A review of root exudates and rhizosphere microbiome for crop production

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Increasing crop yields and ensuring food security is a major global challenge. In order to increase crop production, chemical fertilizers and...     

Performance and recent improvement in microbial fuel cells for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal: A review

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have become a promising technology for wastewater treatment accompanying electricity generation. Carbon and nitrogen removal can be achieved by utilizing the electron transfer between the anode and cathode in an MFC. However, large-scale power production and high removal efficiency must be achieved at a low cost to make MFCs practical and economically competitive in the future. This article reviews the principles, feasibility and bottlenecks of MFCs for simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal, the recent advances and prospective strategies for performance improvement, as well as the involved microbes and electron transfer mechanisms.     

Environment and food safety: a novel integrative review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Environment protection and food safety are two critical issues in the world. In this review, a novel approach which integrates statistical study and...