Challenges and opportunities of biocoagulant/bioflocculant application for drinking water and wastewater treatment and its potential for sludge recovery

SB Kurniawan, SRS Abdullah, MF Imron… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The utilization of metal-based conventional coagulants/flocculants to remove suspended
solids from drinking water and wastewater is currently leading to new concerns. Alarming …

Heavy metal induced stress on wheat: phytotoxicity and microbiological management

A Rizvi, A Zaidi, F Ameen, B Ahmed, MDF AlKahtani… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Among many soil problems, heavy metal accumulation is one of the major agronomic
challenges that has seriously threatened food safety. Due to these problems, soil …

Insights on sustainable approaches for production and applications of value added products

AS Sodhi, N Sharma, S Bhatia, A Verma, S Soni… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for the development of sustainable strategies to utilize and process
agro-industrial residues paves new paths for exploring innovative approaches in this area …

Effect of metals or trace elements on wheat growth and its remediation in contaminated soil

I Hussain, S Afzal, MA Ashraf, R Rasheed… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Among numerous soil problems, metals or trace elements (TEs) accumulation is one of the
significant agronomic tasks which have extremely threatened food safety. Due to these, soil …

Improved exopolysaccharide production from Bacillus licheniformis MS3: optimization and structural/functional characterization

M Asgher, Y Urooj, SA Qamar, N Khalid - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are microbially-originated, complex biosynthetic polymers,
mainly carbohydrates in nature. They have gained attention of modern researches due to …

Microbial exopolysaccharides for immune enhancement: Fermentation, modifications and bioactivities

W Chaisuwan, K Jantanasakulwong, S Wangtueai… - Food Bioscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Many microorganisms are able to synthesize polysaccharides and then secrete them into
the external environment; these compounds are known as exopolysaccharides (EPS). The …

Exopolysaccharides production by Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB12: optimization of fermentation variables and …

S Amiri, RR Mokarram, MS Khiabani, MR Bari… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the most important variables (incubation temperature, fermentation time and
yeast extract concentration) responsible for the exopolysaccharides (EPSs) production by …

Bacillus velezensis: phylogeny, useful applications, and avenues for exploitation

AA Adeniji, DT Loots, OO Babalola - Applied Microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Some members of the Bacillus velezensis (Bv) group (eg, Bv FZB42T and AS3. 43) were
previously assigned grouping with B. subtilis and B. amyloliquefaciens, based on the fact …

Survival strategies of Bacillus spp. in saline soils: Key factors to promote plant growth and health

MF Valencia-Marin, S Chávez-Avila… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil salinity is one of the most important abiotic factors that affects agricultural production
worldwide. Because of saline stress, plants face physiological changes that have negative …

Carbon quantum dots (CQD) fabricated from Exiguobacterium sp. VK2 exopolysaccharide (EPS) using hydrothermal reaction and its biodiesel applications

R Kalpana, NS Vignesh, K Vinothini, M Rajan… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPS) enticed the researchers because of its natural
protection against predators, and adhesion to the surface. Thus, this study was conducted …