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Bioreduction of iron nitrate hexahydrate by Roselle hibiscus fruit extract: applications
Plants are excellent specimen to encounter cytogenetic and mutagenic agents and they are widely employed in environmental monitoring studies. This...
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Microbially-mediated formation of Ca-Fe carbonates during dissimilatory ferrihydrite reduction: Implications for the origin of sedimentary ankerite
The origin of sedimentary dolomite has become a long-standing problem in the Earth Sciences. Some carbonate minerals like ankerite have the same...
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Reduction of selenite and tellurite by a highly metal-tolerant marine bacterium
Selenium (Se) and tellurium (Te) contaminations in soils and water bodies have been widely reported in recent years. Se(IV) and Te(IV) were regarded...
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Biogenic synthesis of selenium and tellurium nanoparticles by marine bacteria and their biological activity
Selenium (SeNPs) and tellurium nanoparticles (TeNPs) were synthesized by green technology using the three new bacterial marine isolates (strains PL...
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Mechanism of Cr(VI) removal by efficient Cr(VI)-resistant Bacillus mobilis CR3
Cr(VI) is a hazardous environmental pollutant that poses significant risks to ecosystems and human health. We successfully isolated a novel strain of B...
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Microbes, Metal(Loid)s and Microbe–Metal(Loid) Interactions in the Context of Mining Industry
Mining activities generate large quantities of wastes which pose threat to aquatic life, environment and human health, if left untreated. The...
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Effects of exogenous riboflavin or cytochrome addition on the cathodic reduction of Cr(VI) in microbial fuel cell with Shewanella putrefaciens
Bioreduction of Cr(VI) is recognized as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method, attracting widespread interest. However, the slow rate...
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Green Asymmetric Reduction of Methylacetophenone
AbstractWe studied the possibility of synthesizing optically pure ( S )-(–)-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanol from the corresponding...
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Biostimulation of indigenous microbes for uranium bioremediation in former U mine water: multidisciplinary approach assessment
Characterizing uranium (U) mine water is necessary to understand and design an effective bioremediation strategy. In this study, water samples from...
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Functionalization of kaolin clay with silver nanoparticles by Murraya koenigii fruit extract-mediated bioreduction process for antimicrobial applications
The emergence of multidrug-resistant microbes and newly outbreaking diseases are one of the major threats before mankind. This paves the way for...
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U (VI) tolerance affects Shewanella sp. RCRI7 biological responses: growth, morphology and bioreduction ability
Native Shewanella sp . RCRI7 is recently counted as an operative bacterium in the uranium bio-reduction. The aim of this study was to investigate the...
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Microbial Remediation Technologies for Chromium Removal: Mechanism, Challenges and Future Prospect
Heavy metal (HM) exposure is regarded as one of the greatest environmental concerns worldwide due to their non-biodegradability, high bioaccumulation...
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Engineering of an ene-reductase for producing the key intermediate of antiepileptic drug Brivaracetam
Abstract( R )-4-Propyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one ( R -PDFO) is the key chiral intermediate for the antiepileptic drug Brivaracetam. Lacking a simple and...
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Optimization of Biocatalytic Production of Enantiopure (S)-1-(4-Methoxyphenyl) Ethanol with Lactobacillus senmaizuke Using the Box–Behnken Design-Based Model
Enantiomerically pure ( S )-1-(4-methoxyphenyl) ethanol is a significant molecule for the production of various drug intermediates. ( S )-1-(4-methoxyphen...
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Biosynthesis approach of copper nanoparticles, physicochemical characterization, cefixime wastewater treatment, and antibacterial activities
The aim of this paper is the green synthesis of copper nanoparticles ( Cu NPs ) via Quinoa seed extract. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results confirmed the...
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Phosphate removal from landfill leachate using ferric iron bioremediation under anaerobic condition
Landfill leachates contain a variety of contaminants including phosphorus, whose entry into the surface waters should be restricted given the...
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Bioreduction of Cr(VI) by Indigenously Isolated Bacterial Strains from Stream Sediment Contaminated with Tannery Waste
The potential of indigenously isolated bacteria from the Estância Velha stream to reduce Cr(VI) was evaluated and also the chromium contamination...
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Enhanced adsorptional-photocatalytic degradation of chloramphenicol by reduced graphene oxide-zinc oxide nanocomposite
Improper discharge of waste dry cell batteries and untreated antibiotics laden effluents to the environment pose serious threat to the sustenance of...
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Valorization of biomass to furfuryl alcohol via chemoenzymatic cascade catalysis by deep eutectic solvent-silica heterogeneous catalyst and reductase biocatalyst in the aqueous system
A new type of metal-free solid acid catalyst ChCl:OA-SG(SiO 2 ) was firstly synthesized by loading deep eutectic solvent ChCl:oxalic acid on silica...
