Laccase is a multi-copper enzyme widely expressed in fungi, higher plants, and bacteria which facilitates the direct reduction of molecular oxygen to water (without hydrogen peroxide production) accompanied by the oxidation ...

The global concern about the water pollution caused by heavy metals necessitates effective water treatment methods. Adsorption, with its substantial advantages, stands out as a promising approach. This study delves into ...

Selenite (Se(IV)) readily bio-accumulates as compared to elemental selenium (Se(0)) which is considered to be biologically inert and relatively less toxic, therefore its microbial reduction from selenium laden waters is ...

Selenium is a ubiquitously occurring natural mineral, however, an upsurge in anthropogenic sources has caused its release into the environment to aggravate thereby exceeding the proposed World Health Organisation (WHO) ...

This study presents the first known exploration of Congo red dye (CR) adsorption by a polycationic Fe/Al Di-metal nanostructured composite (PDFe/Al) synthesised using Fe(III) and Al(III) recovered from authentic acid mine ...

As climate change continues to rank high among issues of global concern, industries such as agriculture and construction continue to unearth possible ways to curb carbon dioxide generation and encourage the use or reuse ...

Selenite (SeO3 2-), the most toxic and most reactive selenium (Se) oxyanion can be reduced to elemental selenium (Se0 ) by a variety of bacteria, including Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I. Se0 is in the form of selenium ...

A nanocomposite of 2-napthalenesulfonic acid doped-polyaniline decorated with zero valent nickel nanoparticles (PANI-NSA@Ni0), was considered for the removal of hexavalent chromium from synthetic effluent. Adsorption conditions ...

Biofilms of Actinobacillus succinogenes have demonstrated exceptional capabilities as biocatalysts for high productivity, titre and yield production of succinic acid (SA). The paper presents a microscopic analysis of A. ...

The objective of the current study was to explore the lead removal capabilities of two locally sourced industrial consortia using batch fermenters. The consortia were obtained from lead contaminated soil at a) a lead mine ...