Can wood-feeding termites solve the environmental bottleneck caused by plastics? A critical state-of-the-art review

R Al-Tohamy, SS Ali, M Zhang, M Sameh… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundance of synthetic polymers has become an ever-increasing environmental threat
in the world. The excessive utilization of plastics leads to the accumulation of such …

Biotechnological applications of manganese peroxidases for sustainable management

A Kumar, PK Arora - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microbial manganese peroxidases (MnPs) are ligninolytic enzymes primarily responsible for
degrading lignin, but they are also capable of degrading dyes, organic pollutants, and …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal-mediated electrochemical system: Prospects, applications and challenges

H Sarma, PN Bhattacharyya, DA Jadhav… - Current research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that generate bioelectricity from biodegradable waste have
received considerable attention from biologists. Fungi play a significant role as both anodic …

Degradation behavior of palm oil mill effluent in Fenton oxidation

D Gamaralalage, O Sawai, T Nunoura - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
An in-depth study on degradation behavior of palm oil mill effluent (POME) in Fenton
oxidation was accomplished with complete carbon and nitrogen balances. Experiments …

Countering major challenges confronting photocatalytic technology for the remediation of treated palm oil mill effluent: A review

R Nawaz, CF Kait, HY Chia, MH Isa, LW Huei… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, research interest has shifted to the development of effective remediation
technologies for treated palm oil mill effluent (TPOME) due to the failure of the existing …

The role of fungal fuel cells in energy production and the removal of pollutants from wastewater

A Umar, Ł Smółka, M Gancarz - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pure water, ie, a sign of life, continuously circulates and is contaminated by different
discharges. This emerging environmental problem has been attracting the attention of …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing electricity generation using a laccase-based microbial fuel cell with yeast Galactomyces reessii on the cathode

P Chaijak, C Sukkasem, M Lertworapreecha… - 2018 - jmb.or.kr
The fungi associated with termites secrete enzymes such as laccase (multi-copper oxidase)
that can degrade extracellular wood matrix. Laccase uses molecular oxygen as an electron …

[PDF][PDF] Electricity production and phenol removal of winery wastewater by constructed wetland—microbial fuel cell integrated with ethanol tolerant yeast

G Kongthale, S Sotha, P Michu, A Madloh… - … Res. Appl. Chem, 2023 - researchgate.net
Winery wastewater is one of the most concerning wastewater because it contains a high
concentration of ethanol and phenolic compound that can inhibit the wastewater treatment …

Isolation and test of novel yeast strains with lignin usage capability and phenolic compound resistance

A Bautista‐Guerrero, RA Lara‐Diaz, V Pihen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Five yeast fungi strains (ie, two Cryptococcus albidus, one Candida guillermondii, and two
Candida tropicalis) were isolated from sugarcane and tested for their use of lignin as sole …

Electricity generation and winery wastewater treatment using silica modified ceramic separator integrated with yeast-based microbial fuel cell

P Michu, P Chaijak - Communications in Science and Technology, 2022 - cst.kipmi.or.id
The ceramic separator has been interested in low-cost alternative proton exchange
membranes in a microbial fuel cell (MFC). In this study, the silica-modified ceramic separator …