Current Status and Future Prospect of Bioremediation Using Green Synthesis of Nanoparticle/Nanomaterials
摘要
Global air, water, and soil are contaminated by industrialization, urbanization, and advanced agronomic techniques. Agriculture and industrial activities threaten live biota, resulting in a decrease in biological diversity and fatal diseases. One of the primary challenges facing the world nowadays is water scarcity brought on by the toxicity of water supplies with various inorganic and organic toxins. Conversely, green nanomaterials (NMs) made with microorganisms prove to be economical, environmentally benign, long-lasting, secure, and productive alternatives to these conventional approaches. Plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi are examples of biogenic resources that are widely exploited in the production of nanoparticles (NPs), especially metallic NPs. Because of their enhanced mechanical, chemical, and physical properties, nanomaterials are becoming ever more interesting. Microbes are being used to produce nanoparticles, a promising area of green biotechnology for cost-effective and sustainable production. The related difficulties, potential workarounds, and innovative potential of microbial-assisted green nanobiotechnology with the incorporation of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the Internet of NanoThings (IoNT) are discussed. This chapter unlocks novel insights to promote future investigations aimed at sustainable and green nanobiotechnology-based approaches for environmental remediation purposes, bio-augmentation, magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), and integrated bioreactors for eliminating a wide range of water toxicants while addressing the challenges associated with traditional approaches.