Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology

T Buckley, X Xu, V Rudolph, M Firouzi… - Separation Science …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Foam fractionation is a well-developed technology used to separate surface-active
compounds from solution by exploiting their affinity for the air–water interface. The …

Some aspects of heavy metals contamination remediation and role of biosurfactants

LA Sarubbo, RB Rocha Jr, JM Luna… - Chemistry and …, 2015‏ - Taylor & Francis
Contamination by heavy metals is the result of different industrial activities. The presence of
heavy metals in soil and water causes serious problems, as these materials are not …

Micelles as soil and water decontamination agents

A Shah, S Shahzad, A Munir, MN Nadagouda… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
Contaminated soil and water pose a serious threat to human health and ecosystem. For the
treatment of industrial effluents or minimizing their detrimental effects, preventive and …

Biosurfactant from Candida sphaerica UCP0995 exhibiting heavy metal remediation properties

JM Luna, RD Rufino, LA Sarubbo - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The performance of an anionic biosurfactant from Candida sphaerica in the removal of
heavy metals from soil collected from an automotive battery industry and from aqueous …

Sustainable remediation of contaminated soil using biosurfactants

CN Mulligan - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Selection of the most appropriate remediation technology must coincide with the
environmental characteristics of the site. The risk to human health and the environment at …

Recent advances in the environmental applications of biosurfactant saponins: a review

Z Liu, Z Li, H Zhong, G Zeng, Y Liang, M Chen… - Journal of environmental …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, more and more studies have devoted to investigate the application of
biosurfactants to enhance the removal of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) and …

A review of plant metabolites with metal interaction capacity: a green approach for industrial applications

A Nobahar, JD Carlier, MG Miguel, MC Costa - BioMetals, 2021‏ - Springer
Rapid industrial development is responsible for severe problems related to environmental
pollution. Many human and industrial activities require different metals and, as a result, great …

A critical review on EDTA washing in soil remediation for potentially toxic elements (PTEs) pollutants

Y Chen, H Jiang, Y Li, Y Liu, Y Chen, L Chen… - … Science and Bio …, 2022‏ - Springer
Soil pollution by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a serious threat to human health and
ecosystem function. Soil washing using EDTA is one of the permanent disposal options …

Application of a low-cost biosurfactant in heavy metal remediation processes

RB da Rocha Junior, HM Meira, DG Almeida… - Biodegradation, 2019‏ - Springer
The industrial interest in microbial surfactants has intensified in recent years due to the
characteristics of these compounds, such as biodegradability, low toxicity, and effectiveness …

Removal of heavy metals with sequential sludge washing techniques using saponin: optimization conditions, kinetics, removal effectiveness, binding intensity, mobility …

J Tang, J He, T Liu, X **n - RSC advances, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Testing of sequential sludge washing in triplicate using typical biosurfactant saponin was
conducted to remove heavy metals. The aim of the testing was to improve efficiency and …