Microorganism mediated biosynthesis of metal chalcogenides; a powerful tool to transform toxic effluents into functional nanomaterials

Microbe‐Mediated Extracellular and Intracellular Mineralization: Environmental, Industrial, and Biotechnological Applications

“…The most common precipitations induced by yeasts are metal chalcogenides nanoparticles, such as the synthesis of intracellular CdS and PbS quantum dots (QDs; radii lower than the Bohn excitation, i.e., <10 nm) by Schizosaccharomyces pombe , Torulopsis sp., and Rhodosporidium diobovatum , via uptake of these heavy‐metal ions from soil and water. [ 81 ] The protein‐capping in cadmium telluride (CdTe) QDs render these nanoparticles highly soluble in water. Being highly biocompatible, CdTe ODs have bioimaging and biolabeling applications.…”

“…Because of its cost effectiveness, [ 84 ] yeast has been applied for biosorption of toxic metal ions including uranium, [ 85,86 ] chromium, [ 87 ] cadium, and lead. [ 81 ]…”

Biological Metabolism Synthesis of Metal Oxides Nanorods from Bacteria as a Biofactory toward High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes

“…Driven by the above intractable problems, significant efforts have been made to develop environmental remediation and renewable energy. In this respect, the implementation of the green, efficient, and economically feasible conversion of undesired wastes into valuable products is highly expected since it is a twofold win scenario . Particularly, the recovery of metal ions (pollutants) from industrial wastewaters and the further processing into high‐value functional materials for energy storage/conversion applications have attracted much attention .…”

“…In this respect, the implementation of the green, efficient, and economically feasible conversion of undesired wastes into valuable products is highly expected since it is a twofold win scenario . Particularly, the recovery of metal ions (pollutants) from industrial wastewaters and the further processing into high‐value functional materials for energy storage/conversion applications have attracted much attention . Up to now, diverse physico‐chemical methods including precipitation, coagulation‐flocculation, filtration, and adsorption are adopted to realize this ambitious goal .…”

“…[1] Particularly, the recovery of metal ions (pollutants) from industrial wastewaters and the further processing into high-value functional materials for energy storage/conversion applications have attracted much attention. [1][2][3][4][5] Up to now, diverse physico-chemical methods including precipitation, coagulation-flocculation, filtration, and adsorption are adopted to realize this ambitious goal. [6][7][8][9] However, most of the aforementioned approaches often involve high requirement of equipment, expensive chemical reagents, and complex procedures, and even will cause secondary pollution and other risks.…”