A review of microalgae-and cyanobacteria-based biodegradation of organic pollutants

HES Touliabah, MM El-Sheekh, MM Ismail… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review proposes a new bioremediation method based on the diverse functionalities of
algae. A greenway for cleansing wastewater is more ecologically friendly and …

Microalgal bioremediation of emerging contaminants-Opportunities and challenges

DL Sutherland, PJ Ralph - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are primarily synthetic organic chemicals that have a focus of
increasing attention due to either increased awareness of their potential risks to humans and …

Cyanobacteria: a precious bio-resource in agriculture, ecosystem, and environmental sustainability

JS Singh, A Kumar, AN Rai, DP Singh - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Keeping in view, the challenges concerning agro-ecosystem and environment, the recent
developments in biotechnology offers a more reliable approach to address the food security …

Cyanobacterial farming for environment friendly sustainable agriculture practices: innovations and perspectives

J Pathak, Rajneesh, PK Maurya, SP Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable supply of food and energy without posing any threat to environment is the
current demand of our society in view of continuous increase in global human population …

Ecotoxicity of phenol and cresols to aquatic organisms: a review

W Duan, F Meng, H Cui, Y Lin, G Wang, J Wu - … and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
With the development of industrial production and continuous demand for chemicals, a large
volume of wastewater containing phenols was discharged into the aquatic environment …

Properties of bacterial laccases and their application in bioremediation of industrial wastes

R Chandra, P Chowdhary - Environmental Science: Processes & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The bioremediation process of industrial waste can be made more efficient using ligninolytic
laccase enzymes, which are obtained from fungi, bacteria, higher plants, insects, and also in …

Applications of cyanobacteria in biotechnology

RMM Abed, S Dobretsov… - Journal of applied …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Cyanobacteria have gained a lot of attention in recent years because of their potential
applications in biotechnology. We present an overview of the literature describing the uses …

Laccases for removal of recalcitrant and emerging pollutants

JA Majeau, SK Brar, RD Tyagi - Bioresource technology, 2010 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of wastewater can be enhanced by the use of lignolytic enzymes such as
laccases. Laccases oxidize, polymerize or transform phenolic or anthropogenic compounds …

Cyanobacterial biodiversity and potential applications in biotechnology

N Thajuddin, G Subramanian - Current science, 2005 - JSTOR
Cyanobacteria (also known as blue–green algae) are a group of extraordinarily diverse
Gram-negative prokaryotes that originated 3.5 billion years ago. Their diversity ranges from …

Biodegradation of phenol

CI Nair, K Jayachandran, S Shashidhar - African journal of biotechnology, 2008 - ajol.info
The use of microbial catalysts in the biodegradation of organic compounds has advanced
significantly during the past three decades. It has been found that large numbers of microbes …