Biomining for sustainable recovery of rare earth elements from mining waste: A comprehensive review

PHN Vo, S Danaee, HTN Hai, LN Huy… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential for advanced manufacturing (eg, renewable
energy, military equipment, electric vehicles); hence, the recovery of REEs from low-grade …

Driving sustainable circular economy in electronics: A comprehensive review on environmental life cycle assessment of e-waste recycling

Y He, M Kiehbadroudinezhad… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
E-waste, encompassing discarded materials from outdated electronic equipment, often ends
up intermixed with municipal solid waste, leading to improper disposal through burial and …

Bioleaching of heavy metals from metal tailings utilizing bacteria and fungi: Mechanisms, strengthen measures, and development prospect

Y Dong, J Zan, H Lin - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Recovering key metals from secondary sources is an indispensable strategy for preventing
metal shortages and reducing the risk of toxic releases into the environment. Metal mineral …

Bio-based functionalized adsorptive polymers for sustainable water decontamination: A systematic review of challenges and real-world implementation

M Kasbaji, M Mennani, M Oubenali, AA Benhamou… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The overwhelming concerns of water pollution, industrial discharges and environmental
deterioration by various organic and inorganic substances, including dyes, heavy metals …

Future Trends in Dye Removal by Metal Oxides and Their Nano/Composites: A Comprehensive Review

M Kasbaji, I Ibrahim, M Mennani, MM Mohamed… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fresh water is crucial to sustaining life in our world. The quality of our water sources is vital
to ensure safe consumption, adequate nutrition and the general health of all living …

Fungal bioleaching of metals from WPCBs of mobile phones employing mixed Aspergillus spp.: Optimization and predictive modelling by RSM and AI models

A Trivedi, S Hait - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present study, optimization and prediction models for fungal bioleaching for effective
metal extraction from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) of mobile phones were …

A Comprehensive Review of the Diversity of Fungal Secondary Metabolites and Their Emerging Applications in Healthcare and Environment

K Wadhwa, N Kapoor, H Kaur, EA Abu-Seer, M Tariq… - Mycobiology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fungi and their natural products, like secondary metabolites, have gained a huge demand in
the last decade due to their increasing applications in healthcare, environmental cleanup …

Recovery of Metals from E-waste: Facts, Methods, Challenges, Case Studies, and Sustainable Solutions

S Jadoun, S Chinnam, S Jabin… - … & Technology Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The growing issue of electronic waste (E-waste), driven by the exponential growth in
electronic device usage, presents significant environmental and economic challenges. E …

Aerobic release of arsenic and antimony from mine soils by biostimulation of indigenous microbial activity and bioaugmentation with Cupriavidus genera of bacteria

H Horváthová, K Schwarzkopfová, H Vojtková… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims Bioremediation of soils contaminated with metal (loid) s is an
attractive research area due to its sustainability and economic benefits. In the Slovak …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal-derived adsorption membrane to capture potentially toxic elements

V French, M Kleiman, K Bhalla, R Moreira… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The release of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) including zinc, copper, and cadmium poses
a growing threat to global drinking water quality and accessibility, with marginalized …