Recent advances in heavy metal recovery from wastewater by biogenic sulfide precipitation

M Kumar, M Nandi, K Pakshirajan - Journal of environmental management, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological sulfide precipitation by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) is an emerging technique
for the recovery of heavy metals from metal contaminated wastewater. Advantages of this …

Review of metal sulphide precipitation

AE Lewis - Hydrometallurgy, 2010 - Elsevier
Although there have been numerous studies on metal sulphide precipitation, the research
field as a whole is not well integrated. This paper reviews the disparate areas of study into …

Optimization of sulfate leaching from Phosphogypsum for efficient bioreduction in a batch bioreactor using a sulfate-reducing microbial consortium

M Danouche, A Bounaga, R Boulif, Y Zeroual… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphogypsum (PG) is generated annually from phosphoric acid production. This by-
product contains 50% of sulfate (SO 4 2−), which can be recycled biologically. Biorecovery …

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 …

Insights into the effects of operating parameters on sulfate reduction performance and microbial pathways in the anaerobic sequencing batch reactor

J Xue, Y Yao, W Li, K Shi, G Ma, Y Qiao, D Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-based anaerobic process has aroused wide
concern in the treatment of sulfate-containing wastewater. Chemical oxygen demand-to …

Bioassessment of heavy metal toxicity and enhancement of heavy metal removal by sulfate-reducing bacteria in the presence of zero valent iron

J Guo, Y Kang, Y Feng - Journal of environmental management, 2017 - Elsevier
A simple and valid toxicity evaluation of Zn 2+, Mn 2+ and Cr 6+ on sulfate-reducing bacteria
(SRB) and heavy metal removal were investigated using the SRB system and SRB+ Fe 0 …

Spontaneous electrochemical removal of aqueous sulfide

PK Dutta, K Rabaey, Z Yuan, J Keller - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
Most of the existing sulfide removal processes from wastewaters and waste gases require
substantial amounts of energy inputs. Here we present an electrochemical method by …

An overview of sulfidogenic biological reactors for the simultaneous treatment of sulfate and heavy metal rich wastewater

MG Kiran, K Pakshirajan, G Das - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial precipitation of heavy metals by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) through sulfate
reduction as corresponding sulfides is being seen as a promising technique for the …

Acid mine drainage treatment in fluidized-bed bioreactors by sulfate-reducing bacteria: a critical review

S Papirio, DK Villa-Gomez, G Esposito… - Critical reviews in …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Acid mine drainage is an important environmental problem related to the release of acidic,
sulfate-, and metal-containing wastewater into the environment. Sulfate-reducing bacteria …

Impact of SRT on the efficiency and microbial community of sequential anaerobic and aerobic membrane bioreactors for the treatment of textile industry wastewater

A Yurtsever, B Calimlioglu, E Sahinkaya - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of SRT (infinite, 60 and 30 days) on the
treatment and filtration characteristics of sequential anaerobic sulfate-reducing and aerobic …