Composting and Bioremediation Potential of Thermophiles

Perspectives on the microorganism of extreme environments and their applications

“…Bioremediation of heavy metals (Mn, U, Tc, Cr, Co, Mo, Au, and Hg) can be done by using thermophiles due to their ability to tolerate high temperatures and reduce metals, e.g., the high biosorption capacity of Geobacillus thermantarcticus and Anoxybacillus amylolyticus helps them to bind with heavy metals (like Cr, V, Co, etc.) and account for their removal from polluted environments ( Mir et al., 2021 ; Jeong and Choi, 2020 ). They transform pollutants into nontoxic substances ( Mehta et al., 2016 ).…”