Overview of fungal bioleaching of metals
Environmental Advances, 2021 This article has reviewed the progress that has been made in bioleaching research of metals using filamentous fungi. This review has focused on fungal bioleaching from various metal sources, including mine tailings, electronic waste, solid mine wastes ...
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Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Contributions of Citric and Citramalic Acids to Rare Earth Bioleaching by a Paecilomyces Fungus [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Conventional methods for extracting rare earth elements from monazite ore require high energy inputs and produce environmentally damaging waste streams. Bioleaching offers a potentially more environmentally friendly alternative extraction process.
Vanessa L. Brisson +4 more
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Improved uranium bioleaching in brackish environments via microbial consortium using RSM based modelling and optimization [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBioleaching is a prominent method among eco-friendly techniques. The efficiency of bioleaching is reduced by the presence of brackish water. Moreover, it has been reported that the most successful bioleaching systems are those that include both ...
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Bioleaching as an Eco‐Friendly Nano‐Factory for Sustainable Inorganic Waste Management: Current Advancements, Challenges, and Opportunities [PDF]
ChemistryOpenInorganic waste management and metal recovery technology pose significant challenges to the global research community and policymakers. Bioleaching is an economical, eco‐friendly, and sustainable technology used for extracting metals and nanoparticles ...
Adhish Jaiswal +7 more
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Biofilm engineering through c-di-GMP tuning boosts bioleaching efficiency and arsenic tolerance in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyBioleaching offers a sustainable alternative to conventional metallurgy, but its application is limited by low leaching rates, inhibition by heavy metals, and prolonged adaptation.
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Isolation, Sphalerite Bioleaching, and Whole Genome Sequencing of Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus QBS3 from Zinc-Rich Sulfide Mine Drainage [PDF]
LifeThe genus Acidithiobacillus has been widely used in bioleaching, and novel strains in this genus, such as A. ferriphilus, have also been confirmed to possess bioleaching capabilities.
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Direct genome-scale screening of Gluconobacter oxydans B58 for rare earth element bioleaching [PDF]
Communications BiologyThe transition to a sustainable energy economy will require an enormous increase in the supply of rare earth elements (REEs). Bioleaching offers a promising alternative to conventional hydrometallurgical methods for REE extraction from low-grade ores ...
Sabrina Marecos +10 more
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The use of synthetic agonists of quorum sensing N- acyl homoserine lactone pathway improves the bioleaching ability in Acidithiobacillus and Pseudomonas bacteria [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Metal solubilization from discarded electrical material and electronic devices (e-waste) using the bioleaching capabilities of bacterial cells is highly effective.
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A delve into the exploration of potential bacterial extremophiles used for metal recovery [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2018 A multitude of microbes are involved in the solubilisation of minerals and metals as this approach offers numerous advantages over traditional methods. This strategy is preferred as it is eco-friendly and economical, thus overcoming the drawbacks of the ...
A.S. Deshpande, R. Kumari, A. Prem Rajan
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Microbial Biotechnology, 2009 Contains fulltext : 80498.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
Siezen, R.J., Wilson, G.
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