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Review

Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Pollutants: Recent Promising Sustainable Approaches, Scope, and Challenges

by
Arathi Radhakrishnan
1,
Pandiyan Balaganesh
2,
Mangottiri Vasudevan
2,
Narayanan Natarajan
3,
Abhishek Chauhan
4,*,
Jayati Arora
5,
Anuj Ranjan
6,
Vishnu D. Rajput
6,
Svetlana Sushkova
6,
Tatiana Minkina
6,
Rupesh Kumar Basniwal
7,
Rajkishor Kapardar
8 and
Rajpal Srivastav
1,9,*
1
Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida 201313, India
2
Smart and Healthy Infrastructure Laboratory, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam 638401, India
3
Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi 642003, India
4
Amity Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Safety, and Management, Amity University, Noida 201313, India
5
Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Noida 201313, India
6
Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Stachki 194/1, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia
7
Amity Institute of Advanced Research and Studies (M&D), Amity University, Sector-125, Noida 201313, India
8
The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi 110003, India
9
Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2023, 15(7), 5847; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075847
Submission received: 31 December 2022 / Revised: 13 March 2023 / Accepted: 21 March 2023 / Published: 28 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
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Abstract

The increasing population density and industrialization are adversely affecting the environment globally. The contamination of the soil, agricultural lands, and water bodies with petroleum wastes and other hydrocarbon pollutants has become a serious environmental concern as perceived by the impacts on the aquatic and marine ecosystem. Various investigations have provided novel insights into the significant roles of microbial activities in the cleanup of hydrocarbon contaminants. However, the burden of these pollutants is expected to increase many folds in the next decade. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate and develop low-cost technologies rapidly, focusing on eco-sustainable development. An understanding of the details of biodegradation mechanisms paves the way for enhancing the efficiency of bioremediation technology. The current article reviews the applicability of various bioremediation processes, biodegradation pathways, and treatments, and the role of microbial activities in achieving efficient eco-sustainable bioremediation of hydrocarbon pollutants. It is envisaged that an integrated bioremediation approach, including biostimulation and bioaugmentation is preferably advocated for the cost-effective removal of toxic petroleum hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
Keywords: bioremediation; eco-sustainable biotechnology; environmental cleanup; metabolic pathways; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons bioremediation; eco-sustainable biotechnology; environmental cleanup; metabolic pathways; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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Radhakrishnan, A.; Balaganesh, P.; Vasudevan, M.; Natarajan, N.; Chauhan, A.; Arora, J.; Ranjan, A.; Rajput, V.D.; Sushkova, S.; Minkina, T.; et al. Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Pollutants: Recent Promising Sustainable Approaches, Scope, and Challenges. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5847. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075847

AMA Style

Radhakrishnan A, Balaganesh P, Vasudevan M, Natarajan N, Chauhan A, Arora J, Ranjan A, Rajput VD, Sushkova S, Minkina T, et al. Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Pollutants: Recent Promising Sustainable Approaches, Scope, and Challenges. Sustainability. 2023; 15(7):5847. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075847

Chicago/Turabian Style

Radhakrishnan, Arathi, Pandiyan Balaganesh, Mangottiri Vasudevan, Narayanan Natarajan, Abhishek Chauhan, Jayati Arora, Anuj Ranjan, Vishnu D. Rajput, Svetlana Sushkova, Tatiana Minkina, and et al. 2023. "Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Pollutants: Recent Promising Sustainable Approaches, Scope, and Challenges" Sustainability 15, no. 7: 5847. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075847

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Radhakrishnan, A., Balaganesh, P., Vasudevan, M., Natarajan, N., Chauhan, A., Arora, J., Ranjan, A., Rajput, V. D., Sushkova, S., Minkina, T., Basniwal, R. K., Kapardar, R., & Srivastav, R. (2023). Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Pollutants: Recent Promising Sustainable Approaches, Scope, and Challenges. Sustainability, 15(7), 5847. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075847

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