Recent advances in biological removal of nitroaromatics from wastewater

C Zhu, H Huang, Y Chen - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Various nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) released into the environment cause potential
threats to humans and animals. Biological treatment is valued for cost-effectiveness …

Common explosives (TNT, RDX, HMX) and their fate in the environment: Emphasizing bioremediation

S Chatterjee, U Deb, S Datta, C Walther, DK Gupta - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Explosive materials are energetic substances, when released into the environment,
contaminate by posing toxic hazards to environment and biota. Throughout the world, soils …

[HTML][HTML] Biotransformation and degradation of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene by microbial metabolism and their interaction

MY Serrano-González, R Chandra… - Defence technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its derivatives are nitrogen-containing aromatic
compounds having chemical and thermal stability at ambient temperature and pressure …

Yarrowia lipolytica and pollutants: interactions and applications

S Zinjarde, M Apte, P Mohite, AR Kumar - Biotechnology Advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Yarrowia lipolytica is a dimorphic, non-pathogenic, ascomycetous yeast species with
distinctive physiological features and biochemical characteristics that are significant in …

Bioremediation of Explosive TNT by Trichoderma viride

ZA Alothman, AH Bahkali, AM Elgorban, MS Al-Otaibi… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nitroaromatic and nitroamine compounds such as 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) are
teratogenic, cytotoxic, and may cause cellular mutations in humans, animals, plants, and …

Biotransformation of 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene by a cocktail of native laccases from Pycnoporus sanguineus CS43 under oxygenic and non-oxygenic atmospheres

L Alvarado-Ramírez, M de Jesús Rostro-Alanis… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a highly toxic nitroaromatic explosive known for its
environmental consequences, contaminating soil and groundwater throughout its life cycle …

Degradation of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT): Involvement of Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase (P34O) in Buttiauxella sp. S19-1

M Xu, D Liu, P Sun, Y Li, M Wu, W Liu, E Maser… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Extensive use and disposal of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), a primary constituent of
explosives, pollutes the environment and causes severe damage to human health …

Microbial 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene degradation: could we learn from (bio) chemistry for bioremediation and vice versa?

BA Stenuit, SN Agathos - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
Abstract 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is released in nature from manufacturing or
demilitarization facilities but also after munitions firing/detonation or leakage from explosive …

Effect of the organic loading rate increase and the presence of zeolite on microbial community composition and process stability during anaerobic digestion of chicken …

EE Ziganshina, DE Belostotskiy, ON Ilinskaya… - Microbial ecology, 2015 - Springer
This study investigates the effect of the organic loading rate (OLR) increase from 1.0 to 3.5 g
VS L− 1 day− 1 at constant hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 35 days on anaerobic reactors' …

[HTML][HTML] Microbe mediated remediation of dyes, explosive waste and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides and pharmaceuticals

D Monga, P Kaur, B Singh - Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrialization and human activities have led to serious effects on environment. With the
progress taking place in the biodegradation field, it is important to summarize the latest …