TY - JOUR
T1 - Agro-industrial wastes and their application perspectives in metal decontamination using biocomposites and bacterial biomass
T2 - a review
AU - Parades-Aguilar, Jonathan
AU - Agustin-Salazar, Sarai
AU - Cerruti, Pierfrancesco
AU - Ambrogi, Veronica
AU - Calderon, Kadiya
AU - Gamez-Meza, Nohemi
AU - Medina-Juarez, Luis Angel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2024.
PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - Contamination of water bodies is a significant global issue that results from the deliberate release of pollutants into the environment, especially from mining and metal processing industries. The main pollutants generated by these industries are metallic wastes, particularly metals, which can cause adverse effects on the environment and human health. Therefore, it is crucial to develop effective and sustainable approaches to prevent their discharge into the environment. Biofiltration is a technique used to remediate contaminated fluids using biological processes. Microorganisms and agro-industrial wastes have been used successfully as biosorbents. Hence, this review emphasizes the innovative use of agro-industrial waste reinforced with microbial biomass as bioadsorbents, highlighting their dual capacity for metal removal through various bioremediation mechanisms. The mechanisms at play in these biocomposite materials, which offer enhanced sustainability, are also analyzed. This study contributes to the advancement of knowledge by suggesting new strategies for integrating reinforced materials in biosorption processes, thus providing a novel perspective on the potential of lignocellulosic-based systems to improve decontamination efforts. On the other hand, it shows some studies where the optimization and scaling-up of biosorption processes are reported. Additionally, the implementation of multisystem approaches, leveraging multiple bioremediation techniques simultaneously, can further enhance the efficiency and sustainability of metal removal in contaminated environments.
AB - Contamination of water bodies is a significant global issue that results from the deliberate release of pollutants into the environment, especially from mining and metal processing industries. The main pollutants generated by these industries are metallic wastes, particularly metals, which can cause adverse effects on the environment and human health. Therefore, it is crucial to develop effective and sustainable approaches to prevent their discharge into the environment. Biofiltration is a technique used to remediate contaminated fluids using biological processes. Microorganisms and agro-industrial wastes have been used successfully as biosorbents. Hence, this review emphasizes the innovative use of agro-industrial waste reinforced with microbial biomass as bioadsorbents, highlighting their dual capacity for metal removal through various bioremediation mechanisms. The mechanisms at play in these biocomposite materials, which offer enhanced sustainability, are also analyzed. This study contributes to the advancement of knowledge by suggesting new strategies for integrating reinforced materials in biosorption processes, thus providing a novel perspective on the potential of lignocellulosic-based systems to improve decontamination efforts. On the other hand, it shows some studies where the optimization and scaling-up of biosorption processes are reported. Additionally, the implementation of multisystem approaches, leveraging multiple bioremediation techniques simultaneously, can further enhance the efficiency and sustainability of metal removal in contaminated environments.
KW - Agricultural waste
KW - Bioremediation
KW - Biosorbents
KW - Biosorption
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Microorganisms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85212971610&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11274-024-04227-0
DO - 10.1007/s11274-024-04227-0
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 39710797
AN - SCOPUS:85212971610
SN - 0959-3993
VL - 41
JO - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
JF - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
IS - 1
M1 - 16
ER -