ReviewExtremophiles : life under extreme conditions2022
The smallest space miners: principles of space biomining.
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20 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Hypomagnetic Field and Its Effect on the Growth and Survival of Microorganisms.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Biomining of lunar regolith simulant EAC-1 A with the fungus Penicillium simplicissimum.Fungal biology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Bioleaching as a biotechnological tool for metal recovery: from sewage to space mining.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
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- The potential of Hungarian bauxite residue isolates for biotechnological applications.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
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- Microbial biomanufacturing for space-exploration-what to take and when to make.Nature communications · 2023Review
- Toward sustainable space exploration: a roadmap for harnessing the power of microorganisms.Nature communications · 2023Review
- The Materials Science behind Sustainable Metals and Alloys.Chemical reviews · 2023Review
- Ecological Drivers of Community Cohesion.mSystems · 2023Article
- Reviewing the state of biosensors and lab-on-a- chip technologies: opportunities for extreme environments and space exploration.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
- Colony growth and biofilm formation ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- Cultivation of the Dematiaceous FungusFrontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
As we aim to expand human presence in space, we need to find viable approaches to achieve independence from terrestrial resources. Space biomining of the Moon, Mars and asteroids has been indicated as one of the promising approaches to achieve in-situ resource utilization by the main space agencies. Structural and expensive metals, essential mineral nutrients, water, oxygen and volatiles could be potentially extracted from extraterrestrial regolith and rocks using microbial-based biotechnologies. The use of bioleaching microorganisms could also be applied to space bioremediation, recycling of waste and to reinforce regenerative life support systems. However, the science around space biomining is still young. Relevant differences between terrestrial and extraterrestrial conditions exist, including the rock types and ores available for mining, and a direct application of established terrestrial biomining techniques may not be a possibility. It is, therefore, necessary to invest in terrestrial and space-based research of specific methods for space applications to learn the effects of space conditions on biomining and bioremediation, expand our knowledge on organotrophic and community-based bioleaching mechanisms, as well as on anaerobic biomining, and investigate the use of synthetic biology to overcome limitations posed by the space environments.
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