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Selvaraj D, Dhayabaran NK, Mahizhnan A. An insight on pollutant removal mechanisms in phycoremediation of textile wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:124714-124734. [PMID: 35708812 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21307-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pollutants, including dyes and heavy metals from textile industrial discharge, adversely affect the surface and groundwater resources, and pose a severe risk to the living organisms in the ecosystem. Phycoremediation of wastewater is now an emerging trend, as it is colossally available, inexpensive, eco-friendly, and has many other benefits, with high removal efficiency for undesirable substances, when compared to conventional treatment methods. Algae have a good binding affinity toward nutrients and toxic compounds because of various functional groups on its cell surface by following the mechanisms such as biosorption, bioaccumulation, or alternate biodegradation pathway. Algae-based treatments generate bioenergy feedstock as sludge, mitigate CO2, synthesize high-value-added products, and release oxygenated effluent. Algae when converted into activated carbon also show good potential against contaminants, because of its higher binding efficiency and surface area. This review provides an extensive analysis of different mechanisms involved in removal of undesirable and hazardous substances from textile wastewater using algae as green technology. It could be founded that both biosorption and biodegradation mechanisms were responsible for the removal of dye, organic, and inorganic pollutants. But for the heavy metals removal, biosorption results in higher removal efficiency. Overall, phycoremediation is a convenient technique for substantial conserving of energy demand, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and removing pollutants.
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- Durgadevi Selvaraj
- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India.
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Sharma M, Agarwal S, Agarwal Malik R, Kumar G, Pal DB, Mandal M, Sarkar A, Bantun F, Haque S, Singh P, Srivastava N, Gupta VK. Recent advances in microbial engineering approaches for wastewater treatment: a review. Bioengineered 2023; 14:2184518. [PMID: 37498651 PMCID: PMC10376923 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2023.2184518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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In the present era of global climate change, the scarcity of potable water is increasing both due to natural and anthropogenic causes. Water is the elixir of life, and its usage has risen significantly due to escalating economic activities, widespread urbanization, and industrialization. The increasing water scarcity and rising contamination have compelled, scientists and researchers, to adopt feasible and sustainable wastewater treatment methods in meeting the growing demand for freshwater. Presently, various waste treatment technologies are adopted across the globe, such as physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes. There is a need to replace these technologies with sustainable and green technology that encourages the use of microorganisms since they have proven to be more effective in water treatment processes. The present review article is focused on demonstrating how effectively various microbes can be used in wastewater treatment to achieve environmental sustainability and economic feasibility. The microbial consortium used for water treatment offers many advantages over pure culture. There is an urgent need to develop hybrid treatment technology for the effective remediation of various organic and inorganic pollutants from wastewater.
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- Monika Sharma
- Department of Zoology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Applied Science, RCC Institute of Information Technology Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Laboratory of Applied Stress Biology, Department of Botany, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, India
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- Laboratory of Applied Stress Biology, Department of Botany, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Research and Scientific Studies Unit, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
- Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
- Centre of Medical and Bio-Allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Environmental Studies, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
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Hoque MZ, Alqahtani A, Sankaran S, Anand D, Musa MM, Nzila A, Guerriero G, Siddiqui KS, Ahmad I. Enhanced biodegradation of phenanthrene and anthracene using a microalgal-bacterial consortium. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1227210. [PMID: 37771703 PMCID: PMC10525690 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1227210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemicals that are released into the environment during activities of the petroleum industry. The bioaccumulation, carcinogenic and mutagenic potential of PAHs necessitates the bioremediation of these contaminants. However, bioremediation of PAHs has a number of limitations including the inability of a single microbe to degrade all of the PAH fraction's environmental constituents. Therefore, a different paradigm, employing microalgal-bacterial consortium (MBC), may be used to effectively remove PAHs contaminants. In this type of interaction, the microalgae and bacteria species in the consortium work together in a way that enhances the overall performance of the MBC. Bacterial species in the consortium provide essential nutrients or growth factors by degrading toxic substances and provide these to microalgae, while the microalgae species provide organic carbon for the bacterial species to grow. For the first time, the ability of Gonium pectorale (G. pectorale) microalgae to break down phenanthrene (PHE) and anthracene (ANT) was investigated. Phenanthrene was shown to be more effectively degraded by G. pectorale (98%) as compared to Bacillus licheniformis (B. licheniformis) 19%. Similarly, G. pectorale has effectively degrade anthracene (98%) as compared with B. licheniformis (45%). The consortia of G. pectorale and B. licheniformis has shown a slight increase in the degradation of PHE (96%) and ANT (99%). Our findings show that B. licheniformis did not inhibit the growth of G. pectorale and in the consortia has effectively eliminated the PAHs from the media. Therefore G. pectorale has a tremendous potential to remove PAHs from the polluted environment. Future research will be conducted to assess Gonium's capacity to eliminate PAHs that exhibit high molar masses than that of PHE and ANT.
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- Mubasher Zahir Hoque
- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Hautcharage, Luxembourg
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS), The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Bioengineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Singh A, Pal DB, Kumar S, Srivastva N, Syed A, Elgorban AM, Singh R, Gupta VK. Studies on Zero-cost algae based phytoremediation of dye and heavy metal from simulated wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 342:125971. [PMID: 34852442 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the present study, filamentous algae, an emerging candidate for biofuel and other useful chemical production, has been investigated as a biological adsorbent for the removal of contaminants from synthetic wastewater. Operational parameters were optimized in batch phytoremediation experiments. The adsorption equilibrium isotherm models such as Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevitch and kinetics models such as pseudo-1st and pseudo-2nd order in methylene blue decolorization and Cr(VI) removal were also investigated. The D-R isotherm theory provided the best fit. The pseudo-2nd order model accurately described the adsorption kinetic data. Maximum adsorption capacities were observed to 5.03 mg.g-1 and 0.77 mg.g-1 along with removal efficiencies were achieved to 91.3% and 91.4% for methylene blue and Cr(VI) remediation, respectively. Moreover, intra-particle diffusion kinetic theory was used to describe the mechanism. These outcomes are significant in the development of algae-based zero-cost pollutants removal technology in wastewater treatment.
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- Arvind Singh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri, Dhanbad 828123, India; Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi 835215, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri, Dhanbad 828123, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Studies, Satyawati College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110052, India
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Center for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK.
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Phycoremediation of Synthetic Dyes: An Effective and Eco-Friendly Algal Technology for the Dye Abatement. J CHEM-NY 2021. [DOI: 10.1155/2021/9923643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Rapid industrialization leads to serious environmental hazards due to the increase in the release of pollutants into the environment. Industries that use synthetic dyes for different applications are a predominant source for dye contaminants by releasing the dye in wastewater with pretreatment or without treatment directly into the water bodies, making serious water pollution in the environment. Therefore, it is imperative to safeguard the environment from such contaminants and their associated negative impacts. The conventional treatment method that is used to treat dye-contaminated wastewater is generally costly and has a possibility to produce secondary metabolites. Due to the above problems, the biological method is preferable to treat effluent or dye-contaminated wastewater. Phycoremediation is an algae-based eco-friendly dye abatement technique from contaminated environments. This review highlights the phycoremediation of dyes and its underlying mechanisms along with the information on synthetic dyes, classification, hazardous effects, and other major techniques of dye abatement. This review provides a comprehensive insight into several influencing factors such as pH, temperature, contact time, the dose of algae biomass, and agitation speed, as well as functional groups involved in the phycoremediation process.
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Xie L, Zhou L, Liu T, Xu X. Degradation of disperse blue 2BLN by oleaginous C. sorokiniana XJK. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21915b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, an oil-producing freshwater microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana XJK was identified and used for the degradation of disperse blue 2BLN.
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- Li Xie
- Key Laboratory for Green Process of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shihezi University
- Shihezi
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Process of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shihezi University
- Shihezi
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Process of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shihezi University
- Shihezi
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Process of Chemical Engineering of Xinjiang Bingtuan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shihezi University
- Shihezi
- People's Republic of China
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Application of Microalgae and Fungal-Microalgal Associations for Wastewater Treatment. FUNGAL APPLICATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42852-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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