Elemental sulfur as electron donor and/or acceptor: Mechanisms, applications and perspectives for biological water and wastewater treatment

L Zhang, YY Qiu, Y Zhou, GH Chen… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochemical oxidation and reduction are the principle of biological water and wastewater
treatment, in which electron donor and/or acceptor shall be provided. Elemental sulfur (S 0) …

Treatment and remediation of metal-contaminated water and groundwater in mining areas by biological sulfidogenic processes: A review

Y Li, Q Zhao, M Liu, J Guo, J Xia, J Wang, Y Qiu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in the mining areas leads to serious environmental problems. The
biological sulfidogenic process (BSP) mediated by sulfidogenic bacteria has been …

Elemental sulfur redox bioconversion for selective recovery of phosphorus from Fe/Al-bound phosphate-rich anaerobically digested sludge: Sulfur oxidation or sulfur …

Q Sui, L Liu, L Hu, Y Zhou, J Li, L Zhou, D Fang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The biological oxidation of elemental sulfur (S 0) to sulfate and the reduction of S 0 to sulfide
provide a potential route for extracting and reclaiming phosphorus (P) from anaerobically …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of heavy metals using a novel sulfidogenic AMD treatment system with sulfur reduction: Configuration, performance, critical parameters and …

R Sun, Y Li, N Lin, C Ou, X Wang, L Zhang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel sulfidogenic acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment system with a sulfur reduction
process was developed. During the 220-d operation,> 99.9% of 380-mg/L ferric, 150-mg/L …

[HTML][HTML] Selective removal and recovery of gallium and germanium from synthetic zinc refinery residues using biosorption and bioprecipitation

S Saikia, RB Costa, A Sinharoy, MP Cunha… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The depletion of primary ores, the environmental concerns related to mining activities, and
the need to promote circular economy has drawn attention to the recycling of metallic …

Insights into the superior bioavailability of biogenic sulfur from the view of its unique properties: the key role of trace organic substances

W Li, L Zhu, C Pan, W Chen, D Xu, D Kang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Elemental sulfur (S0) is widely utilized in environmental pollution control, while its low
bioavailability has become a bottleneck for S0-based biotechnologies. Biogenic sulfur (bio …

[HTML][HTML] Biokinetics of microbial consortia using biogenic sulfur as a novel electron donor for sustainable denitrification

A Kostrytsia, S Papirio, L Morrison, UZ Ijaz… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the biokinetics of autotrophic denitrification with biogenic S 0 (ADBIOS) for the
treatment of nitrogen pollution in wastewaters were investigated. The used biogenic S 0, a …

Biotechnology of microorganisms from coal environments: from environmental remediation to energy production

NS Akimbekov, I Digel, KT Tastambek, AK Marat… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite the wide perception that coal environments are extreme habitats,
they harbor resident microbial communities. Coal-associated habitats, such as coal mine …

Adaptability of sulfur-disproportionating bacteria for mine water remediation under the pressures of heavy metal ions and high sulfate content

YY Qiu, J Zou, J Xia, H Li, Y Zhen, Y Yang, J Guo… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological sulfide production processes mediated by sulfate/sulfur reduction have gained
attention for metal removal from industrial wastewater (eg, mine water (MW) and …

Self-accelerating sulfur reduction via polysulfide to realize a high-rate sulfidogenic reactor for wastewater treatment

L Zhang, Z Zhang, R Sun, S Liang, GH Chen, F Jiang - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Sulfur reduction is a promising alternative to sulfate reduction as it can generate sulfide at a
low cost for the precipitation of heavy metals or autotrophic denitrification in wastewater …