Bio-derived materials as a green route for precious & critical metal recovery and re-use

The Mobile Phone: Powerful Communicator and Potential Metal Dissipator

(2017) Armin Reller et al.   GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society

Biosorbents for recovery of precious metals

(2014) Sung Wook Won et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Recovery of high-value metals from geothermal sites by biosorption and bioaccumulation

(2014) Yung-Chung Lo et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A comprehensive review on biosorption of heavy metals by algal biomass: Materials, performances, chemistry, and modeling simulation tools

(2014) Jinsong He et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

The kinetics of uptake and recovery of lanthanum using freshwater algae as biosorbents: Comparative analysis

(2014) Z.S. Birungi et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effect of γ-ray radiation on the biosorption of strontium ions to baker’s yeast

(2014) Qunwei Dai et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Identification, quantification and Chrastil modelling of wheat straw wax extraction using supercritical carbon dioxide

(2014) Emily H.K. Sin et al.   COMPTES RENDUS CHIMIE

Biosorption of antimony(V) by freshwater cyanobacteria Microcystis from Lake Taihu, China: effects of pH and competitive ions

(2014) Fuhong Sun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Sustainability in the Metallurgical Industry: Chemically Modified Cellulose for Selective Biosorption of Gold from Mixtures of Base Metals in Chloride Media

(2014) Manju Gurung et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Fast adsorption of nickel ions by porous graphene oxide/sawdust composite and reuse for phenol degradation from aqueous solutions

(2014) Yan Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Adsorption of indium(III) ions from aqueous solution using chitosan-coated bentonite beads

(2014) Mary Jane C. Calagui et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Metal ion biosorption on chitosan for the synthesis of advanced materials

(2014) Eric Guibal et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Optimization of parameters for cerium(III) biosorption onto biowaste materials of animal and plant origin using 5-level Box-Behnken design: Equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic and regeneration studies

(2014) Jaya Sre Varsihini C et al.   JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS

Fungi aerobic granules and use of Fe(III)-treated granules for biosorption of antimony(V)

(2014) Chunli Wan et al.   Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Supported Palladium Nanoparticles Synthesized by Living Plants as a Catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions

(2014) Helen L. Parker et al.   PLoS One

Selective adsorption and recovery of precious metal ions using protein-rich biomass as efficient adsorbents

(2014) Tatsuo Maruyama et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Sustainable catalytic conversions of renewable substrates

(2014) Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

State of the Art for the Biosorption Process—a Review

(2013) Izabela Michalak et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Applicability of agricultural waste and by-products for adsorptive removal of heavy metals from wastewater

(2013) T.A.H. Nguyen et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A new carbohydrate-based wound dressing fibre with superior absorption and antimicrobial potency

(2013) M. Miraftab et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Bioremoval of antimony(III) from contaminated water using several plant wastes: Optimization of batch and dynamic flow conditions for sorption by green bean husk (Vigna radiata)

(2013) Muhammad Iqbal et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Characterization of Se(IV) removal from aqueous solution by Aspergillus sp. J2

(2013) Zhijian Li et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

From Waste Biomass to Solid Support: Lignosulfonate as a Cost-Effective and Renewable Supporting Material for Catalysis

(2013) Shaohuan Sun et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Alkali silicates and structured mesoporous silicas from biomass power station wastes: the emergence of bio-MCMs

(2013) J. R. Dodson et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Selective aqueous phase oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over Pt/C catalysts: influence of the base and effect of bismuth promotion

(2013) Hicham Ait Rass et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Recovery of Lithium(I), Strontium(II), and Lanthanum(III) Using Ca–Alginate Beads

(2013) Dongsu Song et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA

Adsorption of rare earths (III) by calcium alginate-poly glutamic acid hybrid gels

(2013) Fuchun Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biomass assisted synthesis of alumina by Gardenia Jasminoides Ellis and their application for removal of Ni(II) from aqueous solution

(2013) Nan Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Waste biomass adsorbents for copper removal from industrial wastewater—A review

(2013) Muhammad Bilal et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Adsorption and bio-sorption of nickel ions and reuse for 2-chlorophenol catalytic ozonation oxidation degradation from water

(2013) Wei Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Modeling, analysis and optimization of adsorption parameters of Au(III) using low-cost agricultural residuals buckwheat hulls

(2013) Kun Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

Biosorption of strontium from aqueous solutions onto spent coffee grounds

(2013) Djillali Imessaoudene et al.   JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

Recovery of rare earth metals through biosorption: An overview

(2013) Nilanjana Das et al.   JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS

Monodisperse Au Nanoparticles for Selective Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO

(2013) Wenlei Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Characterization of water bamboo husk biosorbents and their application in heavy metal ion trapping

(2013) Hillary B. Asberry et al.   MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Removal of Vanadium(III) and Molybdenum(V) from Wastewater Using Posidonia oceanica (Tracheophyta) Biomass

(2013) Chiara Pennesi et al.   PLoS One

Biosorption of Strontium by a Nonliving Brown Marine Algae,PadinaSp.

(2013) M. H. Khani   SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Equilibrium, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies on the Biosorption of Selenium (IV) Ions ontoGanoderma LucidumBiomass

(2013) Krishnaiah Nettem et al.   SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Simple Preparation of Novel Metal-Containing Mesoporous Starches

(2013) Manuel Ojeda et al.   Materials

Use of Starbon for the Adsorption and Desorption of Phenols

(2013) Helen L. Parker et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Shaped mesoporous materials from fresh macroalgae

(2013) J. R. Dodson et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Dithiocarbamate functionalized lignin for efficient removal of metallic ions and the usage of the metal-loaded bio-sorbents as potential free radical scavengers

(2013) Yuanyuan Ge et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Selective biosorption and recovery of Ruthenium from industrial effluents with Rhodopseudomonas palustris strains

(2012) Giovanni Colica et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ruthenium recovery from acetic acid waste water through sorption with bacterial biosorbent fibers

(2012) In Seob Kwak et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biosorption and desorption of lanthanum(III) and neodymium(III) in fixed-bed columns with Sargassum sp.: Perspectives for separation of rare earth metals

(2012) Robson C. Oliveira et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Preparation of magnetic Fe3O4 particles modified sawdust as the adsorbent to remove strontium ions

(2012) Zihong Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Biosorption of lanthanum and cerium from aqueous solutions using tangerine (Citrus reticulata) peel: Equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies

(2012) Meisam Torab-Mostaedi   Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly

Removal of Bi (III) with Adsorption Technique Using Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

(2012) Ashish SARTAPE et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Selectively Improving the Bio-Oil Quality by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Heavy-Metal-Polluted Biomass: Take Copper (Cu) as an Example

(2012) Wu-Jun Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Biosorption of strontium from aqueous solution by fungus Aspergillus terreus

(2012) M. H. Khani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Selective recovery of gold using some cross-linked polysaccharide gels

(2012) Bimala Pangeni et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Recovery of gold and silver from spent mobile phones by means of acidothiourea leaching followed by adsorption using biosorbent prepared from persimmon tannin

(2012) Manju Gurung et al.   HYDROMETALLURGY

Adsorption recovery of rhodium(III) in acidic chloride solutions by amine-modified tannin gel

(2012) Shintaro Morisada et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

An Assessment of Gold Recovery Processes Using Cross-Linked Paper Gel

(2012) Bimala Pangeni et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA

Selective adsorption for indium(III) from industrial wastewater using chemically modified sawdust

(2012) Taik-Nam Kwon et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Chemical and biological extraction of metals present in E waste: A hybrid technology

(2012) Deepak Pant et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

The importance of being porous: polysaccharide-derived mesoporous materials for use in dye adsorption

(2012) Helen L. Parker et al.   RSC Advances

Recovery of indium from aqueous solutions by the Gram-negative bacterium Shewanella algae

(2011) Takashi Ogi et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Selective recovery of gold(III) using cotton cellulose treated with concentrated sulfuric acid

(2011) Bimala Pangeni et al.   CELLULOSE

Elemental sustainability: Towards the total recovery of scarce metals

(2011) J.R. Dodson et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING

Adsorption of Th (IV) by peat moss

(2011) Liu Zhirong et al.   Desalination and Water Treatment

Fungal biosorption – an alternative to meet the challenges of heavy metal pollution in aqueous solutions

(2011) Rajesh Dhankhar et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Polysaccharides and phytochemicals: a natural reservoir for the green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles

(2011) Y. Park et al.   IET Nanobiotechnology

Polyethyleneimine modified eggshell membrane as a novel biosorbent for adsorption and detoxification of Cr(VI) from water

(2011) Bin Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Highly selective CC bond hydrogenation in α,β-unsaturated ketones catalyzed by hectorite-supported ruthenium nanoparticles

(2011) Farooq-Ahmad Khan et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Study on the adsorption of lanthanum(III) from aqueous solution by bamboo charcoal

(2011) Qing CHEN   JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS

Biosorption of La3+and Ce3+ by Agrobacterium sp. HN1

(2011) Shuxia XU et al.   JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS

Studies of adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics of Cr(III) and Ni(II) removal by polyacrylamide

(2011) Zavvar Mousavi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Leaching of Rare-Earth Elements and Their Adsorption by Using Blue-Green Algae

(2011) Jung-Ah Kim et al.   MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

Synergistic antibacterial activity of chitosan–silver nanocomposites onStaphylococcus aureus

(2011) Monica Potara et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Biosorption of Reactive Dyes: A Review

(2011) Mahwish Asgher   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Biosorption of Ce(III) onto modified Pinus brutia leaf powder using central composite design

(2011) Ceren Kütahyalı et al.   WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Recovery of zero-valent gold from cyanide solution by a combined method of biosorption and incineration

(2010) In Seob Kwak et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biosorption of heavy metal ions using wheat based biosorbents – A review of the recent literature

(2010) Umar Farooq et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A biotechnological perspective on the application of iron oxide magnetic colloids modified with polysaccharides

(2010) A.M.G.C. Dias et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

The past, present, and future trends of biosorption

(2010) Donghee Park et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING

An environmentally friendly batch bioadsorption study of the radionuclides 67Ga from aqueous solutions by fibrous tea waste

(2010) Hayrettin Eroglu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Biosorption of antimony from aqueous solution by lichen (Physcia tribacia) biomass

(2010) Ozgur Dogan Uluozlu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Extracellular biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using sugar beet pulp

(2010) Laura Castro et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Biosorption of selenium from aqueous solution by green algae (Cladophora hutchinsiae) biomass: Equilibrium, thermodynamic and kinetic studies

(2010) Mustafa Tuzen et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Single and binary biosorption of cerium and europium onto crab shell particles

(2010) K. Vijayaraghavan et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Sorption of lanthanum and erbium from aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from rice husk

(2010) N.S. Awwad et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Interaction of rare earth elements with a brown marine alga in multi-component solutions

(2010) K. Vijayaraghavan et al.   DESALINATION

Cobalt and strontium sorption by moss biosorbent: Modeling of single and binary metal systems

(2010) Jana Marešová et al.   DESALINATION

Evaluating the Behavior of Gadolinium and Other Rare Earth Elements through Large Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plants

(2010) Philip L. Verplanck et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Recovery of precious metals through biosorption — A review

(2010) Nilanjana Das   HYDROMETALLURGY

Optimization parameters for adsorption and desorption of Zn(II) and Se(IV) using rice husk ash: kinetics and equilibrium

(2010) Asrar G. El-Said et al.   IONICS

Precious metal recovery by selective adsorption using biosorbents

(2010) Xinqing Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Samarium(III) and praseodymium(III) biosorption on Sargassum sp.: Batch study

(2010) Robson C. Oliveira et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Biosorption of Strontium Ions by Magnetically Modified Yeast Cells

(2010) Yan-Qin Ji et al.   SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

New trends in removing heavy metals from industrial wastewater

(2010) M.A. Barakat   Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Antibacterial activity of nanocomposites of silver and bacterial or vegetable cellulosic fibers

(2009) Ricardo J.B. Pinto et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Platinum recovery from ICP wastewater by a combined method of biosorption and incineration

(2009) Sung Wook Won et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biosorption of copper(II) and cadmium(II) from aqueous solutions by free and immobilized biomass of Aspergillus niger

(2009) K. Tsekova et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

In situ growth of gold nanoparticles by enzymatic glucose oxidation within alginate gel matrix

(2009) Seong Yoon Lim et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Biosorption of strontium ion by immobilised Aspergillus niger

(2009) Xiangliang Pan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Recovery of indium from etching wastewater using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction

(2009) Hui-Ming Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Preparation and application of 4-amino-4′-nitro azobenzene modified chitosan as a selective adsorbent for the determination of Au(III) and Pd(II)

(2009) Huanfeng Wang et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Selective adsorption of precious metals from hydrochloric acid solutions using porous carbon prepared from barley straw and rice husk

(2009) Rumi Chand et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Phytomining: A review

(2009) V. Sheoran et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Bacterial biosorbents and biosorption

(2008) K. Vijayaraghavan et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Tuneable Mesoporous Materials from α-D-Polysaccharides

(2008) Robin J. White et al.   ChemSusChem

Activated Hard Shell of Apricot Stones: A Promising Adsorbent in Gold Recovery

(2008) Mansooreh Soleimani et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Adsorption of Ga(III) on Oxidized Coir

(2008) Umesh S. Suryavanshi et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Biosorption of chlorophenols: a review

(2008) T. Mathialagan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION

Adsorption for metal ions of chitosan coated cotton fiber

(2008) Guoyuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Biosorption: critical review of scientific rationale, environmental importance and significance for pollution treatment

(2008) Geoffrey Michael Gadd   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Removal of gallium (III) ions from acidic aqueous solution by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction in the green separation process

(2008) Wei-Lung Chou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Metallurgical recovery of metals from electronic waste: A review

(2008) Jirang Cui et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biosorption of palladium(II) from aqueous solution by moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum) biomass: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

(2008) Ahmet Sari et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Gold(III) biosorption and bioreduction with the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus

(2008) Y.N. Mata et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Recovery of high purity precious metals from printed circuit boards

(2008) Young Jun Park et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biological nitrogenous compound removal and subsequent rhodium recovery from simulated metal refinery wastewater

(2008) A. Manipura et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING

Removal of heavy metals using a brewer’s yeast strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: The flocculation as a separation process

(2007) Manuela D. Machado et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Impregnation of silver nanoparticles into bacterial cellulose for antimicrobial wound dressing

(2007) Thawatchai Maneerung et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Adsorption of toxic metal ions onto activated carbon

(2007) Vimal Chandra Srivastava et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING

Adsorption of Cu(II) ions in aqueous solution using chitosan beads, chitosan–GLA beads and chitosan–alginate beads

(2007) W.S. Wan Ngah et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Chemoselective catalytic conversion of glycerol as a biorenewable source to valuable commodity chemicals

(2007) Chun-Hui (Clayton) Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Biosorption of lanthanum and cerium from aqueous solutions by Platanus orientalis leaf powder

(2007) Şenol Sert et al.   HYDROMETALLURGY

Removal of Pb2+, Ag+, Cs+ and Sr2+ from aqueous solution by brewery's waste biomass

(2007) Can Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Effect of various chelating agents on supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of indium(III) ions from acidic aqueous solution

(2007) Wei-Lung Chou et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Fungal bioaccumulation of copper, nickel, gold and platinum

(2007) B.A. Moore et al.   MINERALS ENGINEERING