Recovery of gold(0) nanoparticles from aqueous solutions using effluents from a bioremediation process

Assunção, Ana; Vieira, Bernardete; Lourenço, João P.; Costa, Maria Clara; Costa, Maria Clara; Costa, Maria Clara; Alvarez, Angela; Bertagnolli, Caroline; Guibal, Eric; Raposo, Sara; Aazza, Smail; El Ghadraoui, Lahsen; Miguel, Maria Graça

Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa

Position

Researcher

Academic Degree

Doutoramento

Group Leader

Ecology and restoration of riverine, estuarine and coastal habitats

Professor Category

Assistant

Institution

Universidade do Algarve

Based at

Faro, Gambelas Campus, UAlg

Office Nr

2.16 building 8

Phone Nr

+351 289800900

Extension

7634

mcorada@ualg.pt

ORCID ID

Organiza

Projects

Projects Coordination

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Financiamento	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
METALCHEMBIO	METALCHEMBIO.: Innovative combination of chemical and biological strategies for the recovery of metals from metals bearing wastewaters and leachates	Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa	09/2018	02/2022	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, CRESC Algarve 2020	212451k€	234951k€
BIOMETAL DEMO	Biometal demonstration plant for the biological rehabilitation of metal bearing- wastewaters (BIOMETAL DEMO).	Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa	12/2013	11/2017	Comissão Europeia	192k€
BIONANOMINE	Bio-sintese de nanomateriais semicondutores usando resíduos de minas e aplicações amigas do ambiente	Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa	04/2013	09/2015	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	80k€
PTDC 109970	Separação por Extracção Líquido-líquido de Metais Raros e Preciosos a Partir de Matrizes Cloretadas Complexas.	Maria Clara Semedo da Silva Costa	03/2011	05/2014	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	46k€

Activities

Type of Event

Other Events

CCMAR recebe grupo de alunos da Universidade de Verão de Shou (China)

De 11 a 29 de Julho, 25 alunos da Universidade de Verão de Shou (China) vão ser acolhidos no Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR) para acompanhar o trabalho dos nossos investigadores.

July 11, 2016

Bldg. 7 - Gambelas Campus

Type of Event

Other Events

Get together CCMAR / Welcome party

Next week, join us to welcome the students from Summer School Shou (China). We're waiting for you!

July 11, 2016

Building 7 - main hall

Type of Event

Seminar

METALCHEMBIO - Innovative strategies for the recovery of metals from bearing wastewaters and leachates

Room 2.31 I Building 7 I Gambelas Campus

Group

Ecology and restoration of riverine, estuarine and coastal habitats

April 3, 2019

Room 2.31 I Building 7 I Gambelas Campus

News

Three CCMAR researchers receive Tech2Market awards

Ana Grenha receives her Tech2Market honorable mention (photo credits: UAlg Communication Department)

Ana Grenha, Maria Clara Costa and Luisa Custódio have received honorable mentions at the Tech2Market contest promoted by the University of the Algarve. We talked with the researchers to find out more about their technologies and future prospects.

Publications

Selected Publications

Assunção A, Costa MClara, Carlier JDias. Application of urea–agarose gel electrophoresis to select non-redundant 16S rRNAs for taxonomic studies: palladium(II) removal bacteria. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2016;100(6):2721 - 2735. doi:10.1007/s00253-015-7163-3

Assunção A, Vieira B, Lourenço JP, Costa MClara. Recovery of gold(0) nanoparticles from aqueous solutions using effluents from a bioremediation process. RSC Adv. 2016. doi:10.1039/C6RA24503J

Publications

Year of Publication
2024	Carlier JDias, Ferreira GMagno dos, Schwan RFreitas, da Silva CFerreira, Costa MClara. Pb2+ biosorption by Serratia marcescens CCMA 1010 and its relation with zntR gene expression and ZntA efflux pump regulation. Environmental Advances. 2024;15:100479. doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2023.100479 Read more about Pb2+ biosorption by Serratia marcescens CCMA 1010 and its relation with zntR gene expression and ZntA efflux pump regulation Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	Ferreira GMagno dos, Pires JFerreira, Ribeiro LSilva, et al. Impact of lead (Pb2+) on the growth and biological activity of Serratia marcescens selected for wastewater treatment and identification of its zntR gene—a metal efflux regulator. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2023;39(4). doi:10.1007/s11274-023-03535-1 Read more about Impact of lead (Pb2+) on the growth and biological activity of Serratia marcescens selected for wastewater treatment and identification of its zntR gene—a metal efflux regulator Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	Nobahar A, Carlier JDias, Costa MClara. Recovery of catalytic metals from leaching solutions of spent automotive catalytic converters using plant extractsAbstract. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2023. doi:10.1007/s10098-023-02523-1 Read more about Recovery of catalytic metals from leaching solutions of spent automotive catalytic converters using plant extractsAbstract Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	Díaz LAdriana, Carlier JDias, Michalak I, Costa MClara. Potential Use of Agricultural Waste—Carob Kibbles (Ceratonia siliqua L.) as a Biosorbent for Removing Boron from Wastewater. Separations. 2023;10(9):464. doi:10.3390/separations10090464 Read more about Potential Use of Agricultural Waste—Carob Kibbles (Ceratonia siliqua L.) as a Biosorbent for Removing Boron from Wastewater Google Scholar PT DOI
2023	Nobahar A, Lourenço JPaulo, Costa MClara, Carlier JDias. Printed Circuit Boards Leaching Followed by Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticle Clusters Using Plant ExtractsAbstract. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2023. doi:10.1007/s12649-023-02272-8 Read more about Printed Circuit Boards Leaching Followed by Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticle Clusters Using Plant ExtractsAbstract Google Scholar PT DOI
2022	Nobahar A, Melka ABejiga, Marín-Beltrán I, Neves L, Costa MClara, Carlier JDias. Zinc Recovery from an Extreme Copper-Free Acid Mine Drainage: Studying the Prior Separation of Ferric Iron by Solvent Extraction using AliCy and/or Alkalinization. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy. 2022. doi:10.1007/s40831-022-00588-8 Read more about Zinc Recovery from an Extreme Copper-Free Acid Mine Drainage: Studying the Prior Separation of Ferric Iron by Solvent Extraction using AliCy and/or Alkalinization Google Scholar PT DOI
2022	Beltrán IMarín, Demaria F, Ofelio C, et al. Scientists' warning against the society of waste. Science of The Total Environment. 2022. Read more about Scientists' warning against the society of waste Google Scholar
2022	Nobahar A, Melka ABejiga, Pusta A, Lourenço JPaulo, Carlier JDias, Costa MClara. A New Application of Solvent Extraction to Separate Copper from Extreme Acid Mine Drainage Producing Solutions for Electrochemical and Biological Recovery Processes. Mine Water and the Environment. 2022;41(2):387 - 401. doi:10.1007/s10230-022-00858-7 Read more about A New Application of Solvent Extraction to Separate Copper from Extreme Acid Mine Drainage Producing Solutions for Electrochemical and Biological Recovery Processes Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	Nobahar A, Carlier JDias, Miguel MGraça, Costa MClara. A review of plant metabolites with metal interaction capacity: a green approach for industrial applications. BioMetals. 2021. doi:10.1007/s10534-021-00315-y Read more about A review of plant metabolites with metal interaction capacity: a green approach for industrial applications Google Scholar DOI
2021	Boutoub O, el-Guendouz S, Manhita A, et al. Comparative Study of the Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Two Types of Moroccan Euphorbia Entire Honey and Their Phenolic Extracts. Foods. 2021;10(8):1909. doi:10.3390/foods10081909 Read more about Comparative Study of the Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Activities of Two Types of Moroccan Euphorbia Entire Honey and Their Phenolic Extracts Google Scholar PT DOI
2021	Palma TLuz, Shylova A, Carlier JDias, Costa MClara. An autochthonous aerobic bacterial community and its cultivable isolates capable of degrading fluoxetine. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 2021;96(10):2813 - 2826. doi:10.1002/jctb.v96.1010.1002/jctb.6829 Read more about An autochthonous aerobic bacterial community and its cultivable isolates capable of degrading fluoxetine Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	Carlier JD, Ettamimi S, Cox CJ, Hammani K, Ghazal H, Costa MClara. Prokaryotic diversity in stream sediments affected by acid mine drainage. Extremophiles. 2020. doi:10.1007/s00792-020-01196-8 Read more about Prokaryotic diversity in stream sediments affected by acid mine drainage Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	Carlier JDias, Luís ATeresa, Alexandre LMiguel, Costa MClara. Feasibility of Co-Treating Olive Mill Wastewater and Acid Mine Drainage. Mine Water and the Environment. 2020. doi:10.1007/s10230-020-00719-1 Read more about Feasibility of Co-Treating Olive Mill Wastewater and Acid Mine Drainage Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	Nogueira CA, Paiva APaula, Costa MClara, da Costa AMRosa. Leaching efficiency and kinetics of the recovery of palladium and rhodium from a spent auto-catalyst in HCl/CuCl ₂ media. Environmental Technology. 2020;41(18):2293 - 2304. doi:10.1080/09593330.2018.1563635 Read more about Leaching efficiency and kinetics of the recovery of palladium and rhodium from a spent auto-catalyst in HCl/CuCl 2 media Google Scholar PT DOI
2020	TRIFI H, BEN SALEM I, BENZINA NKOLSI, et al. Effectiveness of plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Pantoea sp. BRM17 in enhancing canola growth on phosphogypsum-amended soil. Pedosphere. 2020;30(4):570 - 576. doi:10.1016/S1002-0160(17)60454-5 Read more about Effectiveness of plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Pantoea sp. BRM17 in enhancing canola growth on phosphogypsum-amended soil Google Scholar PT DOI
2019	Nanusha MYohannes, Carlier JDias, Carvalho GIvo, Costa MClara, Paiva APaula. Separation and recovery of Pd and Fe as nanosized metal sulphides by combining solvent extraction with biological strategies based on the use of sulphate-reducing bacteria. Separation and Purification Technology. 2019;212:747 - 756. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2018.11.062 Read more about Separation and recovery of Pd and Fe as nanosized metal sulphides by combining solvent extraction with biological strategies based on the use of sulphate-reducing bacteria Google Scholar DOI
2018	Rodríguez-Solana R, Carlier JDias, Costa MClara, Romano A. Multi-element characterisation of carob, fig and almond liqueurs by MP-AES. Journal of the Institute of Brewing. 2018. doi:10.1002/jib.495 Read more about Multi-element characterisation of carob, fig and almond liqueurs by MP-AES Google Scholar DOI
2018	Palma TLuz, Donaldben MNeba, Costa MClara, Carlier JDias. Putative Role of Flavobacterium, Dokdonella and Methylophilus Strains in Paracetamol Biodegradation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2018;229(6). doi:10.1007/s11270-018-3858-2 Read more about Putative Role of Flavobacterium, Dokdonella and Methylophilus Strains in Paracetamol Biodegradation Google Scholar DOI
2018	Costa MClara, Assunção A, Almeida R, da Costa AMaria Rosa, Nogueira C, Paiva APaula. N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-dicyclohexylsuccinamide: A novel molecule for the separation and recovery of Pd(II) by liquid-liquid extraction. Separation and Purification Technology. 2018;201:96 - 105. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2018.02.050 Read more about N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-dicyclohexylsuccinamide: A novel molecule for the separation and recovery of Pd(II) by liquid-liquid extraction Google Scholar PT DOI
2016	Assunção A, Costa MClara, Carlier JDias. Application of urea–agarose gel electrophoresis to select non-redundant 16S rRNAs for taxonomic studies: palladium(II) removal bacteria. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2016;100(6):2721 - 2735. doi:10.1007/s00253-015-7163-3 Read more about Application of urea–agarose gel electrophoresis to select non-redundant 16S rRNAs for taxonomic studies: palladium(II) removal bacteria Google Scholar DOI
2016	Costa MClara, Almeida R, Assunção A, da Costa AMaria Rosa, Nogueira C, Paiva APaula. N,N′-tetrasubstituted succinamides as new molecules for liquid–liquid extraction of Pt(IV) from chloride media. Separation and Purification Technology. 2016;158:409 - 416. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2015.12.035 Read more about N,N′-tetrasubstituted succinamides as new molecules for liquid–liquid extraction of Pt(IV) from chloride media Google Scholar DOI
2016	Ballester A, Castro L, Costa MClara, et al. Design of remediation pilot plants for the treatment of industrial metal-bearing effluents (BIOMETAL DEMO project): Lab tests. Hydrometallurgy. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2016.10.010 Read more about Design of remediation pilot plants for the treatment of industrial metal-bearing effluents (BIOMETAL DEMO project): Lab tests Google Scholar DOI
2016	Assunção A, Vieira B, Lourenço JP, Costa MClara. Recovery of gold(0) nanoparticles from aqueous solutions using effluents from a bioremediation process. RSC Adv. 2016. doi:10.1039/C6RA24503J Read more about Recovery of gold(0) nanoparticles from aqueous solutions using effluents from a bioremediation process Google Scholar DOI
2016	Martins M, Assunção A, Neto A, Silva G, Sghaier H, Costa MClara. Performance and Bacterial Community Shifts During Phosphogypsum Biotransformation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 2016;227(12). doi:10.1007/s11270-016-3129-z Read more about Performance and Bacterial Community Shifts During Phosphogypsum Biotransformation Google Scholar DOI
2016	da Costa JPinto, Girão AVioleta, Trindade T, Costa MClara, Duarte A, Rocha-Santos T. Biological synthesis of nanosized sulfide semiconductors: current status and future prospects. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2016;100(19):8283 - 8302. doi:10.1007/s00253-016-7756-5 Read more about Biological synthesis of nanosized sulfide semiconductors: current status and future prospects Google Scholar DOI
2016	Assunção A, Matos A, da Costa AMRosa, Candeias A, Costa MClara. A bridge between liquid–liquid extraction and the use of bacterial communities for palladium and platinum recovery as nanosized metal sulphides. Hydrometallurgy. 2016;163:40 - 48. doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2016.03.012 Read more about A bridge between liquid–liquid extraction and the use of bacterial communities for palladium and platinum recovery as nanosized metal sulphides Google Scholar DOI
2015	Jimeno MRomán, Ballester A, Roig MGarcía, Guibal E, Costa MClara. Biometal Demonstration Plant for the Biological Rehabilitation of Metal Bearing-Wastewaters (Biometal Demo). Advanced Materials Research. 2015;1130:535 - 538. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.113010.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1130.535 Read more about Biometal Demonstration Plant for the Biological Rehabilitation of Metal Bearing-Wastewaters (Biometal Demo) Google Scholar DOI
2015	da Costa JPinto, Girão AV, Monteiro OC, Trindade T, Costa MC. Biotechnologically obtained nanocomposites: A practical application for photodegradation of Safranin-T under UV-Vis and solar light. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 2015;50(10):996 - 1010. doi:10.1080/10934529.2015.1038155 Read more about Biotechnologically obtained nanocomposites: A practical application for photodegradation of Safranin-T under UV-Vis and solar light Google Scholar DOI
2015	Vitor G, Palma TC, Vieira B, Lourenço JP, Barros RJ, Costa MC. Start-up, adjustment and long-term performance of a two-stage bioremediation process, treating real acid mine drainage, coupled with biosynthesis of ZnS nanoparticles and ZnS/TiO2 nanocomposites. Minerals Engineering. 2015;75:85 - 93. doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2014.12.003 Read more about Start-up, adjustment and long-term performance of a two-stage bioremediation process, treating real acid mine drainage, coupled with biosynthesis of ZnS nanoparticles and ZnS/TiO2 nanocomposites Google Scholar DOI
2014	Nogueira CA, Paiva AP, Oliveira PC, Costa MC, da Costa AMRosa. Oxidative leaching process with cupric ion in hydrochloric acid media for recovery of Pd and Rh from spent catalytic converters. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2014;278:82 - 90. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.099 Read more about Oxidative leaching process with cupric ion in hydrochloric acid media for recovery of Pd and Rh from spent catalytic converters Google Scholar DOI
2014	Paiva APaula, Carvalho GIvo, Costa MClara, da Costa AMRosa, Nogueira C. The Solvent Extraction Performance of N,N’ -Dimethyl- N,N’ -Dibutylmalonamide Towards Platinum and Palladium in Chloride Media. Separation Science and Technology. 2014;49(7):966 - 973. doi:10.1080/01496395.2013.878721 Read more about The Solvent Extraction Performance of N,N’ -Dimethyl- N,N’ -Dibutylmalonamide Towards Platinum and Palladium in Chloride Media Google Scholar DOI
2014	Paiva APaula, Carvalho GIvo, Costa MClara, da Costa AMRosa, Nogueira C. Recovery of Platinum and Palladium from Chloride Solutions by a Thiodiglycolamide Derivative. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange. 2014;32(1):78 - 94. doi:10.1080/07366299.2013.810969 Read more about Recovery of Platinum and Palladium from Chloride Solutions by a Thiodiglycolamide Derivative Google Scholar DOI
2013	da Costa JP, Girão AVioleta, Lourenço JP, Monteiro OC, Trindade T, Costa MClara. Green synthesis of covellite nanocrystals using biologically generated sulfide: potential for bioremediation systems. J Environ Manage. 2013;128:226-32. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.05.034 Read more about Green synthesis of covellite nanocrystals using biologically generated sulfide: potential for bioremediation systems. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2013	Martins M, Assunção A, Martins H, Matos APedro, Costa MClara. Palladium recovery as nanoparticles by an anaerobic bacterial community. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 2013:n/a - n/a. doi:10.1002/jctb.4064 Read more about Palladium recovery as nanoparticles by an anaerobic bacterial community Google Scholar DOI
2013	Costa MClara, Assunção A, da Costa AMRosa, Nogueira C, Paiva APaula. Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Platinum from Chloride Media by N,N ′-Dimethyl- N,N ′-Dicyclohexyltetradecylmalonamide. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange. 2013;31(1):12 - 23. doi:10.1080/07366299.2012.700588 Read more about Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Platinum from Chloride Media by N,N ′-Dimethyl- N,N ′-Dicyclohexyltetradecylmalonamide Google Scholar DOI
2012	Martins M, Taborda R, Silva G, Assunção A, Matos APedro, Costa MClara. Aluminum and sulphate removal by a highly Al-resistant dissimilatory sulphate-reducing bacteria community. Biodegradation. 2012;23(5):693-703. doi:10.1007/s10532-012-9545-x Read more about Aluminum and sulphate removal by a highly Al-resistant dissimilatory sulphate-reducing bacteria community. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2011	Assunção A, Martins M, Silva G, Lucas H, Coelho MRosário, Costa MClara. Bromate removal by anaerobic bacterial community: mechanism and phylogenetic characterization. J Hazard Mater. 2011;197:237-43. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.076 Read more about Bromate removal by anaerobic bacterial community: mechanism and phylogenetic characterization. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2009	Martins M, Faleiro MLeonor, Barros RJorge, Veríssimo ARaquel, Costa MClara. Biological sulphate reduction using food industry wastes as carbon sources. Biodegradation. 2009;20(4):559-67. doi:10.1007/s10532-008-9245-8 Read more about Biological sulphate reduction using food industry wastes as carbon sources. Google Scholar PubMed DOI

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Jorge Daniel Dias Carlier

Tânia Cristina da Luz Palma

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