A comprehensive review on the role of biosurfactants in remediation of heavy metals from contaminated environment DOI
Anmol Gupta, Fahad Khan, Pratibha Pandey

et al.

Bioremediation Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 27

Published: Nov. 20, 2024

The hazardous nature of heavy metals (HMs) in the ecosystem has drawn global attention due to its emergence as a major environmental and public health concern. As toxic are non-degradable, they affect not only animals but also human beings vegetation. These HMs long-lasting pollutants that travel vast distances from their site origin environment bioaccumulate humans other organisms through food chain. can cause extensive pollution since frequently produced by industrial activities inappropriate disposal procedures. Biosurfactants' (BSs) versatility makes them an appealing category plays essential role various biotechnological applications for remediation. BSs have variety characteristics, including metal binding, solubilization, emulsification. They remediate processes like complexation, ion exchange, solubilization. Furthermore, owing amphiphilic nature, improve sorption solubility hydrophobic contaminants reduce surface area interfacial tension immiscible liquids. result, BS-based remediation important part removal process multiple ways. This review aims provide information on function eliminating bioremediation sustainability.

Language: Английский

A comprehensive review on the role of biosurfactants in remediation of heavy metals from contaminated environment DOI
Anmol Gupta, Fahad Khan, Pratibha Pandey

et al.

Bioremediation Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 27

Published: Nov. 20, 2024

The hazardous nature of heavy metals (HMs) in the ecosystem has drawn global attention due to its emergence as a major environmental and public health concern. As toxic are non-degradable, they affect not only animals but also human beings vegetation. These HMs long-lasting pollutants that travel vast distances from their site origin environment bioaccumulate humans other organisms through food chain. can cause extensive pollution since frequently produced by industrial activities inappropriate disposal procedures. Biosurfactants' (BSs) versatility makes them an appealing category plays essential role various biotechnological applications for remediation. BSs have variety characteristics, including metal binding, solubilization, emulsification. They remediate processes like complexation, ion exchange, solubilization. Furthermore, owing amphiphilic nature, improve sorption solubility hydrophobic contaminants reduce surface area interfacial tension immiscible liquids. result, BS-based remediation important part removal process multiple ways. This review aims provide information on function eliminating bioremediation sustainability.

Language: Английский

Citations

2