Waste Management

Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-35295-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 785 g

Solid and liquid wastes generated as a result of various agricultural, municipal, industrial and several other processes have become a global concern. This book provides detailed information on eco-friendly approaches and low-cost strategies for solid and liquid waste management. It emphasizes how these wastes can be utilized as alternatives to expensive raw materials thus encouraging sustainable development. This book will be useful to all those who have a keen interest in waste management processes.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mukherjee, Gunjan

Dhiman, Sunny

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Solid and Liquid Waste: Current Global Scenario 2. Impact of Enzymes Based Treatment Methods on Biodegradation of Solid Wastes for Sustainable Environment 3. Prospects of Utilization of Various Solid Agro Wastes for Making Value Added Products for Sustainable Development 4. Fruit and Vegetable Waste: An Economic Alternate to Costlier Raw Materials for Making Value Added Products 5. Microbial Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Solid Wastes: Principles and Prospects 6. Pine Bark as a Low-cost and Ecofriendly Material to be Used in Soil and Water Remediation 7. Potential of Marine Biota and Bio-waste Materials as Feedstock for Biofuel Production 8. From Waste to Best: Valorization and Upcycling of Chicken Eggshells 9. Microbial Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Moderate to Extreme Environments and Application of “omics” Techniques to Evaluate Bioremediation Approaches and Efficiency 10. Biobased Approaches Towards Treatment and Recycling of Heavy Metals from Wastewater 11. Insights into Biotechnological Approaches for Treatment of Petroleum Refinery Effluents 12. Emerging Biotechnologies for Treatment of Antibiotic Residues from Pharmaceutical Waste Waters for Sustainable Environment: A Case Study under Visible Light with NFC-doped Titania 13. Advanced Biotechnological Approaches towards Treatment and Recycling of Wastewater from Pharmaceutical Industry 14. Microbial Fuel Cell Amalgamated with Other Existing Technologies for Efficient Power Generation and Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment 15. From Waste to Value Added Products: Bioelectrochemical Approaches for Sustainable Development

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Gunjan Mukherjee is working as Professor and Additional Director, University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University. He is internationally recognized in the field of microbial fermentation, bioprocess development, designing of reactor and biofuel research. He is an industrial biotechnology professional having more than 20 years of experience in interdisciplinary research and proven track record of bringing bench scale research to commercialisation. Dr. Mukherjee’s professional experience includes present day front-line research in microbial fermentation and scale-up of industrially important value added products. He has worked as Senior Scientist at Praj Industries Limited, Pune, at TERI-The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi and was a visiting Professor at Deakin University, Australia. His achievement is culminated in his 6 international patents and research publications published in reputed journals. His ability to work in interdisciplinary research area is evident from the fact that he worked both in research institute and industry. Dr. Mukherjee is in the capacity of Editor, Associate Editor, and honorary member of editorial boards of various national and international indexed journals including Frontiers Journal of repute with honours and awards from various scientific bodies including PARIS Award from PRAJ Industries Limited and Rising Star award from TERI.

Dr. Sunny Dhiman is working as an Assistant Professor at the University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He holds more than 10 years of experience in academic teaching and research. He also worked as an Assistant Professor at Gautam Group of Colleges, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India. His work has been published in various reputed international journals, namely International Microbiology, Journal of Food Process Engineering, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Research Journal of Biotechnology, etc. Presently, his research is focussed on microbial biotransformation, microbial enzymes and waste management. He has published more than 20 research/review papers, 10 book chapters and 2 patents. He received several awards from Chandigarh University such as Best Researcher award (2018, 2019), Best Teacher award (2017, 2018), and award for outstanding dedication and commitment.