Effective assessment of biopolymer-based multifunctional sorbents for the remediation of environmentally hazardous contaminants from aqueous solutions

S Nawaz, A Tabassum, S Muslim, T Nasreen… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Persistent contaminants in wastewater effluent pose a significant threat to aquatic life and
are one of the most significant environmental concerns of our time. Although there are a …

Sulphate removal from aqueous solutions: State-of-the-art technologies and future research trends

A Chatla, IW Almanassra, A Abushawish, T Laoui… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulphate (SO 4 2−) is a common anion nutrient naturally occurs in water bodies,
and considered not toxic when presented in low concentration. However, the presence of …

Advances in heavy metal removal by sulfate-reducing bacteria

YN Xu, Y Chen - Water Science and Technology, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Industrial development has led to generation of large volumes of wastewater containing
heavy metals, which need to be removed before the wastewater is released into the …

Source identification and component characterization of dissolved organic matter in an acid mine drainage reservoir

J Wang, S Zhang, C He, Z She, X Pan, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious environmental problems and extreme
environments on the earth, with high concentrations of sulphate and dissolved metals. A …

Continuous-mode acclimation and operation of lignocellulosic sulfate-reducing bioreactors for enhanced metal immobilization from acidic mining-influenced water

EM Miranda, C Severson, JK Reep, D Hood… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic sulfate-reducing bioreactors are an inexpensive passive approach for
treatment of mining-influenced water (MIW). Typically, microbial community acclimation to …

Biostimulation of sulfate-reducing bacteria and metallic ions removal from coal mine-impacted water (MIW) using shrimp shell as treatment agent

C Rodrigues, D Núñez-Gómez, HVDM Follmann… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper comprises several assays aiming to identify the basis for the bioremediation of
mine-impacted water (MIW). To do so, the conditions for build anoxic microcosms for treating …

Evaluation of organic carbon and microbial inoculum for bioremediation of acid mine drainage

MD Ruehl, SR Hiibel - Minerals Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned mines cause environmental harm and requires
cost-effective, passive remediation techniques. Mining activities expose mineral surfaces to …

Mine drainage: Treatment technologies and rare earth elements

X Wei, S Zhang, J Shimko… - Water Environment …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The recent research and development on mine drainage published in 2018 was
summarized in this annual review. In particular, this review was focused on two main …

Salinity and low temperature effects on the performance of column biochemical reactors for the treatment of acidic and neutral mine drainage

HEB Ali, CM Neculita, JW Molson, A Maqsoud… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Passive biochemical reactors (PBRs) represent a promising option for the treatment of mine
drainage. In this study, the influence of temperature (22 and 5° C), salinity (0 and 20 g/L) and …

Decreasing lactate input for cost-effective sulfidogenic metal removal in sulfate-rich effluents: mechanistic insights from (bio) chemical kinetics to microbiome response

Z Yang, N Ji, J Huang, J Wang, L Drewniak, H Yin… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
High material cost is the biggest barrier for the industrial use of low-molecular-weight
organics (ie lactate) as external carbon and electron source for sulfidogenic metal removal …