https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Novel bio-filtration method for the removal of heavy metals from municipal solid waste https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41810 40%) and Cd (>20%). Aspergillus heteromorphus based bio-filters was the most efficient to remove Cu and Cr from MSWC (20%). Trichoderma viride, Aspergillus heteromorphus, Rhizomucor pusillus and Aspergillus flavus based bio-filters were equally effective for elicitation of Zn (30%) and Ni (>30%) toxicity. Differential minimum inhibitory concentration, uptake of HMs, bio-sorption capacity of HMs by fungi resulted in unequal efficacy of fungal bio-filters.]]> Wed 07 Feb 2024 17:59:49 AEDT ]]> In situ decomposition of crop residues using lignocellulolytic microbial consortia: a viable alternative to residue burning https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43892 Tue 04 Oct 2022 13:59:39 AEDT ]]> Surface tailored organobentonite enhances bacterial proliferation and phenanthrene biodegradation under cadmium co-contamination https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29856 Mycobacterium gilvum VF1 in the presence of a palmitic acid (PA)-grafted Arquad® 2HT-75-based organobentonite in cadmium (Cd)-phenanthrene co-contaminated water. The PA-grafted organobentonite (ABP) adsorbed a slightly greater quantity of Cd than bentonite at up to 30 mg L− 1 metal concentration, but its highly negative surface charge imparted by carboxylic groups indicated the potential of being a significantly superior adsorbent of Cd at higher metal concentrations. In systems co-contained with Cd (5 and 10 mg L− 1), the Arquad® 2HT-75-modified bentonite (AB) and PA-grafted organobentonite (ABP) resulted in a significantly higher (72–78%) degradation of phenanthrene than bentonite (62%) by the bacterium. The growth and proliferation of bacteria were supported by ABP which not only eliminated Cd toxicity through adsorption but also created a congenial microenvironment for bacterial survival. The macromolecules produced during ABP–bacteria interaction could form a stable clay-bacterial cluster by overcoming the electrostatic repulsion among individual components. Findings of this study provide new insights for designing clay modulated PAH bioremediation technologies in mixed-contaminated water and soil.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:40:45 AEDT ]]> Specific adsorption of cadmium on surface-engineered biocompatible organoclay under metal-phenanthrene mixed-contamination https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30131 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:39:13 AEDT ]]>