Improving acid mine drainage treatment by combining treatment technologies: A review

AK Mosai, G Ndlovu, H Tutu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The mining and processing of some minerals and coal result in the production of acid mine
drainage (AMD) which contains elevated levels of sulfate and metals, which tend to pose …

Recent advances in dissimilatory sulfate reduction: from metabolic study to application

Z Qian, H Tianwei, HR Mackey, MCM van Loosdrecht… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a group of diverse anaerobic microorganisms
omnipresent in natural habitats and engineered environments that use sulfur compounds as …

Mathematical modelling of anaerobic digestion processes: applications and future needs

DJ Batstone, D Puyol, X Flores-Alsina… - … in Environmental Science …, 2015 - Springer
Anaerobic process modelling is a mature and well-established field, largely guided by a
mechanistic model structure that is defined by our understanding of underlying processes …

Passive treatment of acid mine drainage in bioreactors using sulfate‐reducing bacteria: Critical review and research needs

CM Neculita, GJ Zagury… - Journal of environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Acid mine drainage (AMD), characterized by low pH and high concentrations of sulfate and
heavy metals, is an important and widespread environmental problem related to the mining …

[HTML][HTML] Bioremediation of acid mine drainage–Review

IMS Anekwe, YM Isa - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollution is a major threat to the sustainability of the ecosystem. The rapid increase in
environmental pollution is a current problem of great concern, affecting the livelihood of land …

Bacteria of the sulphur cycle: an overview of microbiology, biokinetics and their role in petroleum and mining industries

K Tang, V Baskaran, M Nemati - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2009 - Elsevier
Bacteria of the sulphur cycle, in particular sulphate reducing and sulphide oxidizing bacteria,
are of immense importance from the industrial and environmental point of views. While …

Modelling phosphorus (P), sulfur (S) and iron (Fe) interactions for dynamic simulations of anaerobic digestion processes

X Flores-Alsina, K Solon, CK Mbamba, S Tait… - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a series of extensions to functionally upgrade the IWA Anaerobic
Digestion Model No. 1 (ADM1) to allow for plant-wide phosphorus (P) simulation. The close …

Microbial functionalities and immobilization of environmental lead: Biogeochemical and molecular mechanisms and implications for bioremediation

SE George, Y Wan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing environmental and human health concerns about lead in the environment
have stimulated scientists to search for microbial processes as innovative bioremediation …

Anaerobic treatment of tannery wastewater in the context of a circular bioeconomy for develo** countries

AB Mpofu, OO Oyekola, PJ Welz - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The current economy of tanneries in develo** countries is mainly linear, with certain
elements of circularity as it promotes the recycling of skin/hides and direct/indirect water …

Heavy metal removal in anaerobic semi-continuous stirred tank reactors by a consortium of sulfate-reducing bacteria

HTQ Kieu, E Müller, H Horn - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
Removal of heavy metals by an enriched consortium of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) was
evaluated through the abundance of SRB, sulfate reduction, sulfide production and heavy …