Facing Lethal Impacts of Industrialization via Green and Sustainable Microbial Removal of Hazardous Pollutants and Nanobioremediation

2020 ◽  
pp. 133-160
Author(s):  
Basma A. Omran
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Pollutants ◽  
Microbial Removal

Maize Stalk as Natural Ion Exchanger for Hazardous Pollutants

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 1726-1731
Author(s):  
Nicoleta Mirela Marin ◽  
Luoana Florentina Pascu ◽  
Ioana Stanculescu ◽  
Ovidiu Iordache ◽  
Denisa Jianu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Kinetic Models ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Ion Exchanger ◽  
Exchange Equilibrium ◽  
Waste Waters ◽  
Cationic Species ◽  
Hazardous Pollutants ◽  
Tailing Ponds

This paper recommends maize stalk as a cheap natural ion exchanger. Ion exchange equilibrium was studied using thermodynamic and kinetic models. The results showed a high selectivity towards cationic species of antimony (III), molybdenum (VI), lead (II) and arsenium (III). Waste waters and sediments from tailing ponds samples were analysed.

Microbiological Detoxification of Hazardous Organic Contaminants: The Crucial Role of Substrate Interactions

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 403-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. Rittmann
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Substrate Utilization ◽  
Energy Flows ◽  
Hazardous Pollutants ◽  
Primary Substrate ◽  
Substrate Types

Microbiological detoxification of hazardous organic pollutants is highly promising, but its reliable implementation requires a sophisticated understanding of several different substrate types and how they interact. This paper carefully defines the substrate types and explains how their interactions affect the bacteria's electron and energy flows, information flow, and degradative activity. For example, primary substrates, which are essential for growth and maintenance of the bacteria, also interact with degradation of specific hazardous pollutants by being inducers, inhibitors, and direct or indirect cosubstrates. The target contaminants, which often are secondary substrates, also have the interactive roles of self-inhibitor, inhibitor of primary-substrate utilization, inducer, and a part of an aggregate primary substrate.

Efficient photocatalytic degradation of hazardous pollutants by homemade kitchen blender novel technique via 2D-material of few-layer MXene nanosheets

Chemosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 130984
Author(s):  
V. Thirumal ◽  
R. Yuvakkumar ◽  
P. Senthil Kumar ◽  
S.P. Keerthana ◽  
G. Ravi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
2D Material ◽  
Novel Technique ◽  
Hazardous Pollutants

scholarly journals Decompression sickness risk in rats by microbial removal of dissolved gas

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (3) ◽  
pp. R677-R682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan R. Kayar ◽  
Terry L. Miller ◽  
Meyer J. Wolin ◽  
Eugenia O. Aukhert ◽  
Milton J. Axley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
High Pressures ◽  
Decompression Sickness ◽  
Body Burden ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dissolved Gas ◽  
Hyperbaric Chamber ◽  
Methanobrevibacter Smithii ◽  
Water Rate ◽  
Microbial Removal

We present a method for reducing the risk of decompression sickness (DCS) in rats exposed to high pressures of H2. Suspensions of the human colonic microbe Methanobrevibacter smithii were introduced via a colonic cannula into the large intestines of the rats. While the rats breathed H2in a hyperbaric chamber, the microbe metabolized some of the H2diffusing into the intestine, converting H2and CO2to methane and water. Rate of release of methane from the rats, which was monitored by gas chromatography, varied with chamber H2pressure. This rate was higher during decompression than during compression, suggesting that during decompression the microbe was metabolizing H2stored in the rats’ tissues. Rats treated with M. smithii had a 25% (5 of 20) incidence of DCS, which was significantly lower ( P < 0.01) than the 56% (28 of 50) incidence of untreated controls, brought on by a standardized compression and decompression sequence. Thus using a microbe in the intestine to remove an estimated 5% of the body burden of H2reduced DCS risk by more than one-half. This method of biochemical decompression may potentially facilitate human diving.

scholarly journals Microbial Removal of Pb(II) Using an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Reactor

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 512
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Chimhundi ◽  
Carla Hörstmann ◽  
Evans M. N. Chirwa ◽  
Hendrik G. Brink
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Process ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge ◽  
Reduction Potentials ◽  
Oxidation Reduction ◽  
Anaerobic Sludge Blanket ◽  
Microbial Removal ◽  
Maximum Removal

The main objective of this study was to achieve the continuous biorecovery and bioreduction of Pb(II) using an industrially obtained consortia as a biocatalyst. An upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor was used in the treatment process. The bioremediation technique that was applied made use of a yeast extract as the microbial substrate and Pb(NO3)2 as the source of Pb(II). The UASB reactor exhibited removal efficiencies of between 90 and 100% for the inlet Pb concentrations from 80 to 2000 ppm and a maximum removal rate of 1948.4 mg/(L·d) was measured. XRD and XPS analyses of the precipitate revealed the presence of Pb0, PbO, PbS and PbSO4. Supporting experimental work carried out included growth measurements, pH, oxidation–reduction potentials and nitrate levels.

Facile single-step synthesis of MXene@CNTs hybrid nanocomposite by CVD method to remove hazardous pollutants

Chemosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 131733
Author(s):  
V. Thirumal ◽  
R. Yuvakkumar ◽  
P. Senthil Kumar ◽  
G. Ravi ◽  
S.P. Keerthana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Step ◽  
Hybrid Nanocomposite ◽  
Cvd Method ◽  
Hazardous Pollutants

Role of hydraulic retention time and granular medium in microbial removal in tertiary treatment reed beds

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 2645-2653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Garcı́a ◽  
Joan Vivar ◽  
Maria Aromir ◽  
Rafael Mujeriego
Keyword(s):  
Retention Time ◽  
Granular Medium ◽  
Hydraulic Retention Time ◽  
Tertiary Treatment ◽  
Reed Beds ◽  
Microbial Removal

Swift catalytic reduction of hazardous pollutants by new generation microgels

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinai Kumar Singh ◽  
Krishna Kumar ◽  
Nishant Singh ◽  
Rudramani Tiwari ◽  
S. Krishnamoorthi
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Reduction ◽  
Cross Linker ◽  
Hazardous Pollutants ◽  
New Generation ◽  
First Time

In this manuscript, we first time report the new generation microgel synthesis without using any divinyl functionalized cross-linker. New generation less crosslinked microgel structure has been achieved by optimizing the...

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