Table 2 Microorganisms involved in e-waste degradation
From: Microbial cell factories in the remediation of e-wastes: an insight
Sl. no | E-waste material | Source | Name of microbes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ni, Cd | Mobile and computer PCBs, Ni–Cd batteries | A. ferrooxidans | Arshadi et al., 2015 |
2 | Al, Cu, Mn, Zn | PCBs | A. thiooxidans | Hong et al.,2014 |
3 | Cu, Al, Zn, Ni | PCBs | S. thermosulfidooxidans | [145] |
4 | Ni, Cd, Co, Zn | ZMBs & Ni–Cd batteries | Mixture of A. fumigatus A. flavipes, A. japonicus A. tubingensis, A. versicolor, A. niger | [98] |
5 | Au, Ag, Cu | Sim card, electronic scrap | Chromobacterium violaceum | |
6 | Au, Cu | Computer and mobile PCBs | B. megaterium | Arshadi et al., 2015 |
7 | Cu, Au | PCBs | Pseudomonas putida | Isildar et al., 2016 |
8 | Cu, Ni | Cell phone PCBs | Penicillium simplicissimum | [11] |
9 | Pb, Hg, Ni | PCBs | Saccharomyces cerevisiae | [94] |
10 | Cu, Zn, Ni | Cell phone PCBs | Leptospirillum ferriphilum-dominated consortium | [154] |
11 | Zn, Ni, Cu | WPCBs | Aspergillus niger | [62] |
12 | Cu, Cr, Sn, Zn, Ni | PCBs | L. ferriphilum | [36] |
13 | Zn, Mn | Spent Zn-Mn batteries | Alicyclobacillus sp., Sulfobacillus sp. | [185] |
14 | Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni | PCBs | A. ferrooxidans | Priya et al., 2018 |
15 | Au | Electronic scrap | Chromobacterium violaceum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Pseudomonas fluorescens | [125] |
16 | Cu | PCBs | Acinetobacter sp. Cr B2 | Jagannath et al., 2017 |
17 | Zn, Cu, Al, Pb, Sn | PPCBs | L. ferriphilum, A. caldus | [182] |
18 | Au, Ag | Computer PCBs | Pseudomonas balearica SAE1 | [99] |
19 | Ba, Pb, Ca, Si, Cd | CRTs | Serratia plymuthica | [131] |
20 | Au, Cu, Ni | Cell phone PCBs and computer gold finger motherboards | Aspergillus niger | Madrigal A. et al., 2015 |
21 | Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr | PCBs | A. thiooxidans, Bacillus subtilis PCM 2021, and Bacillus cereus PCM 2019 | [96] |
22 | Cu, Zn, Ni, Pb, V, Mo, Al, Co, Li | PCBs | Aspergillus niger and Penicillium simplicissimum | [51] |
23 | Cu, Al, Ni, Zn | Electronic scrap | Aspergillus niger, Penicillium simplicissimum | [30] |
24 | Cu | PCBs | Acidithiobacillus sp., Gallionella sp., Leptospirillum sp., Redoxolysis sp. | [184] |
25 | Cu | TV circuit boards | A. ferrooxidans, Leptospirillum ferrooxidans, A. thiooxidans | [22] |
26 | Au, Ag, Cu | Cell phone PCBs | Pseudomonas chlororaphis | Martinez D. et al., 2019 |
27 | Cu, Zn, Al, Ni | PCBs | Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans and Thermoplasma acidophilum | [88] |
28 | Ni, Cu, Al, Zn | Electronic scrap | Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans | [87] |
29 | Au | Cell phone PCBs | Pseudomonas putida and Bacillus megaterium | [192] |
30 | Cu, Ni, Zn | Computer PCBs | Aspergillus tubingensis | Trivedi and Hait 2020 |
31 | Hg, Pb | PCBs | Frankia casuarinae | [123] |
32 | Cu, Al, Zn | WPCBs | Acidophilic consortium (genera Acidithiobacillus sp.) and Gallionella sp. | [193] |
33 | Al, Cu, Ni, Zn | Electronic scrap | S. thermosulfidooxidans | [86] |
34 | Cu, Pb, Ni | Spent batteries | Aspergillus nomius JAMK1 | [42] |
35 | Ag, Au, Cu | Mobile phone PCBs | Aspergillus niger, Candida orthopsilosis, Sphingomonas sp. consortium | Martinez et al., 2019 |
36 | Cu, Al, Pb, Zn, Sn | Low-grade PCBs | Purpureocillium lilacinum and Aspergillus niger | [183] |