[HTML][HTML] Biological treatment for the degradation of cyanide: A review

A Alvillo-Rivera, S Garrido-Hoyos, G Buitron… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given that mining is considered to be an essential activity for Mexico's industrial
development, cyanide has been increasingly used to recover precious metals such as gold …

A review on remediation of cyanide containing industrial wastes using biological systems with special reference to enzymatic degradation

M Sharma, Y Akhter, S Chatterjee - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2019 - Springer
Cyanide is a nitrile which is used extensively in many industries like jewelry, mining,
electroplating, plastics, dyes, paints, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and coal coking …

Determination and detoxification of cyanide in gold mine tailings: A review

C Anning, J Wang, P Chen… - Waste Management & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cyanide is among the most toxic chemicals widely employed in the cyanidation process to
leach precious minerals, such as gold and silver, by the minerals processing companies …

Treatment of thiocyanate-containing wastewater: a critical review of thiocyanate destruction in industrial effluents

L Wang, X An, X ** review
MG Rangel-González, FA Solís-Domínguez… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Springer
Cyanide pollution is a significant environmental issue since its presence poses a danger to
human health and biodiversity. Contaminated water and untreated soils can result in the …

An integrated biological approach for treatment of cyanidation wastewater

L Mekuto, SKO Ntwampe, A Akcil - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The cyanidation process has been, and still remains, a profitable and highly efficient process
for the recovery of precious metals from ores. However, this process has contributed to …

Biodegradation of cyanide by a new isolated strain under alkaline conditions and optimization by response surface methodology (RSM)

S Mirizadeh, S Yaghmaei, Z Ghobadi Nejad - Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Background Biodegradation of free cyanide from industrial wastewaters has been proven as
a viable and robust method for treatment of wastewaters containing cyanide. Results …

Principles and methods of bio detoxification of cyanide contaminants

A Cosmos, BO Erdenekhuyag, G Yao, H Li… - Journal of Material …, 2020 - Springer
Cyanide is a known toxic chemical compound that has an adverse effect on living
organisms. Nonetheless, it is one of the active reagents in industries such as mining …

Toxicity, pollution and biodegradation of acrylamide –a mini review

N Kusnin, MA Syed, SA Ahmad - Journal of …, 2015 - journal.hibiscuspublisher.com
Acrylamide is a monomer to polyacrylamide; a polymer with diverse application in basic
research, industries and agriculture. The monomer is highly toxic while the polymeric form is …

Characterization of thermotolerant and thermostable rhodanese from high cyanide-degrading and agricultural wastes-utilizing Aspergillus welwitschiae LOT1 isolated …

OT Lawal, DM Sanni, FM Olajuyigbe - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rhodanese is an enzyme that converts cyanide, an inhibitor of the electron transport chain,
into thiocyanate, a less harmful substance. The study was focused on process parameters …