Microbial Nanobiotechnology in Nanocatalysis: Degradation of Pollutants and Sensing Applications

In recent years, there is a growing demand to use green approaches for industrial processes. Nanomaterials manufactured through microbial nanotechnology could be very useful in degradation of pollutants. Recently, there are promising researches, which spot the light on the potential of using microbial nanobiotechnology in degradation of pollutants such as industrial dyes, nitrophenol, chlorinated aromatic compounds, and heavy metals ions. Pollutant sensing is very important to safeguard the environment from the detrimental effects of contaminants. The traditional sensing methods require time-consuming, expensive, and laborious steps. Determining the precise nature and composition of the pollutant under field circumstances with the traditional sensors will be challenging. Conventional sensors can detect the pollutants in biological samples, air, soil, water, and chemical component at low levels up to ppm and ppb. With the advancement of nanotechnology, these detection levels could be remarkably enhanced. Even at very low concentrations, nanoparticle sensors could detect microbial pathogens, heavy metals, and organic compounds. We found that microbial nanobiotechnology has great potential in nanocatalysis, especially in degradation of pollutants and sensing applications.