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Sep 22, 2022 · Plant metal uptake starts in the rhizosphere, where plant roots and associated microbes exude compounds that solubilize metals in the soil. These metal cations enter the plant through an assortment of transporters.
Sep 6, 2024 · Many plant species naturally soak up metal and concentrate it in their tissues, and new funding will support research on how to use that trait for plant-based mining, or phytomining.
Apr 25, 2022 · This concept of mining metals using plants is called phytomining. Plants that absorb metal compounds through their roots could be planted in contaminated soils, then harvested and the metals extracted for use in various industrial processes.
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Our research is using biology to understand the mechanisms behind metal uptake and storage and apply this knowledge to improve metal uptake specificity, develop value-added products from metal-rich biomass, and recover metals for reuse.
Jan 1, 2021 · Several plant species have proven their efficiency to accumulate metals from the metal-enriched sites. Phytomining is a newly emerged technology in which hyperaccumulator plant species are cultivated on metal-rich medium for commercial metal recovery.
Aug 12, 2014 · Soils polluted with heavy metals have become common across the globe due to increase in geologic and anthropogenic activities. Plants growing on these soils show a reduction in growth, performance, and yield. Bioremediation is an effective method of treating heavy metal polluted soils.
