[HTML][HTML] Recovering rare earth elements from contaminated soils: Critical overview of current remediation technologies

AT Lima, L Ottosen - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REE) are essential for sustainable energies such as solar and wind
power, with rising demand due to the ambitious goal for a circular society. REE are currently …

State-of-the-art review on the application of microfluidics in biogeotechnology

Y Xiao, B Cao, J Shi, H Wu, X He, C Zhao, J Chu… - Transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a popular research direction in the interdisciplinary fields of bioengineering and
geotechnical engineering, biogeotechnology shows the potential advantages in …

Microbial reduction of Fe (III) in nontronite: role of biochar as a redox mediator

H Dong, ES Coffin, Y Sheng, ML Duley… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar naturally occurs in soils and sediments as a result of wildfire, but its role in Fe redox
cycling is poorly known. In this study, bioreduction experiments were conducted with lactate …

Mobilization and fractionation of rare earth elements during experimental bio-weathering of granites

Y He, L Ma, X Li, H Wang, X Liang, J Zhu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Weathering of parent granite is pivotal in the formation of regolith-hosted rare earth elements
(REE) deposits, which provide over 90% of global heavy rare earth elements (HREE) …

Bioleaching of rare earth elements from bastnaesite-bearing rock by actinobacteria

L Zhang, H Dong, Y Liu, L Bian, X Wang, Z Zhou… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biological leaching of rare earth elements (REEs) from low-grade ores and mine tailings
represents a potentially cost-effective green technology for REE recovery, yet the specific …

Microorganisms accelerate REE mineralization in supergene environments

X Li, X Liang, H He, J Li, L Ma, W Tan… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Exogenic deposits are an important source of rare earth elements (REEs), especially heavy
REEs (HREEs). It is generally accepted that microorganisms are able to dissolve minerals …

Nanocoated bacteria with H2S generation-triggered self-amplified photothermal and photodynamic effect for breast cancer therapy

H Zhuang, R Wang, Y Qi, Y Liu, H Xiong… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phototherapy utilizing bacterial carriers has demonstrated efficacy in anti-tumor therapy,
while the poor delivery of phototherapeutic agents and immunogenicity of microbial …

Resource recovery: adsorption and biomineralization of cerium by Bacillus licheniformis

Y Cheng, T Zhang, L Zhang, Z Ke, L Kovarik… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cerium is a critical element to modern technologies. Nowadays, its increased applications
have led to elevated levels in the environment. Cerium recovery by microorganisms has …

The construction of a microbial synthesis system for rare earth enrichment and material applications

H Cui, X Zhang, J Chen, X Qian, Y Zhong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rare earth materials play an irreplaceable role in biomedical and high technology fields.
However, typical mining and extraction approaches to rare earth elements (REEs) often lead …

Scandium–microorganism interactions in new biotechnologies

V Syrvatka, A Rabets, O Gromyko, A Luzhetskyy… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Scandium (Sc) plays a special role in high-tech industries because of its wide application in
green, space, and defense technologies. However, Sc mining and purification are …