Biosurfactants: multifunctional biomolecules of the 21st century

DKF Santos, RD Rufino, JM Luna, VA Santos… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the era of global industrialisation, the exploration of natural resources has served as a
source of experimentation for science and advanced technologies, giving rise to the …

Use of surfactants for the remediation of contaminated soils: a review

X Mao, R Jiang, W Xiao, J Yu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to the great harm caused by soil contamination, there is an increasing interest to apply
surfactants to the remediation of a variety of contaminated soils worldwide. This review …

Underlying mechanisms responsible for restriction of uptake and translocation of heavy metals (metalloids) by selenium via root application in plants

RW Feng, LZ Wang, JG Yang, PP Zhao, YM Zhu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since selenium (Se) was shown to be an essential element for humans in 1957, the
biofortification of Se to crops via foliar spraying or soil fertilization has been performed for …

Bioremediation of toxic heavy metals (THMs) contaminated sites: concepts, applications and challenges

Z Rahman, VP Singh - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination is a global issue, where the prevalent contaminants are arsenic
(As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr)(VI), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb). More often, they are …

Bioavailability of heavy metals in soil: impact on microbial biodegradation of organic compounds and possible improvement strategies

AO Olaniran, A Balgobind, B Pillay - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Co-contamination of the environment with toxic chlorinated organic and heavy metal
pollutants is one of the major problems facing industrialized nations today. Heavy metals …

Recent development of double chamber microbial fuel cell for hexavalent chromium waste removal

ARP Hidayat, AR Widyanto, A Asranudin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI) is a highly toxic and carcinogenic form of chromium (Cr) metal
and can enter the environment through improper treatment of industrial wastewater …

The role of microplastics biofilm in accumulation of trace metals in aquatic environments

O Stabnikova, V Stabnikov, A Marinin, M Klavins… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Microplastics are one of the major contaminants of aquatic nature where they can interact
with organic and inorganic pollutants, including trace metals, and adsorb them. At the same …

Microbial fuel cells for bioelectricity generation through reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater: A review

MJ Uddin, YK Jeong, W Lee - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The study proposes the use of microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology to reduce toxic Cr (VI)
present in industrial wastewater to less toxic trivalent chromium [Cr (III)], while generating …

Biosurfactants enhanced heavy metals removal from sludge in the electrokinetic treatment

J Tang, J He, X Xin, H Hu, T Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
High content of heavy metals in the sludge was the obstacle of sludge land application and
resource recycling. In this work, rhamnolipid, saponin and sophorolipid were used to …

Removal of heavy metal from sludge by the combined application of a biodegradable biosurfactant and complexing agent in enhanced electrokinetic treatment

J Tang, J He, T Liu, X Xin, H Hu - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, the heavy metal removal potentiality of an electrokinetic (EK) decontamination
treatment enhanced by a biodegradable complexing agent Tetrasodium of N, N-bis …