[HTML][HTML] Algal Bioremediation of heavy metals: An insight into removal mechanisms, recovery of by-products, challenges, and future opportunities

M Chugh, L Kumar, MP Shah, N Bharadvaja - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, modern techniques have gained attention for the remediation of heavy metals
present in wastewater. Biological processes have been explored and employed as they …

Seaweed products for the future: Using current tools to develop a sustainable food industry

MJ Blikra, T Altintzoglou, T Løvdal, G Rognså… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Although commonly consumed in Asia, seaweeds are a largely underutilized
food source in the Western world. However, interest is rising, and seaweeds have a major …

[HTML][HTML] Application of response surface methodology and box–behnken design for the optimization of mercury removal by Ulva sp.

N Ferreira, T Viana, B Henriques, DS Tavares… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a global and top priority contaminant, toxic at low concentrations. Although it
has been progressively eliminated from processes, this metal continues to circulate in the …

A critical review of the recovery of rare earth elements from wastewater by algae for resources recycling technologies

Y Cao, P Shao, Y Chen, X Zhou, L Yang, H Shi… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are important strategic resources reserved by countries in the
21st century, especially in light of a global supply crisis stemming from the increasing …

Ulva lactuca: A bioindicator for anthropogenic contamination and its environmental remediation capacity

MM Areco, VN Salomone… - Marine Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal regions are subjected to degradation due to anthropogenic pollution. Effluents
loaded with variable concentrations of heavy metal, persistent organic pollutant, as well as …

[HTML][HTML] The bioremediation potential of Ulva lactuca (chlorophyta) causing green tide in marchica lagoon (NE Morocco, Mediterranean Sea): Biomass, heavy metals …

A Rahhou, M Layachi, M Akodad, N El Ouamari… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollution by heavy metals is one of the most serious issues in the world, and the principal
sources are manufacturing, fertilizers, mining, pesticides, transport, and wastewater …

Insight into the mechanisms involved in the removal of toxic, rare earth, and platinum elements from complex mixtures by Ulva sp.

T Viana, B Henriques, N Ferreira, RJB Pinto… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hazardous leachate/effluent from fluorescent lamps contains potentially toxic elements such
as Hg and Pb, and critical raw materials such as rare earth elements (REEs). This work …

A green method based on living macroalgae for the removal of rare-earth elements from contaminated waters

J Pinto, B Henriques, J Soares, M Costa, M Dias… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Low recycling rates of rare earth elements (REEs) are a consequence of inefficient,
expensive and/or contaminating methods currently available for their extraction from solid …

Cyanidiales-Based Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

HL Kharel, I Shrestha, M Tan, M Nikookar, N Saraei… - BioTech, 2023 - mdpi.com
With growing urbanization and ongoing development activities, the consumption of heavy
metals has been increasing globally. Although heavy metals are vital for the survival of living …

Graphene oxide/polyethyleneimine aerogel for high-performance mercury sorption from natural waters

A Bessa, B Henriques, G Goncalves, G Irurueta… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of effective sorbent materials to remove mercury (Hg) from real waters is a
challenge. Here, we report the simple preparation of high-performance GOPEI aerogel for …