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Review

Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Mushrooms: A Crucial Dimension for Sustainable Soil Management

by
Tamer Elsakhawy
1,
Alaa El-Dein Omara
1,
Mohamed Abowaly
2,
Hassan El-Ramady
2,3,
Khandsuren Badgar
3,*,
Xhensila Llanaj
3,
Gréta Törős
3,
Peter Hajdú
3 and
József Prokisch
3
1
Agriculture Microbiology Department, Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Agriculture Research Center, Kafr El-Sheikh 33717, Egypt
2
Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
3
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2022, 14(7), 4328; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074328
Submission received: 4 March 2022 / Revised: 27 March 2022 / Accepted: 29 March 2022 / Published: 6 April 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
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Soil is the main component in the agroecosystem besides water, microbial communities, and cultivated plants. Several problems face soil, including soil pollution, erosion, salinization, and degradation on a global level. Many approaches have been applied to overcome these issues, such as phyto-, bio-, and nanoremediation through different soil management tools. Mushrooms can play a vital role in the soil through bio-nanoremediation, especially under the biological synthesis of nanoparticles, which could be used in the bioremediation process. This review focuses on the green synthesis of nanoparticles using mushrooms and the potential of bio-nanoremediation for polluted soils. The distinguished roles of mushrooms of soil improvement are considered a crucial dimension for sustainable soil management, which may include controlling soil erosion, improving soil aggregates, increasing soil organic matter content, enhancing the bioavailability of soil nutrients, and resorting to damaged and/or polluted soils. The field of bio-nanoremediation using mushrooms still requires further investigation, particularly regarding the sustainable management of soils.

1. Introduction

Soil is a complex, dynamic, and open system, in which several macro- and micro-organisms live, especially bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes. The soil biota and/or fauna are responses to the biological attributes of soil and its agroecosystems [1]. Soil has vital functions and provides many ecosystem services such as (1) the cleaning of water, storage and its supply [2], (2) the production of biomass including bio-based energy, foods, fodder, and fiber [3], (3) climate gas fluxes including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide [3], (4) the foundation for constructions and the supply of construction materials [4], and (5) providing “aesthetic environments” for the inspiration and recreation of people [5]. Several problems face soil, including soil pollution [6,7], salinization [8,9], degradation or deteriorations [10,11,12], desertification [13], erosion [14,15], waterlogging [16], and climate changes [15], and great effort is required worldwide to manage and conserve this soil. Combined and/or multiple problematic cases can be found all over the world, such as soil salinity and climate change [17], flooding and climate change [18], soil erosion and climate change [15,19], desertification and climate change [20], and soil biodiversity and global changes [21,22].
Sustainable soil management requires the use of the sustainable solutions to overcome a variety of problems, which may improve the safety of environment and human health. Nanotechnology has proven essential for solving a lot of environmental issues, especially green nanoparticles using plants [23], algae [24], actinomycetes [25], fungi [26], mushrooms [27], and bacteria [28], as well as plant extracts [29] such as corncob [30], Citrus limetta peel [31], Aloevera [32], and Conocarpus lancifolius fruits [33]. The green synthesis of nanoparticles is considered a by-product of sustainable development and can meet the needs of future generations. These nanoparticles could be prepared by using enzymes, flavonoids, phenolics, proteins, and sugars as stabilizing and reducing agents during the green production of nanoparticles [25]. Prepared nanoparticles from green synthesis process have many applications, including several fields such as agriculture [34], biomedicine [26,35], cosmetics [36], electronics [37], textiles [38], and environmental issues [24,25,39].
Therefore, this review discusses bio-nanoremediation and its potential, especially in the field of soil science, as well as the role of mushroom in this concern. The sustainable management of soil problems will also be highlighted, including soil pollution, degradation, and erosion. The green synthesis of nanoparticles using mushrooms will be reported as a crucial approach in sustaining soil and its management depending on myco-nanoremediation and soil nanoimprovement.

2. Soil and Its Sustainable Management

It is well-known that soil has great importance for humans and animals, as well as the entire environment. Due to it being the main source of our foods, feed of animals, fiber, and fuel, soils should protect from any deterioration, pollution, and any harmful activity. Definitely, there is no development without soil security and conversion. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were announced by the United Nations, cannot be achieved without directly and/or indirectly managing soil functions [5], as presented in Table 1. These goals may address diverse issues inherently linked to soil and/or land, including clean water, as listed in SDG 6 [40], food security in SDG 2 [41], life on land in SDG 15 [42], the climate and its action in SDG 13 [43], and sustaining resources, as listed in SDG 12 [44]. Therefore, both the persistence and quality of soil functions and their achievement for the SDGs largely rely on the health of soil [45,46]. There is a need for the continued support of soil ecosystem services, in line with the goals of sustainable development [5].
Lal et al. [47] reported about sustainable management of soil health and its importance for achieving many SDGs including goal numbers 1 and 2 (ending poverty and hunger), 3 (good health and wellbeing), 5 (gender equality), 6 (clean water and sanitation), 7 (affordable and clean energy), 9 (industry innovation and infrastructure), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (responsible consumption and production), 13 (climate action), and 15 (life on land). Some of these goals rely considerably on the production of plants and/or soil processes including heat transfer, ion exchange, water movement, sorption and physical filtration, and biophysical and biochemical transformations. Many reports also discussed the SDGs based on different points of view such as the impact of country-level institutional factors [48], the metals industry [49], the tourism industry [50], carbon capture technology [51], and COVID-19 [52]. Finally, it could be concluded that the main challenges related to soil and its management may include (1) the mitigation of the land take, (2) the reduction in and remediation of soil pollution, erosion, and degradation, (3) increasing provisions of ecosystem services and biodiversity, (4) increasing biomass production for food, fiber and energy, (5) the mitigation of and adaptation to climate changes, and (6) improving disaster control such as flooding, drought, landslide, and wildfire as main natural hazards [5].

3. Soil and Mushrooms: A Vital Relationship

Soil is the main growing media for several macro- and micro-organisms such as mushrooms. Mushrooms are important plant fungi and have distinguished attributes making them crucial for medicinal, industrial, and agricultural activities. There are several species of mushrooms that belong to the kingdom of fungi and Phylum of Basidiomycota, in addition to several classes such as Agaricomycetes, many orders such as the Order of Agaricales, including many families such as Agaricaceae, Pleurotaceae, and Omphalotaceae. Table 2 shows a comparison of three well-known mushrooms including champignon (Agaricus linnaeus L.), oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus L.), and shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes L.). The anatomy of a mushroom includes the stem of the mushroom, which is called the stipe or stalk, the cap (pileus), and the gills, which are called its lamellae (or lamella), on the underside of the cap. Mushrooms are fungal species that typically grow above/on soil and are fleshy, spore-bearing macrofungal fruiting bodies [53]. There has been growing concern about mushrooms regarding their consumption and cultivation for human health during the last 3 decades [54]. Several mushroom species have nutritional and medicinal properties that are crucial to human health [55,56,57,58,59].
Mushrooms, like other fungi, have a strong impact on soil, both positive and negative. The compost that forms from spent mushroom substrate could be applied to soil as an organic fertilizer, which could increase soil microbial activity and the content of amino acid metabolites in studied orchard [60]. Mushroom also could be used as a bioindicator for soil pollution, such as soil polluted with heavy metals [61,62], toxic elements [63,64], organic pollutants [65], radioactives, or isotopes [66,67,68,69,70], as well as for health risk indices [71,72,73]. It is found that wood-grown mushrooms can adsorb major and trace elements in the wild, growing aboveground mushrooms like Meripilus giganteus. Thus, wood-grown mushrooms can play a crucial role in forest ecosystems due to their symbiosis with trees and/or their ability as saprotrophic organisms in decomposing the dead organic matter [74]. Several mushrooms are also abundant for exploitation in agro-wastes or agro-industrial wastes such as winery and olive mill wastes, producing many beneficial materials such as bioethanol or biofertilizers [75]. A relationship between mushrooms and their role in soil could be noticed in Figure 1. Several human activities, especially urbanization-based anthropogenic pollution, have led to the production of polluted soil- and tree-growing mushroom species [76]. Mushroom residues can also be applied to cultivated crops under a continuous cropping regime, which increase the productivity of cucumber by regulating the soil microbial communities [77]. More roles of mushrooms in the soil will be discussed in detail in the next sections, including soil myco-nanomanagement, soil myco-nanoremediation, and the role of mushrooms for soil improvement.

4. Mushrooms for Soil Improvement

As mentioned earlier, mushrooms have many uses, and the global mushroom-growing industry plays a major role in addressing critical issues and positive contributions to humankind. These applications include foods, cosmeceuticals, tonics, medicines, and natural biocontrol agents in plant protection with insecticidal, fungicidal, bactericidal, herbicidal, nematocidal, and anti-phyto-viral activities [53]. The cultivation of mushrooms can pilot a so-called “white agricultural revolution” in developing countries and all over the world [53]. Several studies have focused on using spent mushroom substrates as soil amendments and in removing pollutants from soil (e.g., [78,79,80,81,82], few published reports about impacts of mushroom cultivation on improving soil quality [83]). The main fields in which mushroom cultivation could improve soil quality may include (1) soil erosion control, (2) improving soil aggregates, (3) increasing soil organic matter, (4) enhancing soil nutrition, (5) promoting C, and NPK cycling, and (6) the bioremediation of polluted soils. More details concerning the role of mushroom in improving soil will be explained in the next subsections.

4.1. Controlling Soil Erosion

Soil erosion is considered an important key factor leading to poor soil health and the productivity loss of crops, particularly under heavy rainfall conditions. To control soil erosion, the biological approach may be a crucial route, which represents the promotion of the intensive growth of mushroom mycelium in agricultural soils [83,84]. Growing mushrooms in agricultural soils has direct and indirect benefits on eroded soil, which may include the binding of mushroom mycelia of soil particles, establishing strong cord-forming mycelial networks, and forming soil aggregates as a direct mechanism, whereas the indirect mechanism may include exudating the fungal hyphae with some extracellular compounds such as the hydro-phobin group (e.g., glomalin) and polysaccharides into soils, which boost soil organic matter [85]. Forming hydrophobicity and adhesion exopolymers of fungal mycelium is the proposed mechanism for enhancing soil erosion resistance by mushrooms [84]. Therefore, mushrooms can control and limit soil erosion through forming a net from soil aggregate clumps and fungal hyphae, which contain organic matter, lipids, protein, water, nutrients, and minerals [83,86]. This net may result from the interaction between plants and mushrooms or microbes (from one side) and the mineral particles and soil microbes (from the other side), which plays a major role in forming the soil. Soil fungi are well-known by their production of a non-water soluble called glomalin as a highly persistent glycol-protein (e.g., mushrooms or mycorrhizae), which can maintain the structure of soil and its fertility [86].

4.2. Improving Soil Aggregates

The life cycle of a mushroom starts with a spore (i.e., a diameter of a few microns). This spore swells, germinates, and elongates to form filamentous cells in humid and nutrient-rich environments, called a “hypha”. After growing the hypha, they elongate and form a network of interconnected hyphal threads called a “mycelium” [87]. The cultivation of mushroom species is useful for soil and its quality (e.g., the good soil aggregation), because mushrooms are considered saprobic fungi living on organic matter that exist in soil and/or the compost layers [83]. Forming the “cord-forming mycelial network” occurs during the cultivation process of mushrooms, when mushroom mycelium grows in compost, seeking nutrients. Mycelia grow in the soil layers after the complete forming of the fungal mycelial network and once it has fully colonized the compost layers. So, mushrooms have a very strong relationship with soil; mushrooms can obtain nutrients and carbon from the soil, and the soil can receive many release-fungal-based organic compounds from the mushrooms [87].
The fungal hyphae can penetrate the soil layers and support the formation of soil aggregates by their hyphal networks, which can chemically and/or physically bind soil particles [88,89]. Thus, mushrooms can improve the overall soil quality by forming networks of cored-forming mycelia, which enhance soil aggregations through the increasing abundance of mushroom-hyphae in soils [83]. Hence, forming soil aggregates not only reduces the erosion of soil, but also increases the movement of gases within the soil (mainly O2 and CO2), improving the ability of roots to penetrate different soil systems [90]. Moreover, several microbial dynamic processes in soil could be supported by aggregates, including microbial evolutionary [91], soil carbon sequestration [92], nutrient turnover [93], and gas emissions [83,94]. Regarding applied spent mushroom wastes to soils, they can increase larger stable aggregates (i.e., >2.0 mm), as reported by Udom et al. [95].

4.3. Increasing Soil Organic Matter Content

Soil organic matter content is a key mechanism for mitigating several soil processes and functions including soil fertility, biota biomass, soil aeration, soil structure, the formation of aggregation, soil erosion, water-storage capacity, and the biodiversity of soil ecosystems [83]. Soils with high organic matter can preserve excellent protection against erosion [96]. Soil organic matter binds their particles with increasing soil moisture content, which prevents soil particles drying out during strong winds or heavy rain events [97]. Mushroom cultivation in soils is an effective approach for promoting soil organic matter content in two main ways: (1) applying fungal-based organic materials (i.e., hyphal exudates and mycelium) and/or (2) applying compost and spent mushroom substrates to the soils [83]. Several studies on the application of the compost of the substrate of mushrooms to soil have confirmed many benefits of organic matter derived from mushrooms to soil and its quality (e.g., [98,99]). More details on the role of applied compost or substrate derived from mushrooms and their impact on soil and cultivated crops can be found in Table 3.

4.4. Enhancing Bioavailability of Soil Nutrients

A huge amount of wastes or spent mushroom substrates (SMS) result from mushroom cultivation; about 5–6 kg of SMS for production of every kg of fresh mushroom [83]. These substrates contain different nutrients (e.g., NPK) and various organic compounds such as crude protein, carbohydrate, cellulose, lignin, hemicelluloses, and neutral and acid detergent fibers [112]. Dumping or incineration is the current disposing of the majority of spent mushroom substrates [113]; however, many innovative techniques can be applied for the valorization of these wastes, including composting, the production of animal feeds and enzymes, energy production (bioethanol), the cultivation of new mushroom species, packing, and construction materials [112]. On the field scale of mushroom cultivation, SMS can be disposed through composting for biofertilizer, which uses and/or amends the degraded soil in situ [114].
The SMS could be utilized as a biofertilizer because it contains many essential nutrients, besides it being a resource for microbial biomass. Thus, the SMS can enhance the bioavailability of nutrients in the soil as a biofertilizer; consequently, SMS may promote the growth of seedlings and the growing of other mushroom varieties [115,116]. The aged compost of SMS has high macro-nutrient contents (if its age is more than 6 months) compared to a fresh one. This compost could be used as an alternative source of some components of growth media such as peat or perlite, and it is reported to be 30% mixable with SMS compost (and 70% for SMS). This mixture has led to an increase in the germination rate and the morphology of cultivated pepper seedlings [115]. The role of SMS compost was confirmed by many researchers in mitigating stress from Pb or Mn or Zn on Paulownia fortunei seedlings [117,118], Pb-Zn-stress on Macleaya cordata [119], or drought stress on Althaea rosea [120]. For obtaining a healthy SMS compost, biocontrol agents such as Bacillus subtilis and Trichoderma harzianum may need to be added during the compositing process [121].

4.5. Resorting of Damaged and Polluted Soils

The restoration of damaged soil or the environment through mushroom mycelium has been reported by some investigators due to its strong ability to decompose or degrade many pollutants and wastes. The mode of action of this biodegradation by mushroom mycelium may revert to the formation of complex extracellular enzyme groups [53]. The mycelia of mushroom also have a crucial role in restoring damaged environments in four different ways, including (1) myco-remediation [122] or bioremediation through the decontamination of a certain area by the mycelia, (2) myco-filtration, using mycelia to filter toxic wastes and microorganisms from soil or water medium [123], (3) myco-pesticides, using mycelia to control insect pests [124], and (4) myco-forestry, using mycelia to restore the forests [53]. The previous approaches represent different methods for a clean agroecosystem, which can remove damage in agro-environments after mushroom implementation. Regarding the mode of action of myco-pesticides, this mechanism could increase the biopesticide efficacy through reducing plant diseases by the mycoparasitism, direct antagonism, and induction of resistance [124]. The removal of pollutants using a network of fungal mycelium is called myco-filtration. It is an eco-friendly technology that treats contaminated water/wastewater by calculating the removal efficiency [125]. Myco-forestry is considered a crucial system, which could enhance plant communities and forest ecosystems through different species of mushrooms as an ecological forest management system. A myco-forestry system also can restore the environment through myco-remediation and myco-filtration activities, which clean up toxins in the environment.
Concerning myco-remediation, it is a sustainable approach for the bioremediation of polluted environments using the fungi of mushrooms to remove toxic pollutants through biosorption, bioaccumulation, and bioconversion [126]. This approach could be applied using live and dead mushrooms to myco-mediate the polluted soil [127,128], wastewater [129,130], and lignocellulosic biorefinery sludge [131]. It found that the fungal mycelia act as bio-sorbents to remove polluted metals from industrial wastewaters [130] or through the production of many lignocellulolytic enzymes, removing 90% of organic contaminants [131].

5. Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Mushrooms

It is well-known that nanoparticles (converted to atomic or molecular scales ranging from 1 and 100 nm) could be produced by three main methods, including physical (using mechanical tools such as for grinding or milling), chemical (using some chemicals as deducting agents), and biological tools (using organisms such as plants, bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, and algae). The production process or the synthesis of stable nanoparticles (NPs) through biological routes could be referred to as green nano-biotechnology [25]. The green chemistry of nanotechnology has mainly 12 principles, including (1) minimizing the production of wastes and reducing pollution, (2) the manufacturing of products in safer manner, (3) lowering toxicity due to less hazardous chemical synthesis, (4) using renewable feedstocks, (5) utilizing effective catalysts, (6) reducing unnecessary derivatives, (7) producing economically greener products, (8) controlling and reducing pollution, (9) increasing the efficiency of used energy, (10) using safer solvents for safer reaction conditions, (11) using degradable and recyclable materials, and (12) minimizing the possibility of accidents [25]. The biosynthesis of nanoparticles using fungi has been reported by several researchers, focusing on the genera of fungi used in NPs biosynthesis, the bio-activity of this biosynthesis, and the main applications resulting from this biosynthesis (Figure 2), as adapted from Al-Bahrani et al. [132].
Concerning the fungal genera used for NPs-biosynthesis, there are several genera of fungi like Aspergillus (27%), Fusarium (21%), Verticillium (9%), Trichoderma, Rhizopus and Penicillium about 7% and some other mushrooms like Pleurotus about 1% [133]. Several species of cultivated and wild mushrooms have been successfully used for the green- or bio- or myco-synthesis of many kinds of nanoparticles particularly gold (Au) [134,135,136], silver (Ag) [137,138,139,140], magnesium oxide (MgO) [141], titanium oxide (TiO2) [142], copper (Cu) [143], zinc (Zn) [144,145], and cadmium sulfide (CdS) [133]. The mechanism of nanoparticle myco-synthesis by mushrooms seems to be simple, but many factors control the stability, and biocompatibility of produced nanoparticles. These factors mainly include temperature (up to 40 ℃ for Trichoderma harzianum, or 90 ℃ for Aspergillus oryzae), pH of the reaction medium (a higher pH is preferable), the used amount of fungal biomass, and the medium composition [133]. The mechanism may return to various types of enzymes, mainly reductases, that can direct the intracellular or extracellular reduction and stabilization of NPs by the fungal exudates of biomolecules [146] and [27,147]. These biomolecules may contain amino acids, alkaloids, carboxylic acids, enzymes, flavonoids, peptides, phenols, polysaccharides, saponins, steroids, tannins, vitamins, and other secondary metabolites [133,139,148,149,150,151,152]. Biosynthesis of many metal or metal oxide-NPs using mushrooms like Pleurotus sp. and Pleurotus sajorcaju was reported (Table 4). However, the specific mode of action behind NP-myco-synthesis based on biological materials needs to be fully elucidated [27].

6. Soil Nanomanagement and Mushrooms

The cultivation of mushrooms is known to have been performed since 600, 1100, and 1650 AD, for the species Auricularia auricula-judae, Lentinula edodes, and Agaricus bisporus, respectively [53]. Mushrooms as fungi can play different roles in soil, including promoting soil fertility, biodegrading agrowastes, or removing pollutants from soil, as mentioned in the previous section. According to their main source of carbon for nutrition, the most cultivated mushrooms in the soil are considered saprophyte and heterotrophic fungi. Mushrooms can biosynthesize their own foods from the agroresidues of different crops by converting these by-products and wastes and preventing the accumulation of them as health hazards. Mushrooms cannot synthesize their food through photosynthesis because they are devoid of chlorophylls [53]. The vascular xylem and phloem are also absent in mushrooms, but they can absorb O2 and release CO2 [53].
The quality of cultivated mushrooms may depend on the concertation of pollutants such as heavy metals and their accumulation in the fruit bodies of mushrooms, which may migrate from the growing substrates [168]. The selected proper substrate for mushroom cultivation is considered a limiting factor, which depends on the price and lignocellulosic compounds in used agrowastes [169]. Although the use of spent mushroom substrate as raw materials remains a formidable challenge, it could produce complexes of chitin-cellulose nanofiber, which promote plant growth through increasing plant disease resistance [170]. An increased concern on the manufacture of nanomaterials derived from mushrooms recently has been noticed (Table 5). These nanomaterials include chitin-cellulose nanofiber from Lentinula edodes substrate [170] and chitin nanopaper from Lentinula edodes, Flammulina velutipes, and Pleurotus ostreatus [171]. Mushrooms are useful for soil when their wastes from cultivation could be used as fodder for livestock, as a soil conditioner, as organic fertilizers, and/or for environmental bioremediation, as discussed in the next sections.

7. Soil Nanoremediation and Mushrooms

Soil pollution is a serious challenge facing the global community. This pollution is a direct and/or indirect harmful deterioration, which penetrates all aspects of our life, especially human health. Therefore, there is an urgent need to repair, remove, or decompose these pollutants according to various approaches. Depending on the kind of pollutants and their concentration in the soil and other environmental compartments, the types of remediation could be selected for bioremediation by microorganisms, phytoremediation by plants, nanoremediation by nanomaterials, nano-bioremediation by both microorganisms and nanomaterials, and nano-phytoremediation by both plants and nanomaterials [179]. Concerning the nanoremediation of soil, several recent published review articles have discussed this global issue as reported below in this section.
Many traditional materials have applications in soil and water remediation, but many advanced materials could be used, such as nanomaterials, particularly nano-zero valent iron, which can be applied to soil and water polluted with heavy metals [180,181]. Different nanoremediation strategies could be used to treat polluted soil, water, and air, including both in situ and ex situ strategies. Several nanoparticles (NPs) could be applied to diminish environmental hazards from pollutants such as TiO2-NPs, Fe-based NPs, and nanomaterials of silica and carbon [182]. Concerning these strategies, in situ strategies could be remediated using many approaches such as phytoremediation, bio-slurping, bioventing, bio-sparging, and permeable reactive barrier, whereas ex situ strategies may include bio-pile, bioreactors, windrows, and land farming [182].
In general, global polluted soils with toxic elements require three important points for their remediation strategies, including (1) using geographical coordinate maps, (2) using suitable soil indices for investigating soil quality, and (3) collecting data on polluted soils, which is crucial for choosing the best treatment strategy, including nanomaterials and others [6]. The accumulation of organic pollutants on coastal soils and their sediments due to the rapid growth in both population and economy in these areas is considered a serious environmental issue. These organic pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), could be remediated using many strategies including chemical oxidation, physical repair, bioremediation, and integrated approaches such as reversible surfactants, micro-nano bubble, and biochar [183]. Using nano-biochar in remediating polluted soils with heavy metals is a promising approach due to their unique properties for soil remediation, which include a high specific surface area and hydrodynamic dispersivity. The main mechanism of nano-biochar may include high efficacy for the immobilization of non-degradable heavy-metal pollutants in soil rhizosphere [184].
The reuse of soil polluted for agricultural production after its remediation from petroleum hydrocarbons could be achieved using physical, chemical, and biological methods, bio-electrochemical system, and nanomaterials like biogenic iron oxide depending on the internal and external factors [185]. Many approaches could be applied for remediating soil from textile mill effluents, which may include dyes, metal pollutants, and organic pollutants from printing, softening, and heat stabilizing. These approaches may include biosurfactants derived from microorganisms, oxidation–reduction, electrokinetic processes, phytoremediation, and nanoremediation using nano-zero valence iron oxide [186].
Concerning the relationship between soil nanoremediation and its mushrooms, this process can be called nano myco-remediation. The mechanism of this kind of remediation depends mainly on the enzymatic system of mushroom species and is involved in the bioremediation of organic environmental pollutants (Figure 3). Many species of mushrooms have the ability to remediate soil pollutants and could be cultivated in agricultural soil or grown on the compost of crop residues (e.g., animal manure, cobs, straw, and sugarcane bagasse) or agro-industrial wastes such as Agaricus bisporus, A. subrufescens, Phallus impudicus, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Volvariella volvacea [83]. The mechanism mainly depends on the enzymes and their types (e.g., cellulase, laccase, manganese peroxidase, and xylanase). Mushroom hyphae can biodegrade crop residues or wastes by converting them into compounds of carbohydrates, fatty acids, and proteins [83]. Details of these enzymatic reactions are shown in Figure 3.
It is worth mentioning that the relationship between mushrooms and nanoparticles (NPs) during the biosynthesis of nanoparticles by mushrooms should be clear and the produced NPs of metals or metal oxides (especially NP-Ag) have been successfully used in different biomedical activities. The main role of mushrooms in this process is as bio-reducing agents. On the other hand, many applications of mushrooms’ spent substrate have been reported, such as removing environmental pollutants in the absence of applied nanomaterials [187] or in the presence of nanomaterials such as nanoscale ferroferric-oxide-coated biochar derived from wastes of mushroom to remove Cr(VI) [148]. More studies concerning this approach can be listed in Table 6, such as [149,150,151] in presence of nanomaterials or [152,153,154,155,156] in the absent of nanomaterials.
What is the difference between myco-remediation and green-synthesis of NPs by mushrooms? A brief answer is found in Figure 4, and more details are given in the following section. Soil myco-remediation or bioremediation is considered an innovative and emerging practice, which shows crucial potential as an effective approach in using natural processes to remove pollutants from soil systems [83]. The bioremediation of pollutants using mushrooms is presented in Table 6 under different conditions including the presence/absence of nanomaterials. It could use mushrooms in live or dead form in myco-remediation. Soil bioremediation could be achieved using spent mushroom substrate (SMS), which helps in the biodegradation of different pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, pesticides, chlorinated hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum, and related products). Many studies have reported the use of spent mushroom substrate in the bioremediation of different polluted environments as green adsorbents, which can remove up to 90% of pollutants from soil [188] or from groundwater [189], such as simulated acid mine drainage [190], biopesticide development [191], zero waste management [192], the production of xylo-oligosaccharides as feed ingredient and functional food [193], and polluted soils [100,109,194,195]. The SMS also can promote plant disease resistance [170], whereas the cultivation of mushrooms (like Agaricus subrufescens) is considered a promising remediator agent under the “circular food-to-waste-to-food system” [125]. More information about SMS applications and their challenges for “sustainable development of the global mushroom industry” is emphasized in the distinguished review article of Leong et al. [196] and the book chapter of Rajavata et al. [197].
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Table 6. Some published studies on the nano-bioremediation of polluted environments using fungi (mainly the mushrooms) in the presence and absence of applied nanomaterials.
Table 6. Some published studies on the nano-bioremediation of polluted environments using fungi (mainly the mushrooms) in the presence and absence of applied nanomaterials.
Bio-SourceApplied MaterialPollutantMechanism or Main FindingsRefs.
I. In presence of nanomaterials
Lentinula edodesBiochar nano Fe3O4 (LBC)Cr(VI) (200 mg L−1)Max. removing rate of Cr(VI) by LBC-Fe3O4 was 99.44% in aqueous media[198]
Lentinula edodes Agrocybe cylindraceaNano Fe3O4 at 2, 4, 6–22, 24 g L−1Cr(VI) at 200 mg L−1Removing Cr(VI) up to 73.88 at 240 min, 40 °C, pH 3 from 200 mg L−1 liquid by combined adsorption and redox[199]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Desm.) MeyenPd-NPs (32 nm)Azo dye direct blue 71Pd-NPs degraded 98% of direct blue 71 dye photochemically within 60 min under UV light in an aqueous medium[200]
Tricholoma crissum Sacc.CuO-NPsThorium (Th4+)An indicator for detecting Th4+ in aqueous medium[201]
II. In absent of nanomaterials
Pleurotus ostreatus Pleurotus eryngiiFresh SMS at rate of 4:1 (soil: SMS)PAHs (2.63 mg kg−1) in soilEffective remediating due to activity of laccase and manganese peroxidase in the treatment of fresh P. eryngii SMS[81]
Agaricus bisporus
Pleurotus eryngii		Soil amended by 5% SMS (w/w)Total Cd in soil 72.87 mg kg−1Applied SMS of both mushrooms improved rice production by 38.8%; decreased Cd in soil by about 99%[100]
Pleurotus ostreatusSoil amended by dried SMS (3–12 g kg−1)Soil Co was 8.53 mg kg−1Maximum pakchoi biomass recorded at applied SMS up to 9.51 g kg−1 and Co phytoavailability in soil was minimum[111]
Mushroom residuesSoil amended by 10% of residuesPb/Zn slag: 3.1 and 4.6 g kg−1, res.Mushroom residue enhances phyto-remediation of Paulownia fortunei in Pb-Zn slag; alleviates their toxicity to plants[117]
Pleurotus ostreatusMine polluted soil mixed with the spawn of P. ostreatusCr and Mn: 1.5 and 8.8 g kg−1, res.Studied mushroom is a bio-accumulator of toxic metals (Cr, Mn, Ni, Co) from polluted soil, but not recommended to harvest/eat mushroom from polluted soil[202]
Auricularia auricular and Sarcomyxa edulisSMS mixed with polluted soilPAH-polluted soilHumic acid and SMS enhanced bioremediation by bacteria through laccase activity via biodegradation[195]
Ganoderma lucidum, Pleurotus ostreatus, Auricularia polytrichaSMS (25 g) put into the moldFormaldehyde free bio-boardThe produced bio-board material from SMS of G. lucidum recorded the highest strength (2.51 mPa); high resistance to both fire and water [203]
Discarded sticks of mushrooms MnO2-modifed biocharAntimony, Sb 100 mg L−1 in aqueous solutionMnO2-modified biochar produced from discarded sticks of mushrooms was excellent adsorbent; adsorption capacity 64.12 mg g−1[204]
Abbreviations: nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI), palladium nanoparticles (Pd-NPs), Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), Spent mushroom substrate (SMS), weight/weight (w/w).

8. General Discussion

This review discussed soil and its importance in our lives as a main source of our food, fodders for our animals, and fiber for our clothes, as well as for the production of energy. Soil needs to be conserved for the sake of all living organisms, and it should be maintained to avoid degradation and deterioration. Several approaches have been used in soil management, including sustainable and non-sustainable methods. The use of green or phytoremediation is considered an eco-friendly tool for the management of soil pollution. Green synthesis, using plant-based nanoparticles, is also a promising approach that could be applied in several fields in our lives, such as agriculture and biomedicine. Many kind of microorganisms have been used in the biosynthesis of nanoparticles of many metals/metal oxides such as algae [24], actinomycetes [25], fungi [26], mushrooms [27], and bacteria [27,205,206,207], as mentioned before. Recently, many published reviews have focused on sustainable management using the green synthesis of nanoparticles, especially for biotechnological applications such as in [27,133]. The main mechanism of producing nanoparticles (NPs) with mushrooms relies on the exudates of many enzymes (mainly reductases), which can directly bio-reduce the used metals into nanosize materials and then stabilize the formed NPs [27].
The main question that needs to be answered in this review is whether mushrooms have the ability to biosynthesize nanoparticles. If yes, how can we use these nanoparticles of different metal/metal oxides in managing many soil problems? This answer has been confirmed by the ability of many mushroom species to produce nanoparticles by green or biosynthesis, which could be applied for polluted environments and for biomedical applications. Therefore, many species of mushrooms could be used in producing nanoparticles (such as Ag, Au, and Zn) and/or using these mushrooms for myco-remediation and producing bioethanol [208,209]. Like any scientific theme, this review opens many questions that need to be answered. Is there any possibility of using poisonous mushrooms in myco-remediation? What are the limitations and/or advantages for this process? What are the necessary regulations and/or legislations for mushroom utilization as efficient remediation tools?
Finally, we can summarize this review in the following diagram (Figure 5). This figure includes the main ideas in this review, which were divided into two groups: the advantages (benefits) and disadvantages of mushrooms.

9. Conclusions

The field of nanotechnology is of great interest in all areas of our life. Several methods have been used to produce nanoparticles, including physical, chemical, and biological or green approaches. The green or biological production of nanoparticles by plants such as mushrooms has become a crucial route, especially concerning sustainable solutions for soil management under different global issues such as soil pollution, soil erosion, soil carbon sequestration, the decline of soil fertility, the restoration of damaged or polluted soils, etc. Several studies confirm the sustainable management of soil problems using green nanotechnology, based on the fact that soil is the main source of our living needs (food, feed, fiber, and fuel). The role of mushrooms in soil management has also been confirmed by many researchers, focusing on used spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a by-product of mushroom production. These substrates could be recycled into a new cycle of mushroom cultivation, as bio-control agents, biofertilizers, and soil amendments, as alternative feeds for insects, pigs, poultry, and ruminant, as raw materials for biofuel production, and as a bioremediation agent for pollutants. Under the dual challenging global problems of pollution and climate change loads, there is an urgent need for a bio-nanoremediation approach for the global safety of natural resources and for a healthy agroecosystem. Key questions remain concerning bio-nanoremediation by mushrooms and its expected relationship to nano-biofortification and other global issues.

Author Contributions

J.P. and H.E.-R. developed the idea and outline of the review. M.A. and K.B. wrote the 3rd section of the manuscript, M.A., T.E. and A.E.-D.O. wrote the 2nd, 4th, and 5th sections, whereas the rest sections were written by X.L., G.T. and P.H. Both H.E.-R. and M.A. revised the manuscript thoroughly and finalized it. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

The authors thank the support of the 2020-1.1.2-PIACI-KFI-2020-00100 Project “Development of innovative food raw materials based on Maillard reaction by functional transformation of traditional and exotic mushrooms for food and medicinal purposes”. H. El-Ramady thanks the Central Department of Mission, Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education (Mission 19/2020) and also the Hungarian Tempus Public Foundation (TPF), grant no. AK-00152-002/2021 for financializing and supporting this work.

Institutional Review Board Statement

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Informed Consent Statement

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Data Availability Statement

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the Central Department of Mission, Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and the Hungarian Tempus Public Foundation.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. The relationship between mushroom and soil is very important due to the vital roles of mushroom in improving soil beside many other benefits, which include using the wastes of mushroom substrate as organic fertilizer and in feeding the animals.
Figure 1. The relationship between mushroom and soil is very important due to the vital roles of mushroom in improving soil beside many other benefits, which include using the wastes of mushroom substrate as organic fertilizer and in feeding the animals.
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Figure 2. Graphical illustration for the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using aqueous extract of the fresh basidiocarps of Pleurotus ostreatus. The steps include grinding the collected mushrooms, boiling within aqueous extraction, and then after filtration, the aqueous extraction is added to metal salt, which is needed to produce its nanoparticles (such as Ag, Zn, Cu, etc.).
Figure 2. Graphical illustration for the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using aqueous extract of the fresh basidiocarps of Pleurotus ostreatus. The steps include grinding the collected mushrooms, boiling within aqueous extraction, and then after filtration, the aqueous extraction is added to metal salt, which is needed to produce its nanoparticles (such as Ag, Zn, Cu, etc.).
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Figure 3. The main enzymatic system in mushroom species responsible for the bioremediation of organic environmental pollutants. Boxes with violet color refer to enzyme category; grey boxes refer to enzyme class while small yellow boxes refer to enzyme name, whereas the big yellow boxes explain the mechanisms of enzymes. Hydrolytic enzymes include hemi-cellulases and cellulases, whereas oxidative enzymes include peroxidases and phenol oxidases, and each enzyme class includes a number of enzymes.
Figure 3. The main enzymatic system in mushroom species responsible for the bioremediation of organic environmental pollutants. Boxes with violet color refer to enzyme category; grey boxes refer to enzyme class while small yellow boxes refer to enzyme name, whereas the big yellow boxes explain the mechanisms of enzymes. Hydrolytic enzymes include hemi-cellulases and cellulases, whereas oxidative enzymes include peroxidases and phenol oxidases, and each enzyme class includes a number of enzymes.
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Figure 4. A comparison between myco-remediation and green synthesis of nanoparticles by mushrooms, including the definition of each process, their applications, their control factors, and the final products.
Figure 4. A comparison between myco-remediation and green synthesis of nanoparticles by mushrooms, including the definition of each process, their applications, their control factors, and the final products.
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Figure 5. A comparison between the cons and pros or the benefits and problems of mushrooms. These items could be caused after cultivation of mushrooms or wild poisonous mushrooms, which cause several human diseases (for more details concerning the toxins and more, please refer to [208]).
Figure 5. A comparison between the cons and pros or the benefits and problems of mushrooms. These items could be caused after cultivation of mushrooms or wild poisonous mushrooms, which cause several human diseases (for more details concerning the toxins and more, please refer to [208]).
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Table 1. The main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which launched by the United Nations and the expected role of soil. Soils may have a significant contribution meeting directly and/or indirectly almost all United Nation’s sustainable development goals (*).
Table 1. The main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which launched by the United Nations and the expected role of soil. Soils may have a significant contribution meeting directly and/or indirectly almost all United Nation’s sustainable development goals (*).
The Goal (SDG)The Expected Role of SoilThe Goal (SDG)The Expected Role of Soil
SDG 1Indirect role of soil, which may can support reducing the poverty if this soil well be perfect used (*)SDG 9Direct and indirect role of soil in the industry. Soil has direct role for the infrastructure and fostering innovation is needed (*)
SDG 2Indirect and/or direct role of soil, which is the main source for our foods. Healthy soil provides us with healthy food to reduce malnutrition (*)SDG 10Without caring for soil and its conservation, the income of several populations will be not able to grow faster, especially for farmers
SDG 3Indirect and/or direct role of soil, the nutritional status of which is the main control for our health, including the positive and negative sides (*)SDG 11Indirect role of soil for sustaining life in rural and urban areas. Soil or land is a guarantee for affordable and safe housing (*)
SDG 4Indirect role of soil, which needs more interest and to be added to inclusive, equitable quality educationSDG 12Soil has direct and indirect impacts on the environment by the self-management of the global wastes and their recycling in an eco-friendly way (*)
SDG 5For soil and its handling, everyone should respect and conserve soils. Soils does not differ between man and woman, and all can support itSDG 13Soil has an indirect impact on climate and its changes by regulating emissions from soil and promoting renewable energy (*)
SDG 6Direct and indirect role of soil in providing clean water. Clean water is needed for protecting people from diseases (*)SDG 14Indirect role of soil/land for conserving and sustainably using the seas, oceans, and different marine resources
SDG 7Indirect role for soil for saving energy. By 2030, more renewable, affordable energy sources are needed (*)SDG 15For a prosperous world, soil and/or land need to stop any kind of degradation and must preserve ecosystems of forests, deserts, and mountains (*)
SDG 8Indirect role of soil for highly sustainable economic growth. There is no successful economy without sustaining and conserving soilSDG 16Indirect impacts of soil/land on societies and their institutions. Soil/land may control the peace and justice for all people
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Table 2. A comparison of three species of mushrooms, their family, and common species.
Table 2. A comparison of three species of mushrooms, their family, and common species.
ItemChampignonOyster MushroomsShiitake Mushrooms
KingdomFungiFungiFungi
PhylumBasidiomycotaBasidiomycotaBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetesAgaricomycetesAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricalesAgaricalesAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceaePleurotaceaeOmphalotaceae
GenusAgaricus (200 species)Pleurotus (202 species)Lentinula (9 species)
ExampleAgaricus Linnaeus L.Pleurotus ostreatus L.Lentinula edodes L.
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Agaricus campestrisPleurotus ostreatusLentinula edodes
Some common mushroom species of the family
Agaricus abruptibulbus Peck 1905Pleurotus calyptratus Sacc. 1887Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler (1976)
Agaricus amicosus Kerrigan 1989P. citrinopileatus Singer 1942Lentinula edodes (Beck.) Sing. (1941)
Agaricus arvensis Schaeff. 1774P. cornucopiae (Paulet) Rolland 1910Lentinula aciculospora J.L. Mata & R.H. Petersen (2000)
Agaricus augustus Fr. 1838P. columbinus Quél. 1881Lentinula boryana (Berk. & Mont.) Pegler (1976)
A. bitorquis (Quél.) Sacc. 1887P. cystidiosus O.K. Mill. 1969 (edible)Lentinula guarapiensis (Speg.) Pegler (1983)
A. bisporus (Lange) Imbach 1946P. dryinus (Pers.) P.Kumm. 1871Lentinula lateritia (Berk.) Pegler (1983)
Agaricus blazei Murrill 1945P. djamor (Rumph. ex Fr.) Boedijn 1959Lentinula raphanica (Murrill) Mata & R.H. Petersen (2001)
Agaricus campestris L. 1753P. eryngii (DC.) Quél. 1872Lentinula reticeps (Mont.) Murrill (1915)
A. columellatus (Long) R. Chapm., V.S. Evenson, and S.T. Bates 2016P. opuntiae (Durieu and Lév.) Sacc. 1887Lentinula novae-zelandiae (G.Stev.) Pegler (1983)
A. cupreobrunneus (Jul. Schäff. and Steer) Pilát 1951P. pulmonarius (Fr.) Quél. 1872
Agaricus sylvaticus Schaeff. 1774Pleurotus radicosus Pat. 1917
Source of photos: for Pleurotus ostreatus L. (by Gréta Törős, Debrecen Uni., Hungary). For Agaricus campestris, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1710232 (accessed on 3 March 2022); For Lentinula edodes, By Frankenstoen from Portland, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7304024 (accessed on 3 March 2022).
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Table 3. List of some published articles concerning applied spent mushroom substrates (SMS) to cultivated or non-cultivated soil under different purposes.
Table 3. List of some published articles concerning applied spent mushroom substrates (SMS) to cultivated or non-cultivated soil under different purposes.
Cultivated Plant or Used
Mushroom for SMS		Soil Properties or Used
Substrate		Main Purpose of the ApplicationRefs.
I. Applied SMS under cultivated soils
Paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.)Silty loam, pH (5.58), SOM (1.2 g kg−1), and Cd (72.87 mg kg−1)SMS of both P. eryngii and A. bisporus decreased soil content of Cd by 99% and increased rice yield by 38.8%[100]
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdarifa L.)Loamy sand, pH (7.98), SOM (0.25%)Applied SMS to improve plant growth, soil fertility, and its quality as a biofertilizer[101]
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)Silty, pH (6.12), TOC (11.1 g kg−1)SMS enhanced soil microbial diversity and the activity of enzymes for long-term cultivated cucumber in greenhouse[102]
Barely (Hordeum vulgare L.)Clayey, pH (5.40), initial soil 60 kg N ha−1 and fertilized up to 200 kg N ha−1Applied SMS (50%) caused a strong shift in soil-rhizosphere microbiota due to release enzymes as root exudates, depending on the kind of applied organic fertilizers[103]
Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo ssp.)Sandy loam, pH (8.0), N (6.0 mg kg−1)Applied SMS as organic fertilizer is promising under organic farming[104]
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Modified paddy straw as substratePaddy straw based-silica rich SMS of P. ostreatus is effective for plant disease and nutrient management[105]
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)Composted SMS, vermiculite, coir, and perlite at (3:1:1:1)Microbial agents can inhibit potentially pathogenic microbes of plants and increase the efficient utilization of SMS[106]
Cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.)Soil (dystro-ferric red latosol)Co-cultivation at the same bucket tomato and A. bisporus reduced by 60 days and continuous producing mushroom prolonged by 120 days[107]
II. Applied SMS under non-cultivated soils
SMS provided by Xiangfang edible fungi factory, Harbin, ChinaSandy, pH (6.83), SOM (38.64 g kg−1)SMS was compared to biochar and lime on reducing Cd-bioavailability by 66.47% and increased soil enzyme activities[108]
Organic amendment (SMS and its biochar)Soil pH (6.83), SOM (38.64 g kg−1), ava. N (115.7 mg kg−1)Applied amendment alleviated Cd and N damage on soil, by increasing microbial biomass and enzyme activities in the soil[109]
SMS-derived biocharSoil pH (4.62), TOC and TN (57.2 and 3.9 g kg−1, resp.)Spent mushroom substrate derived biochar was pyrolyzed at 450 °C can mitigate greenhouse gas emissions[110]
Applied SMS, bacteria of Paracoccus sp., and humic acidPAHs in soil was 1.97 mg kg−1, soil pH (6.71)Bio-degradation of PAHs by humic acid and SMS via soil laccase activity as bioremediation[111]
Abbreviations: soil organic matter (SOM), total organic carbon (TOC), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), cadmium (Cd), nitrogen (N), soil acidity (soil pH).
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Table 4. Green synthesis of some nanoparticles by fundi or mushrooms and their bioactivity.
Table 4. Green synthesis of some nanoparticles by fundi or mushrooms and their bioactivity.
Mushroom SpeciesNanoparticle Kind and Its Size (nm)Bioactivity or the ReactionReference
Agaricus bisporusAg-NPs (80–100)Antibacterial activities[153]
Amanita muscariaAg-NPs (5–25)Anticancer activity[153]
Pleurotus ostreatusAg-NPs (35)Antioxidant properties[154]
Pleurotus giganteusAg-NPs (5–25)Antimicrobial activity[155]
Ganoderma applanatumAg-NPs (20–5)Antioxidant; Antibacterial[156]
Ganoderma lucidumAg-NPs (15–22)Antimicrobial activity[148]
Pleurotus giganteusAg-NPs (2–20)Antibacterial activity[155]
Lentinus tuber-regiumAg-NPs (5–35)Antimicrobial activity[157]
Pleurotus ostreatusAg-NPs (15–45)Antimicrobial activity[158]
Pichia pastorisAg-NPs (6.63)Antioxidant and antimicrobial[159]
Inonotus hispidusAg-NPs (69.24)Antibacterial and antifungal[150]
Ramaria botrytisAg@AuNPs (200)Antioxidant and antibacterial[149]
Flammulina velutipesAg-NPs (22)Antibacterial activities[160]
Boletus edulis
Coriolus versicolor		Ag-NPs (87.7)
Ag-NPs (86.0)		Anticancer of breast, colon; liver, and antimicrobial [137]
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus djamor		Ag-NPs (28.44)
Ag-NPs (55.76)		Antioxidant activities and antimicrobial agent[152]
Agaricus arvensisAg-NPs (20)Anticancer, Antimicrobial[138]
Ganoderma lucidumAg-NPs (50)Antibacterial activities[140]
Agaricus bisporusAg-NPs (50.44)Antibacterial activity[139]
Pleurotus sajor-cajuAu-NPs (16–18)Cancer cell inhibition[135]
Ganoderma applanatumAu-NPs (18.7)Dye decolorization[161]
Lentinula edodesAu-NPs (5–15)Anticancer activity[162]
Ganoderma lucidiumAu-NPs (5–15)Anticancer activity[162]
Agaricus bisporusCu-NPs (10)Antibactericidal activity[143]
Pleurotus tuber-regiumSe-NPs (50)Anticancer activity[163]
Pleurotus djamorTiO2-NPs (31)Antilarval properties[142]
Pleurotuss ostreatuZnS-NPs (2–5)Biomedical; food packaging[164]
Agaricus bisporusZn-NPs (12–17)Antirenal cancer[165]
Candida albicansZnO-NPs (10.2)Antimicrobial activities[145]
Pleurotus floridanusZnO-NPs (34.98)Biomedical applications[144]
Pleurotus djamorZnO-NPs (38.73)Antibacterial and anticancer[166]
Agarius bisporusZnO-NPs (20)Antibacterial activity[167]
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Table 5. List of some important materials-derived from mushrooms and their applications.
Table 5. List of some important materials-derived from mushrooms and their applications.
Mushroom SpeciesPotential MaterialsThe Main Application/Main FindingsRefs.
Agaricus bisporusNanoencapsulation of rutin in β-glucan matrixEncapsulation by green technology for nutraceutical activities[147]
Lentinula edodesChitin/cellulose nanofiberGrowth promotion and disease resistance[170]
Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus ostreatusChitin nanopaper derived from mushroomExtraction of chitin from the mushrooms to produce nanopaper[171]
Pleurotus ostreatusChitin–glucan complexProducing eco-friendly polymers[172]
Agaricus bisporus, Pleurotus ostreatusBiocompatible fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterialsProducing live cells by fluorescent carbon quantum dot derived from mushrooms[173]
Lentinus edodesNanoemulsionNanoemulsion derived from mushroom polysaccharide for the antitumor activity [174]
Agaricus bisporusChitin nanopaper derived from mushroomProduction of chitin nanopaper from an extract of mushrooms [175]
Agaricus bisporusFraction of chitin/glucan Producing glycosidases (e.g., chitinases), which immobilize on nanoparticles and spray for biocontrol of insect pests[176]
Lactarius volemusModified chitosan with nano-Fe3O4 nanoparticlesPurification of phytase enzymes and their potential in cereal industries [177]
Lentinus edodesCellulose nanofibersThe highest yield of the film was produced using 0.18 g NaClO per 1.0 g of waste mushroom bed (71% cellulose)[178]
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