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Metallophytes in Mineral Mining

  • 1st Edition - August 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Vimal Chandra Pandey, Dragana Ranđelović, Ksenija Jakovljević, Ritu Chaturvedi
  • Language: English

Metallophytes in Mineral Mining offers a cutting-edge look at the emerging technology of phytomining (or agromining) for the farming of metals in metal-rich soils. Metall… Read more

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Description

Metallophytes in Mineral Mining offers a cutting-edge look at the emerging technology of phytomining (or agromining) for the farming of metals in metal-rich soils. Metallophytes-based mineral mining is a rapidly growing field due to its potential contribution to socio-economic and ecological sustainability. The authors begin with a thorough overview of metallophytes and the analysis of metal-rich soils. The following chapters look closely at phytomining versus phytoremediation, metal transporter in hyperaccumulator plants, and microbe-assisted phytomining. The authors also carefully consider the implications of conserving metallophytes biodiversity. Finally, several case studies of valuable metals in agromining round out the chapters. This pioneering text provides the latest work and perspectives on metallophytes in mineral mining and how it may support sustainability.

Key features

  • Comprehensive overview of metallophytes, including origins and development, habitats, ecophysiology and ecology, categories, the unique adaptation against metal-rich soils, metal tolerance mechanisms, and practical uses
  • Key knowledge about using phytomining in remediation and management of metal-rich soil and in obtaining high grade bio-ores
  • Explores several important case studies on valuable metal farming through agromining using metal plants

Readership

Scholars, researchers, PhD students, post-doc researchers, and scientists with work related to mineral industries—economic geology, environmental science, biogeochemistry (more specifically the areas of phytoremediation, phytomining, and agromining)

Table of contents

1. Metallophytes

2. Metal-rich soils

3. Phytomining via phytoremediation

4. Metal transporter in hyperaccumulator plant

5. Microbe-assisted phytomining

6. Conserving Metallophytes Biodiversity

7. Case studies of valuable metals in agromining

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Vimal Chandra Pandey

Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist of phyto- and phycoremediation at Chandigarh University, India. He obtained his PhD from Dr. RML Avadh University and conducted post-doctoral research at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India. Dr. Pandey’s research focuses on the remediation and management of polluted sites using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants and algae. His work focuses strongly on restoring ecosystem services and developing a bio-based economy in support of the UN SDGs. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. He is the author and editor of several books, including Elsevier’s Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities, Bioremediation of Pollutants, and more.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Scientist, University Center for Research and Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India

DR

Dragana Ranđelović

Dr. Dragana Randjelovic works as a Senior Research Associate at Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials in Belgrade, Serbia. She holds B.S. and M.S. from the Faculty of Forestry in Landscape Architecture, and a Ph.D. in Multidisciplinary Sciences for Environmental Protection from the University of Belgrade. She is working on the reclamation and remediation of degraded lands using selected plants, with a focus on metal and metalloid transport and accumulation in the soil–plant system. She investigates these processes in a variety of mine wastes and other anthropogenically altered environments, such as ruderal habitats or regions affected by environmental disasters. She also investigates the phytoremediation capabilities of many plant taxa found in degraded regions, including sensitive and endangered, medicinal, invasive, and ruderal plants. She has over 60 international and national research papers on diverse environmental themes to her credit.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Research Associate, Institute for Technology of Nuclear and Other Mineral Raw Materials, Belgrade, Serbia

KJ

Ksenija Jakovljević

Dr. Ksenija Jakovljević is a plant ecologist and works as a Principal Research Fellow in the Department of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Ecology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" National Institute of the Republic of Serbia University of Belgrade

RC

Ritu Chaturvedi

Ritu Chaturvedi works in the Department of Botany at St. John’s College in India.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany, St. John’s College, India