Accessing metals from low-grade ores and the environmental impact considerations: a review of the perspectives of conventional versus bioleaching strategies

R Nkuna, GN Ijoma, TS Matambo, N Chimwani - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mining has advanced primarily through the use of two strategies: pyrometallurgy and
hydrometallurgy. Both have been used successfully to extract valuable metals from ore …

Determining the Metabolic Processes of Metal-Tolerant Fungi Isolated from Mine Tailings for Bioleaching

R Nkuna, TS Matambo - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study examined the metal tolerance and organic acid-producing capabilities of fungal
isolates from South African tailings to assess their potential for future bioleaching …

Bioinformatics and Transcriptional Study of the Nramp Gene in the Extreme Acidophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Strain DC

B Miao, L Shen, X Liu, W Zeng, X Wu - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The family of Nramp (natural resistance-associated macrophage protein) metal ion
transporter functions in diverse organisms from bacteria to humans. Acidithiobacillus …

Diversity and application of heavy-metal resistant microbes

A Margaryan - Microbes in Microbial Communities: Ecological and …, 2021 - Springer
Metal-rich natural and artificial habitats are extreme environments for the evolution of unique
microbial communities, which have adapted to deal with the toxic levels of the metals …

Statistical approach in optimum conditions simulation and kinetic modeling for the confirmed electroplating industrial effluents treatment

M Kumar, NR Bishnoi - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to investigate the heavy metals removal and gaseous data
simulation for the bio-treatment of the electroplating industrial effluents. The iron discharge …

Microaerophilic growth of iron oxidizing bacteria isolated from contaminated site of electroplating industry.

M Kumar, NR Bishnoi - 2020 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The iron-oxidizing strain was isolated from the contaminated soil of the effluent treatment
plant of the electroplating industry. The identified Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans strain was …