Lithium bioleaching: An emerging approach for the recovery of Li from spent lithium ion batteries

P Moazzam, Y Boroumand, P Rabiei… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The rapidly growing demand for lithium has resulted in a sharp increase in its price. This is
due to the ubiquitous use of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in large-scale energy and …

Bioremediation of toxic heavy metals (THMs) contaminated sites: concepts, applications and challenges

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination is a global issue, where the prevalent contaminants are arsenic
(As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb). More often, they are …

Bioleaching of heavy metals from metal tailings utilizing bacteria and fungi: Mechanisms, strengthen measures, and development prospect

Y Dong, J Zan, H Lin - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Recovering key metals from secondary sources is an indispensable strategy for preventing
metal shortages and reducing the risk of toxic releases into the environment. Metal mineral …

Use of adapted metal tolerant Aspergillus niger to enhance bioleaching efficiency of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion mobile phone batteries

N Bahaloo-Horeh, SM Mousavi, M Baniasadi - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spent lithium-ion batteries have caused global concern owing to their rich resource metal
content and high potential for polluting the environment. In the present study, a green …

Bioleaching for environmental remediation of toxic metals and metalloids: A review on soils, sediments, and mine tailings

TH Nguyen, S Won, MG Ha, DD Nguyen, HY Kang - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Owing to industrial evolution, a huge mass of toxic metals, including Co, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb,
and Zn, and metalloids, such as As and Sb, has inevitably been released into the natural …

Review of remediation technologies for sediments contaminated by heavy metals

W Peng, X Li, S Xiao, W Fan - Journal of soils and sediments, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Contamination of sediments with heavy metals (HMs) is a worldwide environmental
issue, due to the negative ecological effects of HMs. Sediments are an important component …

[HTML][HTML] Bioleaching of cobalt from Cu/Co-rich sulfidic mine tailings from the polymetallic Rammelsberg mine, Germany

R Zhang, S Hedrich, F Römer, D Goldmann… - Hydrometallurgy, 2020 - Elsevier
A microbial consortium of mesophilic and acidophilic bacteria and archaea was applied in
shake flasks as well as in 2 L stirred tank reactors (STR) to bioleach cobalt, copper, and …

Accessing metals from low-grade ores and the environmental impact considerations: a review of the perspectives of conventional versus bioleaching strategies

R Nkuna, GN Ijoma, TS Matambo, N Chimwani - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mining has advanced primarily through the use of two strategies: pyrometallurgy and
hydrometallurgy. Both have been used successfully to extract valuable metals from ore …

Biotechnology in the management and resource recovery from metal bearing solid wastes: Recent advances

M Sethurajan, ED van Hullebusch… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Solid metalliferous wastes (sludges, dusts, residues, slags, red mud and tailing wastes)
originating from ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgical industries are a serious environmental …

Progress, challenges, and perspectives of bioleaching for recovering heavy metals from mine tailings

X Gao, L Jiang, Y Mao, B Yao… - Adsorption Science & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The accumulation of mine tailings on Earth is a serious environmental challenge. The
importance for the recovery of heavy metals, together with the economic benefits of precious …