A short critique on biomining technology for critical materials.

Behrooz Abbasi, Jeffrey Harper, Seyedsaeid Ahmadvand

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Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

Interaction between a Martian Regolith Simulant and Fungal Organic Acids in the Biomining Perspective.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Behrooz AbbasiDepartment of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 89557, USA. abbasi@unr.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4163-7262

Jeffrey HarperDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, 89557, USA. jfharper@unr.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-8590

Seyedsaeid AhmadvandDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 89557, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7888-262X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Being around for several decades, there is a vast amount of academic research on biomining, and yet it contributes less to the mining industry compared to other conventional technologies. This critique briefly comments on the current status of biomining research, enumerates a number of primary challenges, and elaborates on some kinetically-oriented strategies and bottom-up policies to sustain biomining with focus on critical material extraction and rare earth elements (REEs). Finally, we present some edge cutting developments which may promote new potentials in biomining.

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HumansIndustrial MicrobiologyMetals, Rare EarthMiningMetals, Rare EarthBioextractionBottom‐up policiesKinetically‐oriented strategiesRecovery rate

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PMID33881629

DOI10.1007/s11274-021-03048-9

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