Biological and green remediation of heavy metal contaminated water and soils: A state-of-the-art review

A Sarker, MA Al Masud, DM Deepo, K Das, R Nandi… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination of the natural ecosystem by heavy metals, organic pollutants, and hazardous
waste severely impacts on health and survival of humans, animals, plants, and …

A review on algae biosorption for the removal of hazardous pollutants from wastewater: Limiting factors, prospects and recommendations

B Ramesh, A Saravanan, PS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals, dyes and pharmaceutical pollutants in water environment are considered as
serious threat to the human and animal health globally. Rapid development of …

New insights into rare earth element-induced microalgae lipid accumulation: implication for biodiesel production and adsorption mechanism

X Song, BF Liu, F Kong, Q Song, NQ Ren, HY Ren - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
A coupling technology for lipid production and adsorption of rare earth elements (REEs)
using microalgae was studied in this work. The microalgae cell growth, lipid production …

Clean-up of heavy metals from contaminated soil by phytoremediation: A multidisciplinary and eco-friendly approach

AK Priya, M Muruganandam, SS Ali, M Kornaros - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollution from heavy metals is one of the significant environmental concerns facing the world
today. Human activities, such as mining, farming, and manufacturing plant operations, can …

UiO-66-NH2/chitosan with microalgae platform for gold valorization from waste microelectronics

TA Quang, VT Huong, B Van Duc, V Van Thang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The combination of UiO-66-NH 2/chitosan (CTS) and microalgae was effective in precious
metal recovery of electronic wastes (E-wastes) from discarded microchips. Herein, zirconium …

Advancements of microalgal upstream technologies: Bioengineering and application aspects in the paradigm of circular bioeconomy

WH Leong, H Rawindran, F Ameen, MM Alam, YH Chai… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy transition has brought the attention towards microalgae utilization as
potential feedstock due to its tremendous capabilities over its predecessors for generating …

Microalgal cultivation for the upgraded biogas by removing CO2, coupled with the treatment of slurry from anaerobic digestion: A review

W Yang, S Li, M Qv, D Dai, D Liu, W Wang, C Tang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biogas is the gaseous by product generated from anaerobic digestion (AD), which is mainly
composed of methane and CO 2. Numerous independent studies have suggested that …

Heavy metal tolerance in microalgae: detoxification mechanisms and applications

M Chakravorty, M Nanda, B Bisht, R Sharma, S Kumar… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
The proficiency of microalgae to resist heavy metals has potential to be beneficial in
resolving various environmental challenges. Global situations such as the need for cost …

Microplastics: a review of their impacts on different life forms and their removal methods

FP Dad, WD Khan, MB Kirkham, N Bolan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The pollution of microplastics (MPs) is a worldwide major concern, as they have become a
major part of our food chain. MPs enter our ecosystem via different pathways, including …

Advances, challenges, and prospects in microalgal-bacterial symbiosis system treating heavy metal wastewater

XR Zhou, R Wang, CC Tang, C Varrone, ZW He, ZH Li… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM) pollution, particularly in its ionic form in water bodies, is a chronic issue
threatening environmental security and human health. The microalgal-bacterial symbiosis …