Recent advances and challenges towards sustainable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production

C Kourmentza, J Plácido, N Venetsaneas… - Bioengineering, 2017 - mdpi.com
Sustainable biofuels, biomaterials, and fine chemicals production is a critical matter that
research teams around the globe are focusing on nowadays. Polyhydroxyalkanoates …

Microbial decolouration of azo dyes: a review

M Solís, A Solís, HI Pérez, N Manjarrez, M Flores - Process Biochemistry, 2012 - Elsevier
The textile industry is a substantial consumer of water and produces enormous volumes of
contaminated water; the most important contaminants are azo dyes. Microbial processes for …

A critical review of volatile fatty acids produced from waste activated sludge: enhanced strategies and its applications

K Luo, Y Pang, Q Yang, D Wang, X Li, M Lei… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
This paper reviews the recent achievements in the enhanced production of volatile fatty
acids (VFAs) from waste activated sludge (WAS). The enhanced strategies are divided into …

Mechanistic antimicrobial approach of extracellularly synthesized silver nanoparticles against gram positive and gram negative bacteria

DP Tamboli, DS Lee - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The development of eco-friendly and reliable processes for the synthesis of nanoparticles
has attracted considerable interest in nanotechnology. In this study, an extracellular enzyme …

Changes in microbial community diversity, composition, and functions upon nitrate and Cr (VI) contaminated groundwater

Y Hu, T Liu, N Chen, C Feng - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the increasing occurrences of nitrate and Cr (VI) pollution globally, microbially driven
pollutant reduction and its interaction effects were of growing interest. Despite the increasing …

Biotechnological production of polyhydroxyalkanoates: a review on trends and latest developments

B Singh Saharan, A Grewal… - Chinese Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) producers have been reported to reside at various ecological
niches which are naturally or accidently exposed to high organic matter or growth limited …

Utilization of vinasse for production of poly-3-(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) by Haloferax mediterranei

A Bhattacharyya, A Pramanik, SK Maji, S Haldar… - AMB express, 2012 - Springer
Vinasse, a highly polluting waste of the ethanol industry was utilized for the production of
polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by the extremely halophilic archaeon, Haloferax mediterranei …

Performance of a newly isolated salt-tolerant yeast strain Pichia occidentalis G1 for degrading and detoxifying azo dyes

L Song, Y Shao, S Ning, L Tan - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
A salt-tolerant yeast named G1 which could decolorize various azo dyes was recently
isolated and identified as Pichia occidentalis. Systematic researches on characterization …

Development of a bioreactor for remediation of textile effluent and dye mixture: a plant–bacterial synergistic strategy

AN Kabra, RV Khandare, SP Govindwar - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
The objective of the present work was to develop a plant–bacterial synergistic system for
efficient treatment of the textile effluents. Decolorization of the dye Scarlet RR and a dye …

An overview of neonicotinoids: biotransformation and biodegradation by microbiological processes

CS Anjos, RN Lima, ALM Porto - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Neonicotinoids are a class of pesticides widely used in different phases of agricultural crops.
Similar to other classes of pesticides, they can damage human and environmental health if …