Microbial Biotransformation and Biomineralization of Organic-Rich Waste

Abstract

This review highlights some example for the microbial biotransformation and biomineralization of organic-rich industrial discharges. This is important based on its potential to be applied as useful alternative techniques to dispose huge volumes of industrial waste as well as reducing high cost of sustaining biological-based industrial processes that would require substantial investment notably for the microbial growth medium. Nevertheless, clear insight into the engineering aspects of such processes and sufficient knowledge on its feasibility to function properly at pilot-scale level are of paramount importance prior to any commercialization attempts.