Shital Thacker

Gujarat University · Department of Microbiology & Biotechnology

Electronic equipment commonly known as e-waste is the fastest-growing solid waste in the world. E-waste is nowadays preferentially used for the recovery of metals from printed circuit boards (PCBs). The PCB is a significant part of all electronic waste, and it is a potential source of different metals, thus known as an ‘urban mine’. The study aimed...

Recently electronic waste (e-waste) includes the fastest growing waste stream in the world. Nevertheless, it also contains about 40 different elements of the periodic table; hence it is a significant metal source. Generally, e-waste recycling is done by the pyrometallurgy and/or hydrometallurgy method. However, the use of microorganisms in hydromet...

Background Multi-drug resistance tuberculosis is chronic and highly affected to mankind. Millions of people are affected by tuberculosis and lost their lives every year. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is resistant to the most commonly used anti-TB drugs, hence new drugs need to be developed in a short time. In this direction, many chemical compounds in...

Water is the lifeblood of the Earth, and coverage to water through river systems sustains the furthermost of possible life. Various factors such as quality, quantity, and timing of flow are responsible for the health of the river. The spectrum of river flow unpredictability is an ecologically crucial constituent in a river ecosystem.The ecological...

This article details the electronic waste (e-waste) generation, their composition, health, and environment hazards, and legal rules for disposal as well as their significance as a potential secondary source of metals and other components. Moreover, valuable metal extraction technologies from the e-waste are reviewed in general and waste cell phones...

Liquid biofertilizer is increasingly available in the market as one of the options to carrier-based fertilizer, as organic farming can promote the growth of plants. The effect of commercially available herbal liquid bioformulation was studied. In the present work, the efficiency of commercially available herbal liquid bioformulation was assessed in...

During the process of cooking, fresh cooking oil goes through many adverse alterations that confine its further consumption. Disposal of this type of polluting trashes has become progressively upsetting matter. Thus, appropriate waste management of waste cooking oil is needed. The present study focuses on screening and characterization of marine is...

Biosurfactants are secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms. They exhibit the properties of the surface and interfacial tension reduction, emulsion stabilization, promote foaming, specific selectivity and specific activity at extreme temperatures, pH, and salinity. Marine bacteria have emerged as a potential source for these natural product...

Majority of the plastic products are widely used in routine life for a short period and their continuous usage leads to rapid disposal. As these products are partially degradable or non-degradable, they keep on accumulating for decades and cause various environmental hazards. Recycling and proper management of plastic waste are the few solutions wh...