E‐waste generated from end‐of‐life spent lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) is increasing at a rapid
rate owing to the increasing consumption of these batteries in portable electronics, electric …

This review discusses the latest trend in recovering valuable metals from spent lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) to meet the technological world's critical metal demands. Spent LIBs are a …

In the last decade, attention to extreme environments has increased because of interests to
isolate previously unknown extremophilic microorganisms in pure culture and to profile their …

Biologically induced and controlled mineralization of metals promotes the development of
protective structures to shield cells from thermal, chemical, and ultraviolet stresses. Metal …

Microbial electrochemical systems exploit the metabolism of microorganisms to generate
electrical energy or a useful product. In the past couple of decades, the application of …

Biomining with acidophilic microorganisms has been used at commercial scale for the
extraction of metals from various sulfide ores. With metal demand and energy prices on the …

Biomining of sulfidic ores has been applied for almost five decades. However, the
bioprocessing of oxide ores such as laterites lags commercially behind. Recently, the …

Cadmium in food and drinking water poses a serious threat to human health. In this study, a
strain of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), namely, Weissella viridescens ZY-6 was utilized to …

Leptospirillum ferriphilum plays a major role in acidic, metal-rich environments, where it
represents one of the most prevalent iron oxidizers. These milieus include acid rock and …

Highlights•Methionine synthesis in M. jannaschii delivers a novel target for strain
engineering.•Analysis of DsrAB reveals so far unknown, uncultured bacterial …