Mechanisms of bioleaching: iron and sulfur oxidation by acidophilic microorganisms

S Jones, JM Santini - Essays in Biochemistry, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Bioleaching offers a low-input method of extracting valuable metals from sulfide minerals,
which works by exploiting the sulfur and iron metabolisms of microorganisms to break down …

Heavy metal reduction coupled to methane oxidation: mechanisms, recent advances and future perspectives

CC Dang, GJ Xie, BF Liu, DF Xing, J Ding… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methane emission has contributed greatly to the global warming and climate change, and
the pollution of heavy metals is an important concern due to their toxicity and environmental …

Pyrite-enhanced sludge digestion via stimulation of direct interspecies electron transfer between syntrophic propionate-and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and …

P Jiao, X Zhang, S Qiu, X Zhou, Z Tian, Y Liang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The supplementation of conductive materials (CMs) is a promising strategy to improve the
methane (CH 4) yield from anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge. However, most CMs …

A novel granular sludge-based and highly corrosion-resistant bio-concrete in sewers

Y Song, K Chetty, U Garbe, J Wei, H Bu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-concrete is known for its self-healing capacity although the corrosion resistance was not
investigated previously. This study presents an innovative bio-concrete by mixing anaerobic …

Effective bioleaching of low-grade copper ores: Insights from microbial cross experiments

X Wang, L Ma, J Wu, Y Xiao, J Tao, X Liu - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The interaction between microorganisms and minerals was a hot topic to reveal the
transformation of key elements that affecting bioleaching efficiency. Three typical low-grade …

Comparison of bioleaching of a sulfidic copper ore (chalcopyrite) in column percolators and in stirred-tank bioreactors including microbial community analysis

A Bakhti, H Moghimi, A Bozorg, S Stankovic, Z Manafi… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Chalcopyrite is the most abundant Cu-sulfide and economically the most important copper
mineral in the world. It is known to be recalcitrant in hydrometallurgical processing and …

Pore‐Matched Sponge for Microorganisms Pushes Electron Extraction Limit in Microbial Fuel Cells

K Feng, Y Lu, Q Wang, Z Ji, W Li, J Chen, S Zhang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are of great potential for wastewater remediation and chemical
energy recovery. Nevertheless, limited by inefficient electron transfer between …

Electroactive microorganisms in advanced energy technologies

X Zhou, X Zhang, Y Peng, AI Douka, F You, J Yao… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Large-scale production of green and pollution-free materials is crucial for deploying
sustainable clean energy. Currently, the fabrication of traditional energy materials involves …

Corrosion mitigation by nitrite spray on corroded concrete in a real sewer system

X Li, I Johnson, K Mueller, S Wilkie, L Hanzic… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbially influenced concrete corrosion (MICC) in sewers is caused by the activity of
sulfide-oxidizing microorganisms (SOMs) on concrete surfaces, which greatly deteriorates …

Organic carbon coupling with sulfur reducer boosts sulfur based denitrification by Thiobacillus denitrificans

W Hao, J Zhang, R Duan, P Liang, M Li, X Qi… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sulfur autotrophic denitrification utilizes elemental sulfur as the electron donor for nitrate
removal from aquatic environments. Organic carbon could stimulate the conversion of sulfur …