Learning from nature: recovery of rare earth elements by the extremophilic bacterium <i>Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum</i>
Helena Singer, Robin Steudtner, Ignacio Sottorff, Björn Drobot, Arjan Pol, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Lena J. Daumann
Abstract
SolV as a platform for the recovery of rare earth elements (REE). Strain SolV is able to selectively extract the light REE from artificial industrial waste sources, natural REE-containing and post-mining waters. Upscaling, different media composition and accumulation over several cycles were successfully implemented, underlining the potential for bio-recovery of REE.
Topics & Concepts
Rare earthBacteriaEarth (classical element)ChemistryStrain (injury)Rare-earth elementEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceChemical engineeringBiochemical engineeringAstrobiologyMineralogyGeologyBiologyPhysicsPaleontologyEngineeringAnatomyMathematical physicsMicrobial metabolism and enzyme functionGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal