Bioremediation of heavy metals using microalgae: recent advances and mechanisms

YK Leong, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Five heavy metals namely, arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb) and
mercury (Hg) are carcinogenic and show toxicity even at trace amounts, posing threats to …

Chromium biogeochemical behaviour in soil-plant systems and remediation strategies: A critical review

M Ao, X Chen, T Deng, S Sun, Y Tang, JL Morel… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) is a toxic heavy metal that is heavily discharged into the soil environment
due to its widespread use and mining. High Cr levels may pose toxic hazards to plants …

[HTML][HTML] Algal Bioremediation of heavy metals: An insight into removal mechanisms, recovery of by-products, challenges, and future opportunities

M Chugh, L Kumar, MP Shah, N Bharadvaja - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, modern techniques have gained attention for the remediation of heavy metals
present in wastewater. Biological processes have been explored and employed as they …

Algae in wastewater treatment, mechanism, and application of biomass for production of value-added product

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, RF Turco, Z Aminikhoei… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollutants can enter water bodies at various point and non-point sources, and
wastewater discharge remains a major pathway. Wastewater treatment effectively reduces …

Emerging prospects of mixotrophic microalgae: Way forward to sustainable bioprocess for environmental remediation and cost-effective biofuels

AK Patel, YY Choi, SJ Sim - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Algal bioremediation becoming most fascinating to produce biomass as biofuels feedstock
while remediating wastes, also improving carbon-footprint through carbon capturing and …

Hexavalent chromium removal from water by microalgal-based materials: adsorption, desorption and recovery studies

E Daneshvar, MJ Zarrinmehr, M Kousha… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study presents a comprehensive comparison towards the potential of different
microalgal-based materials for the removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) from water …

Citric acid assisted phytoextraction of chromium by sunflower; morpho-physiological and biochemical alterations in plants

M Farid, S Ali, M Rizwan, Q Ali, F Abbas… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil and water contamination from heavy metals and metalloids is one of the most discussed
and burning global issues due to its potential to cause the scarcity of healthy food and safe …

Advances in the removal of Cr (III) from spent industrial effluents—A review

K Staszak, I Kruszelnicka, D Ginter-Kramarczyk… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The review presents advances in the removal of Cr (III) from the industrial effluents
published in the last ten years. Although Cr (III) has low solubility and is less dangerous for …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae in removing heavy metals from wastewater–An advanced green technology for urban wastewater treatment

U Sarma, ME Hoque, A Thekkangil… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The wastewater bioremediation is an emerging research area to meet the
existing/increasing water crisis challenges. The Heavy metals persist in water bodies, which …

[HTML][HTML] Green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii can effectively remove diclofenac from the water environment–A new perspective on biotransformation

I Liakh, D Harshkova, P Hrouzek, K Bišová… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of unicellular algae to remove xenobiotics (including drugs) from wastewaters is
one of the rapidly developing areas of environmental protection. Numerous data indicate …