Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as microalgal bioproducts: a review of factors affecting EPS synthesis and application in flocculation processes

W Babiak, I Krzemińska - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are natural resources of intracellular compounds with a wide spectrum of
applications in, eg, the food industry, pharmacy, and biofuel production. The extracellular …

Current status of biotechnological production and applications of microbial exopolysaccharides

MCS Barcelos, KAC Vespermann… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are an abundant and important group of compounds
that can be secreted by bacteria, fungi and algae. The biotechnological production of these …

Halomonas Rhizobacteria of Avicennia marina of Indian Sundarbans Promote Rice Growth Under Saline and Heavy Metal Stresses Through Exopolysaccharide …

P Mukherjee, A Mitra, M Roy - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Halomonas species isolated from the rhizosphere of the true mangrove Avicennia
marina of Indian Sundarbans showed enhanced rice growth promotion under combined …

Microalgal extracellular polymeric substances and their interactions with metal (loid) s: a review

S Naveed, C Li, X Lu, S Chen, B Yin… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are biopolymers secreted by microorganisms such
as bacteria, fungi, and algae that may play a significant role in the speciation, toxicity, and …

The role of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances in geomicrobiology

J Tourney, BT Ngwenya - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
The last two decades have seen geomicrobiology evolve into a broad field encompassing a
wide range of environmentally significant processes such as proton and metal adsorption …

Microalgae and wastewater treatment: advantages and disadvantages

B Molinuevo-Salces, B Riaño, D Hernández… - … for development of …, 2019 - Springer
Wastewater generation has concomitantly increased with the growth of world human
population in the last century. The uncontrolled discharge of wastewater may result in …

Characterization and study of the antibacterial mechanisms of silver nanoparticles prepared with microalgal exopolysaccharides

SMN Gallón, E Alpaslan, M Wang… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The green synthesis of biomaterials is of significant interest as it enables the safe and
sustainable preparation of noble metallic nanoparticles for medical applications. Microalgae …

Characterization, genetic regulation and production of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides and its applicability for heavy metal removal

B Bhunia, USP Uday, G Oinam, A Mondal… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are uniquely suited for the development of sustainable bioproduction
platforms but are currently underutilized due to lack of genetic tools. Exopolysaccharide …

Deciphering and engineering photosynthetic cyanobacteria for heavy metal bioremediation

J Cui, Y Xie, T Sun, L Chen, W Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution caused by heavy metals has received worldwide attentions due to
their ubiquity, poor degradability and easy bioaccumulation in host cells. As one potential …

Role of cyanobacteria in agricultural and industrial sectors: an outlook on economically important byproducts

D Garlapati, M Chandrasekaran, AA Devanesan… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Cyanobacteria are potential organisms, which are used as food, feed and fuel. The unique
characters of cyanobacteria include short generation times, their ubiquitous presence and …