Handbook of Metal Biotechnology Applications for Environmental Conservation and Sustainability

This book introduces various fields of metal biotechnology, emphasizing applications for the fields of environment conservation and resource recycling. The topics discussed include wastewater treatment and bioremediation technologies for hazardous metals making use of metal metabolism by microorganisms and other organisms; recovery and recycling of metals from drainage and waste sources; the biological synthesis and processing of new metallic materials and monitoring of metals for industrial uses; and bio-informatics in metal biotechnology. These topics are expected to be of great help for new developments in these new technologies.

Microbial Manganese(II) Oxidation: A Potential Tool for Treatment of Metal-Contaminated Waters, N. Miyata andY. TaniBiological Treatment for Removal of Iron, Manganese, and Arsenic from Groundwater, I. Suzuki andD. M. SahabiRemoval of Selenium from Wastewater Using a Selenium-Reducing Bacterium, M. Ike and S. SodaMicrobial Reduction and Mobilization of Arsenic for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil, S. YamamuraPhytoremediation of Boron-Polluted Soil and Water, K. Mori andM. AsadaPhytoremediation of Cadmium-Contaminated Soil: Acceleration of Phytoremediation by Combination Use of Chelating Agents, K. SeiPhytoremediation for Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals Using the Symbiosis Between Astragalus sinicus with Rhizobia, M. YamashitaConstruction of Yeast Bioadsorbent by Cell Surface Engineering, K. Kuroda andM. UedaBioleaching of Metals from Solid Waste Incineration Ash, T. IshigakiDissolution of Precious Metals from Waste Printed Circuit Boards by Using Bacteria, T. TakemotoBiosorption of Uranium and/or Thorium Using Microorganism , T. TsurutaCharacteristics of Biogenous Iron Oxide Microtubes Formed by Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria, Leptothrix ochracea, J. Takada andH. HashimotoMicrobial Formation of Semiconductor Nano-Particles Contained Selenium or Tellurium and Metals, T. SakaguchiBiomachining–Micromachining of Metals by Bacteria, Y. Uno andAkira OkadaBiosensors for Toxic Heavy Metals, H. MiyasakaCell Surface Design for Selective Recovery of Rare Metal Ions, K. Kuroda andM. UedaBioinformatics Tools for the Next Generation of Metal Biotechnology, H. Nakayama