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Desulfurization: Critical step towards enhanced selenium removal from industrial effluents by Staicu, Lucian C., Morin-Crini, Nadia, Crini, Grégorio

“…Selenium (Se) removal from synthetic solutions and from real Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) wastewater generated by a coal-fired power plant was studied for…”
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Removal of colloidal biogenic selenium from wastewater by Staicu, Lucian C., van Hullebusch, Eric D., Oturan, Mehmet A., Ackerson, Christopher J., Lens, Piet N.L.

“…[Display omitted] •Colloidal stability of Se(0) is linked to its nanosize and ζ-potential (−20±5mV).•High speed (4500rpm) centrifugation achieved 91% Se(0)…”
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Editorial: Microbial Biominerals: Toward New Functions and Resource Recovery by Staicu, Lucian C, van Hullebusch, Eric D, Ackerson, Christopher

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Selenium hyperaccumulators harbor a diverse endophytic bacterial community characterized by high selenium resistance and plant growth promoting properties by Sura-de Jong, Martina, Reynolds, Ray J B, Richterova, Klara, Musilova, Lucie, Staicu, Lucian C, Chocholata, Iva, Cappa, Jennifer J, Taghavi, Safiyh, van der Lelie, Daniel, Frantik, Tomas, Dolinova, Iva, Strejcek, Michal, Cochran, Alyssa T, Lovecka, Petra, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A H

“…Selenium (Se)-rich plants may be used to provide dietary Se to humans and livestock, and also to clean up Se-polluted soils or waters. This study focused on…”
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Allotropy of selenium nanoparticles: Colourful transition, synthesis, and biotechnological applications by Ruiz‐Fresneda, Miguel A., Staicu, Lucian C., Lazuén‐López, Guillermo, Merroun, Mohamed L.

“…Elemental selenium (Se0) nanomaterials undergo allotropic transition from thermodynamically‐unstable to more stable phases. This process is significantly…”
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Electrocoagulation of colloidal biogenic selenium by Staicu, Lucian C, van Hullebusch, Eric D, Lens, Piet N. L, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H, Oturan, Mehmet A

“…Colloidal elemental selenium (Se(0)) adversely affects membrane separation processes and aquatic ecosystems. As a solution to this problem, we investigated for…”
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Flue gas desulfurization effluents: An unexploited selenium resource by Cordoba, Patricia, Staicu, Lucian C.

“…•Coal-fired power generation is one of the major Se contributors to the environment.•During combustion, Se is volatilized in Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD)…”
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Selenium respiration in anaerobic bacteria: Does energy generation pay off? by Staicu, Lucian C., Barton, Larry L.

“…Selenium (Se) respiration in bacteria was revealed for the first time at the end of 1980s. Although thermodynamically-favorable, energy-dense and documented in…”
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Editorial: microbes vs. metals: harvest and recycle by Staicu, Lucian C, Stolz, John F

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Genomic insight into iron acquisition by sulfate-reducing bacteria in microaerophilic environments by Barton, Larry L., Duarte, Americo G., Staicu, Lucian C.

“…Historically, sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) have been considered to be strict anaerobes, but reports in the past couple of decades indicate that SRB tolerate…”
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Interplay between arsenic and selenium biomineralization in Shewanella sp. O23S by Staicu, Lucian C., Wójtowicz, Paulina J., Molnár, Zsombor, Ruiz-Agudo, Encarnación, Gallego, José Luis R., Baragaño, Diego, Pósfai, Mihály

“…Bacteria play crucial roles in the biogeochemical cycle of arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) as these elements are metabolized via detoxification, energy…”
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PbS biomineralization using cysteine: Bacillus cereus and the sulfur rush by Staicu, Lucian C, Wojtowicz, Paulina J, Pósfai, Mihály, Pekker, Péter, Gorecki, Adrian, Jordan, Fiona L, Barton, Larry L

“…ABSTRACT Bacillus sp. Abq, belonging to Bacillus cereus sensu lato, was isolated from an aquifer in New Mexico, USA and phylogenetically classified. The…”
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Sensitive, Selective Analysis of Selenium Oxoanions Using Microchip Electrophoresis with Contact Conductivity Detection by Noblitt, Scott D, Staicu, Lucian C, Ackerson, Christopher J, Henry, Charles S

“…The common selenium oxoanions selenite (SeO3 2–) and selenate (SeO4 2–) are toxic at intake levels slightly below 1 mg day–1. These anions are currently…”
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A review of nature-based solutions for resource recovery in cities by Kisser, Johannes, Wirth, Maria, De Gusseme, Bart, Van Eekert, Miriam, Zeeman, Grietje, Schoenborn, Andreas, Vinnerås, Björn, Finger, David C., Kolbl Repinc, Sabina, Bulc, Tjaša Griessler, Bani, Aida, Pavlova, Dolja, Staicu, Lucian C., Atasoy, Merve, Cetecioglu, Zeynep, Kokko, Marika, Haznedaroglu, Berat Z., Hansen, Joachim, Istenič, Darja, Canga, Eriona, Malamis, Simos, Camilleri-Fenech, Margaret, Beesley, Luke

“…Abstract Our modern cities are resource sinks designed on the current linear economic model which recovers very little of the original input. As the current…”
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Progress toward clonable inorganic nanoparticles by Ni, Thomas W, Staicu, Lucian C, Nemeth, Richard S, Schwartz, Cindi L, Crawford, David, Seligman, Jeffrey D, Hunter, William J, Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A H, Ackerson, Christopher J

“…Pseudomonas moraviensis stanleyae was recently isolated from the roots of the selenium (Se) hyperaccumulator plant Stanleya pinnata. This bacterium tolerates…”
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Power Generation: Feedstock for High-Value Sulfate Minerals by Lucian C. Staicu, Tomasz Bajda, Lukasz Drewniak, Laurent Charlet

“…Coal-fired power facilities generate a polymetallic effluent (Flue Gas Desulfurization-FGD) rich in sulfate. FGD effluents may be considered an important…”
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Production, recovery and reuse of biogenic elemental selenium by Staicu, Lucian C, van Hullebusch, Eric D, Lens, Piet N. L

“…Selenium (Se) has caused several ecological disasters due to its toxicity and bioaccumulation along trophic networks. Industrial activities that process fossil…”
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Editorial: microbes vs. metals: harvest and recycle by Staicu, Lucian C, Stolz, John F

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