Engineered Green Synthesized Silica-Oxide Nanoparticle for Enhanced Bioremediation of Petroleum Polluted Soil in the Niger Delta
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https://doi.org/10.54987/jemat.v13i2.1176Keywords:
Nanobioremediation, Green synthesized silica nanoparticles, Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination, Soil remediation, Ecotoxicity assessmentAbstract
The most prevalent environmental contaminants in the Niger Delta zone are petroleum hydrocarbons, and their spillage poses a serious threat to life. So many techniques have been deployed over the years to reclaim soil perturbed with petroleum hydrocarbons using nanobioremediation. The use of these nanoparticles is drawing so much attention, which could be attributed to several qualities these nanoparticles possess. These engineered green synthesized silica-oxide nanoparticles (EGSSON) are used for the enhanced degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon-polluted agricultural farm soil, thereby restoring beneficial microorganisms to the ecosystem. With the manufacturing of these environmentally friendly (EGSSON), the industrial cost for decontaminating agricultural soil might be cut down due to the availability of the plant materials used, which are productive and more efficient than other methods, which have hazardous material manufacturing, inefficient cleanup techniques, and high capital needs. Therefore, using effective, eco-friendly, and financially feasible methods is essential to establishing and achieving environmental sustainability. Because of their large size, strong chemical reactions, and catalytic properties, these nanoparticles are employed to remediate hydrocarbon-polluted soil, which has led to an increase in their use in recent decades. After calcination of bamboo leaves to create white, powdery silica-oxide particles, the silica-oxide nanoparticle is further described and put through an ecotoxicity test on microbial cells. These green synthesized silica-oxide nanoparticles, when introduced with hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms, exhibit a nanobioremediation strategy that is cost-effective, friendly to the environment and highly sustainable.
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