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Battaglia-Brunet F, Nancucheo I, Jacob J, Joulian C. Sulphidogenic Bioprocesses for Acid Mine Water Treatment and Selective Recovery of Arsenic and Metals. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39190202 DOI: 10.1007/10_2024_264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Human communities need water and mineral resources, the supply of which requires the implementation of recycling and saving strategies. Both closed and active mining sites could beneficiate of the implementation of nature-based solutions, including bioreactors involving sulphate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP), in order to separate and recover arsenic (As) and metals from aqueous stream while producing clean water. Selective precipitation strategies can be designed based on the selection of microbial communities adapted to the pH conditions, generally acidic, and to available low-cost electron donors. Laboratory batch and continuous experiments must be implemented for each type of mine water in order to determine the optimal flow-sheet in which As could be precipitated as sulphides (orpiment or realgar), inside the bioreactor or offline, through stripping of biologically produced hydrogen sulphides (H2S). The respective concentrations and proportions of As and metals and the initial acid mine drainage pH are key parameters that will influence the feasibility of efficient selective precipitation. SRP-based bioreactors could be combined with complementary treatment steps in optimised mine water management solutions that will minimise the production of As-contaminated end-solid waste.
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile
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Nancucheo I, Segura A, Hernández P, Canales C, Benito N, Arranz A, Romero-Sáez M, Recio-Sánchez G. Bio-recovery of CuS nanoparticles from the treatment of acid mine drainage with potential photocatalytic and antibacterial applications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:166194. [PMID: 37567303 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166194] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
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In the present work, CuS nanoparticles were biorecovered from a real acid mine drainage (AMD) and its photocatalytic and antibacterial activities were studied. CuS were formed by delivering biogenic H2S produced by a continuous sulfidogenic bioreactor to an off-line vessel containing the AMD. The main physico-chemical properties of CuS nanoparticles were analyzed by UV-vis spectroscopy, TEM, FE-SEM, XRD and XPS. Moreover, its photocatalytic activity on the photodegradation of organic dyes in water and its antibacterial activity against several bacterial strains were studied and compared with CuS nanoparticles synthetized from a CuSO4 aqueous solution based on the same synthesis method. CuS nanoparticles from the real AMD showed similar physico-chemical properties and photocatalytic and antibacterial activities in comparison to CuS nanoparticles formed with the copper solutions. These results open the way to recover valorous CuS nanoparticles from AMD with potential industrial applications using a metal bioremediation process based on sulfidogenic bioreactors.
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- Iván Nancucheo
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1547, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1547, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1547, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1547, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Spain
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- Grupo Química Básica, Aplicada y Ambiente-ALQUIMIA, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Aplicadas, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1547, Concepción, Chile.
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Frederico TD, Nancucheo I, Santos WCB, Oliveira RRM, Buzzi DC, Pires ES, Silva PMP, Lucheta AR, Alves JO, Oliveira GCD, Bitencourt JAP. Comparison of two acidophilic sulfidogenic consortia for the treatment of acidic mine water. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1048412. [DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1048412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Sulfate-reducing bioreactors are a biotechnological alternative for the treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD). In this study, two separate bioreactors with pH and temperature-controlled (Bio I and II) were operated with two different acidophilic microbial consortia to determine their efficiencies in sulfate removal from a synthetic acidic mine water. The bioreactors were operated for 302 days in continuous flow mode under the same parameters: fed with a sulfate solution of ∼30 mM with a pH of 2.5, the temperature at 30°C, stirred gently at 40 rpm and using a continuous stream of nitrogen to help remove the H2S produced in the bioreactor. The glycerol consumption, acetate production, and sulfate removal were monitored throughout the course of the experiment. The community composition and potential metabolic functional groups were analyzed via 16S rRNA partial gene sequencing. Bio I consortium reduced the sulfate, achieving a range of sulfate concentration from 4.7 to 19 mM in the effluent liquor. The removal of sulfate in Bio II was between 5.6 and 18 mM. Both bioreactors’ communities showed the presence of the genus Desulfosporosinus as the main sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Despite differences in microbial composition, both bioreactors have similar potential metabolism, with a higher percentage of microorganisms that can use sulfate in respiration. Overall, both bioreactors showed similar performance in treating acidic mine water containing mostly sulfate using two different acidophilic sulfidogenic consortia obtained from different global locations.
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Jeevanandam J, Kiew SF, Boakye-Ansah S, Lau SY, Barhoum A, Danquah MK, Rodrigues J. Green approaches for the synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using microbial and plant extracts. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:2534-2571. [PMID: 35133391 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08144f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Green synthesis approaches are gaining significance as promising routes for the sustainable preparation of nanoparticles, offering reduced toxicity towards living organisms and the environment. Nanomaterials produced by green synthesis approaches can offer additional benefits, including reduced energy inputs and lower production costs than traditional synthesis, which bodes well for commercial-scale production. The biomolecules and phytochemicals extracted from microbes and plants, respectively, are active compounds that function as reducing and stabilizing agents for the green synthesis of nanoparticles. Microorganisms, such as bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and algae, have been used in nanomaterials' biological synthesis for some time. Furthermore, the use of plants or plant extracts for metal and metal-based hybrid nanoparticle synthesis represents a novel green synthesis approach that has attracted significant research interest. This review discusses various biosynthesis approaches via microbes and plants for the green preparation of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles and provides insights into the molecular aspects of the synthesis mechanisms and biomedical applications. The use of agriculture waste as a potential bioresource for nanoparticle synthesis and biomedical applications of biosynthesized nanoparticles is also discussed.
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- Jaison Jeevanandam
- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
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- Curtin Malaysia Research Institute, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia
- Sarawak Biovalley Pilot Plant, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Rowan University, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Nanostruc, Research Group, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt
- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, D09 Y074 Dublin, Ireland
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA
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- CQM - Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Nano Energy Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Rajeshkumar S, Santhoshkumar J, Vanaja M, Sivaperumal P, Ponnanikajamideen M, Ali D, Arunachalam K. Evaluation of Zebrafish Toxicology and Biomedical Potential of Aeromonas hydrophila Mediated Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:7969825. [PMID: 35126821 PMCID: PMC8816573 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7969825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present study deals with extracellular synthesis and characterization of copper sulfide (CuS) nanoparticles using Aeromonas hydrophila, and the biological applications of the synthesized CuS like antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activity were reported. Further, the toxicological effects of the CuS were evaluated using zebrafish as an animal model. The primary step of the synthesis was carried out by adding the precursor copper sulfates to the culture supernatant of Aeromonas hydrophila. The UV-visible spectrophotometer was used to characterize the synthesized nanoparticles, and the peak was obtained at 307 nm through the reduction process. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was involved to find out the functional groups (carboxylic acid, alcohols, alkanes, and nitro compounds) associated with copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuS-NPs). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to characterize the CuS topographically, and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed about 200 nm sized CuS nanoparticles with agglomerated structures. Overall, the characterized nanoparticles can be considered as a potential candidate with therapeutic proficiencies as antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory mediator/agents.
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- S. Rajeshkumar
- Centre for Transdisciplinary Research, Nanobiomedicine Lab, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, SIMATS, Chennai 600077, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science (SIMATS), 602105, Chennai, India
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- SPKCES, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi, 627410 Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Transdisciplinary Research, Nanobiomedicine Lab, Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, SIMATS, Chennai 600077, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Centre, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Science and Mathematics, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Mulungushi University, Kabwe 80415, Zambia
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Jeevanandam J, Kiew SF, Boakye-Ansah S, Lau SY, Barhoum A, Danquah MK, Rodrigues J. Green approaches for the synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using microbial and plant extracts. NANOSCALE 2022. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr08144f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Green synthesis approaches are gaining significance as promising routes for the sustainable preparation of nanoparticles, offering reduced toxicity towards living organisms and the environment.
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- Jaison Jeevanandam
- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- Curtin Malaysia Research Institute, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia
- Sarawak Biovalley Pilot Plant, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Rowan University, Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia, CDT 250, 98009 Miri Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Nanostruc, Research Group, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt
- School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, D09 Y074 Dublin, Ireland
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA
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- CQM – Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Nano Energy Materials, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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The interest in metal sulfide precipitation has recently increased given its capacity to efficiently recover several metals and metalloids from different aqueous sources, including wastewaters and hydrometallurgical solutions. This article reviews recent studies about metal sulfide precipitation, considering that the most relevant review article on the topic was published in 2010. Thus, our review emphasizes and focuses on the overall process and its main unit operations. This study follows the flow diagram definition, discussing the recent progress in the application of this process on different aqueous matrices to recover/remove diverse metals/metalloids from them, in addition to kinetic reaction and reactor types, different sulfide sources, precipitate behavior, improvements in solid–liquid separation, and future perspectives. The features included in this review are: operational conditions in terms of pH and Eh to perform a selective recovery of different metals contained in an aqueous source, the aggregation/colloidal behavior of precipitates, new materials for controlling sulfide release, and novel solid–liquid separation processes based on membrane filtration. It is therefore relevant that the direct production of nanoparticles (Nps) from this method could potentially become a future research approach with important implications on unit operations, which could possibly expand to several applications.
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Abdelaal MM, Hung TC, Mohamed SG, Yang CC, Huang HP, Hung TF. A Comparative Study of the Influence of Nitrogen Content and Structural Characteristics of NiS/Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanocomposites on Capacitive Performances in Alkaline Medium. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1867. [PMID: 34361250 PMCID: PMC8308313 DOI: 10.3390/nano11071867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Supercapacitors (SCs) have been regarded as alternative electrochemical energy storage devices; however, optimizing the electrode materials to further enhance their specific energy and retain their rate capability is highly essential. Herein, the influence of nitrogen content and structural characteristics (i.e., porous and non-porous) of the NiS/nitrogen-doped carbon nanocomposites on their electrochemical performances in an alkaline electrolyte is explored. Due to their distinctive surface and the structural features of the porous carbon (A-PVP-NC), the as-synthesized NiS/A-PVP-NC nanocomposites not only reveal a high wettability with 6 M KOH electrolyte and less polarization but also exhibit remarkable rate capability (101 C/g at 1 A/g and 74 C/g at 10 A/g). Although non-porous carbon (PI-NC) possesses more nitrogen content than the A-PVP-NC, the specific capacity output from the latter at 10 A/g is 3.7 times higher than that of the NiS/PI-NC. Consequently, our findings suggest that the surface nature and porous architectures that exist in carbon materials would be significant factors affecting the electrochemical behavior of electrode materials compared to nitrogen content.
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- Mohamed M. Abdelaal
- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan District, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (M.M.A.); (T.-C.H.); (C.-C.Y.); (H.-P.H.)
- Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS), Tabbin, Helwan 109, Cairo 11421, Egypt;
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan District, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (M.M.A.); (T.-C.H.); (C.-C.Y.); (H.-P.H.)
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- Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS), Tabbin, Helwan 109, Cairo 11421, Egypt;
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan District, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (M.M.A.); (T.-C.H.); (C.-C.Y.); (H.-P.H.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan District, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan District, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan District, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (M.M.A.); (T.-C.H.); (C.-C.Y.); (H.-P.H.)
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- Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, 84 Gungjuan Rd., Taishan District, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan; (M.M.A.); (T.-C.H.); (C.-C.Y.); (H.-P.H.)
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Dual fluorometric and colorimetric sensor based on quenching effect of copper (II) sulfate on the copper nanocluster for determination of sulfide ion in water samples. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.112030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Qian Z, Tianwei H, Mackey HR, van Loosdrecht MCM, Guanghao C. Recent advances in dissimilatory sulfate reduction: From metabolic study to application. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 150:162-181. [PMID: 30508713 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a group of diverse anaerobic microorganisms omnipresent in natural habitats and engineered environments that use sulfur compounds as the electron acceptor for energy metabolism. Dissimilatory sulfate reduction (DSR)-based techniques mediated by SRB have been utilized in many sulfate-containing wastewater treatment systems worldwide, particularly for acid mine drainage, groundwater, sewage and industrial wastewater remediation. However, DSR processes are often operated suboptimally and disturbances are common in practical application. To improve the efficiency and robustness of SRB-based processes, it is necessary to study SRB metabolism and operational conditions. In this review, the mechanisms of DSR processes are reviewed and discussed focusing on intracellular and extracellular electron transfer with different electron donors (hydrogen, organics, methane and electrodes). Based on the understanding of the metabolism of SRB, responses of SRB to environmental stress (pH-, temperature-, and salinity-related stress) are summarized at the species and community levels. Application in these stressed conditions is discussed and future research is proposed. The feasibility of recovering energy and resources such as biohydrogen, hydrocarbons, polyhydroxyalkanoates, magnetite and metal sulfides through the use of SRB were investigated but some long-standing questions remain unanswered. Linking the existing scientific understanding and observations to practical application is the challenge as always for promotion of SRB-based techniques.
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- Zeng Qian
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
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- Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Water Technology Center, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Wastewater Treatment Laboratory, FYT Graduate School, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Nansha, Guangzhou, China.
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