metal …