Microbiology for Minerals, Metals, Materials and the Environment

Biomineralisation and Microbially Induced Beneficiation; K.A. Natarajan

Biomining of Base Metals from Sulphide Minerals; Bhargav C. Patel, Devayani R. Tipre and Shailesh R. Dave

Microbial Extraction of Uranium from Ores; Abhilash and B.D. Pandey

Biohydrometallurgy: From the Zijinshan Experience to Future Prospects; Liu Xingyu, Ruan Renman, Wen Jiankang and Wang Dianzuo

Spectroscopic Study on the Bioleaching of Enargite Using Thermophile; Keiko Sasaki

Microbial Biodesulphurisation of Coal; Anirban Ghosh, Sujata, Abhilash and B.D. Pandey

Application of Industrial Waste in Biohydrometallurgy: A Review on Its Use as Neutralising Agent and Potential Source for Metal Recovery; Ata Akcil and Chandra Sekhar Gahan

Application of Microbes for Metal Extraction from Mining Wastes; Sandeep Panda, Srabani Mishra, Nilotpala Pradhan, Umaballav Mohaptra, Lala Behari Sukla and Barada Kanta Mishra

Bioleaching of Metals from Major Hazardous Solid Wastes; Gayathri Natarajan, Thulasya Ramanathan, Abhilasha Bharadwaj and Yen-Peng Ting

Biogeochemistry in Recycling of Trace Elements and Heavy Metals; Jian Chen, Fengxiang X. Han and Paul B. Tchounwou

Role of Natural and Engineered Biofilms Composition in Toxic Inorganic Contaminants Immobilisation; Eric D. van Hullebusch and Yoan Pechaud

Bio-Processing of Electronic Scraps; Sadia Ilyas and Jae-Chun Lee

Urban Biomining: New Challenges for a Successful Exploitation of WEEE by Means of a Biotechnological Approach; Viviana Fonti, Alessia Amato and Francesca Beolchini

Hybrid Leaching: An Emerging Trend in Bio‑Processing of Secondary Resources; Sadia Ilyas and Jae-Chun Lee

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion and Its Impact on Metals and Other Materials; Tingyue Gu, Dake Xu, Peiyu Zhang, Yingchao Li and Amy L. Lindenberger

Biosorption of Heavy Metals; Gjergj Dodbiba, Josiane Ponou and Toyohisa Fujita

Biosynthesis of Nanomaterials; Dhanasekar Naresh Niranjan, Jayakumar Pathma, Raman Gurusamy and Natarajan Sakthivel

Microbial Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage; Laura G. Leff, Suchismita Ghosh, G. Patricia Johnston and Alescia Roberto

Microbiology of Arsenic-Contaminated Groundwater; Pinaki Sar, Dhiraj Paul, Angana Sarkar, Rahul Bharadwaj and Sufia K. Kazy

Microbial Degradation of Toxic Organic Compounds of Waste and Allied Contaminants; Yu L. Gurevich, V. P. Ladygina and M. I. Teremova

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Biography

Dr. Abhilash is a scientist in the biohydrometallurgy lab of the Waste Recycling and Utilisation Group of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, and assistant professor, AcSIR (Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research)-NML, India. He earned a degree in microbiology from Nagpur University, a postgraduate degree specializing in mineral biotechnology from Bangalore University, and a PhD (engineering) from Jadavpur University. Dr. Abhilash has authored one book and edited two compendium volumes, published over 65 papers in journals and conference proceedings, and presented over 30 papers at various symposia/colloquiums. He is also on the editorial board of international journals and a reviewer for journals in his field.

Dr. B.D. Pandey is chief scientist, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur, and professor, AcSIR (Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research)-NML, India. He earned his PhD in metal extraction and separation by solvent extraction and metal complexation from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has contributed extensively in the area of extraction of non-ferrous metals from both primary and secondary resources, including the extraction of rare earths. His research areas include chemical beneficiation, hydro- and bio-hydro-metallurgy and bio-remediation, sulphation roasting and waste processing, recycling, and environmental management. He has published over 200 papers in journals and conference proceedings, and holds 10 patents.

Dr. K.A. Natarajan is currently a NASI (National Academy of Sciences) senior scientist—Platinum Jubilee Fellow and emeritus professor at the Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He earned his MS and PhD specializing in mineral beneficiation and hydrometallurgy from the University of Minnesota, USA. The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore conferred on him the degree of doctor of science in 1992 for his pioneering research contributions in minerals bioprocessing. He is on the editorial board of several international journals in the area of mineral processing, and has published over 300 papers in leading journals.