Advantages and challenges of Tween 80 surfactant-enhanced technologies for the remediation of soils contaminated with hydrophobic organic compounds

M Cheng, G Zeng, D Huang, C Yang, C Lai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in soil has become a highly
significant environmental issue. This problem has been exacerbated by the strong sorption …

Current and emerging trends in bioaugmentation of organic contaminated soils: A review

D Gao, H Zhao, L Wang, Y Li, T Tang, Y Bai… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic contaminated soils constitute an important environmental problem, whereas field
applicability of existing physical-chemical methods has encountered numerous obstacles …

Low-cost production and application of lipopeptide for bioremediation and plant growth by Bacillus subtilis SNW3

A Umar, A Zafar, H Wali, MP Siddique, MA Qazi… - AMB Express, 2021 - Springer
At present time, every nation is absolutely concern about increasing agricultural production
and bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated soil. Hence, with this intention in the current …

Microbial degradation of multiple PAHs by a microbial consortium and its application on contaminated wastewater

L Zhang, X Qiu, L Huang, J Xu, W Wang, Z Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely distributed in the environment and
pose a serious threat to human health. Due to their unfavorable biological effects and …

Bacteria-mediated PAH degradation in soil and sediment

XY Lu, T Zhang, HHP Fang - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2011 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the natural environment and
easily accumulate in soil and sediment due to their low solubility and high hydrophobicity …

Combination of surfactant enhanced soil washing and electro-Fenton process for the treatment of soils contaminated by petroleum hydrocarbons

D Huguenot, E Mousset, ED van Hullebusch… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to improve the efficiency of soil washing treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated
soils, an innovative combination of this soil treatment technique with an electrochemical …

Functionality of surfactants in waste-activated sludge treatment: a review

R Guan, X Yuan, Z Wu, H Wang, L Jiang, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Proper treatment of waste-activated sludge (WAS) involves three pivotal processes,
dewatering, anaerobic digestion, and pollutants removal, which need to be re-assessed …

Soil microbiomes—a promising strategy for contaminated soil remediation: a review

T Ying, C Wei - Pedosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Bioremediation is a process mediated by microorganisms and represents a sustainable and
eco-friendly way to degrade and detoxify environmental contaminants. Soil microbiomes …

Comparative metagenomic analysis of PAH degradation in soil by a mixed microbial consortium

G Zafra, TD Taylor, AE Absalón… - Journal of hazardous …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, we used a taxonomic and functional metagenomic approach to analyze some
of the effects (eg displacement, permanence, disappearance) produced between native …

Biodegradation of diesel oil by a novel microbial consortium: comparison between co-inoculation with biosurfactant-producing strain and exogenously added …

I Mnif, S Mnif, R Sahnoun, S Maktouf, Y Ayedi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Bioremediation, involving the use of microorganisms to detoxify or remove pollutants, is the
most interesting strategy for hydrocarbon remediation. In this aim, four hydrocarbon …