[HTML][HTML] Bacterial exopolysaccharide mediated heavy metal removal: a review on biosynthesis, mechanism and remediation strategies

P Gupta, B Diwan - Biotechnology Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has been recognized as a major public health risk, particularly in
developing countries and their toxicological manifestations are well known. Conventional …

Rhizosphere microbial communities and heavy metals

A Barra Caracciolo, V Terenzi - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rhizosphere is a microhabitat where there is an intense chemical dialogue between
plants and microorganisms. The two coexist and develop synergistic actions, which can …

Cadmium adsorption to clay-microbe aggregates: implications for marine heavy metals cycling

Q Zhou, Y Liu, T Li, H Zhao, DS Alessi, W Liu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Interactions between microorganisms and clay minerals influence the transport and cycling
of metal contaminants in both marine and terrestrial environments. The present study was …

Perspectives on the feasibility of using microalgae for industrial wastewater treatment

Y Wang, SH Ho, CL Cheng, WQ Guo, D Nagarajan… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although microalgae can serve as an appropriate alternative feedstock for biofuel
production, the high microalgal cultivation cost has been a major obstacle for …

Role of microbes in bioaccumulation of heavy metals in municipal solid waste: Impacts on plant and human being

P Sharma, D Dutta, A Udayan, AK Nadda, SS Lam… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of heavy metals in municipal solid waste (MSW) is considered as prevalent
global pollutants that cause serious risks to the environment and living organisms. Due to …

Role of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) in toxicity response of soil bacteria Bacillus sp. S3 to multiple heavy metals

W Zeng, F Li, C Wu, R Yu, X Wu, L Shen, Y Liu… - Bioprocess and …, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal resistant bacteria are of great interest because of their potential use in
bioremediation. Understanding the survival and adaptive strategies of these bacteria under …

Insight into the roles of microbial extracellular polymer substances in metal biosorption

WW Li, HQ Yu - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Biosorption presents a potent technology to remediate metal-contaminated aqueous
environment or even to recover precious metals. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) …

Contribution, composition, and structure of EPS by in vivo exposure to elucidate the mechanisms of nanoparticle-enhanced bioremediation to metals

X Cao, L Xu, YP Chen, AW Decho, Z Cui… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) have been recently found to contribute
most for metal removal in nanoenhanced bioremediation. However, the mechanism by …

Valorization of algal cells for biomass and bioenergy production from wastewater: sustainable strategies, challenges, and techno-economic limitations

A Tawfik, H Niaz, K Qadeer, MA Qyyum, JJ Liu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae-based technologies mitigate the adverse impact of greenhouse gases (GHGs)
by facilitating CO 2 consumption. The pollutants in wastewater can be efficiently utilized for …

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 …