Review Article

Raw Materials Synthesis from Heavy Metal Industry Effluents with Bioremediation and Phytomining: A Biomimetic Resource Management Approach

Table 4

Fungi-mediated biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles.

NPsNameBinding locationSize of NPs (nm)

Ag Phaenerochaete chrysosporium [150]Extracellular50–200
Ag Aspergillus flavus [152]Extracellular8.92 ± 1.61
Ag Coriolus versicolor [151]Intra-/extracellular
Ag Penicillium brevicompactum WA2315 [154]Extracellular23–105
Ag Cladosporium cladosporioides [155]Extracellular10–100
AgCandida albicans [50]5–30
AgNeurospora crassa [156]Intra-/extracellular11
Ag Fusarium oxysporum [157]Extracellular5–15
Pt Fusarium oxysporum [158]Extracellular5–30
TiO2Aspergillus flavus [159]Extracellular62–74
TiO2Humicola sp.[160]
ZnOCandida albicans [161]
Au Aspergillus oryzae var.viridis [51]30–400
Au Sclerotium rolfsii [53]25
AuPenicillium rugulosum[52]20–80
AuCylindrocladinum [162]5–35
AuCandida albicans [50]5–30
AuNeurospora crassa [156]Intra-/extracellular32