Bioremediation of Pollutants

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-819025-8
Verlag: ELSEVIER

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Bioremediation of Pollutants: From Genetic Engineering to Genome Engineering provides insights into genetic and genome engineering strategies in bioremediation, covering a wide range of microorganisms that are key to the removal of pollutants. The book includes discussions on root engineering, transgenic plants, metagenomics, bioreactors, molecular biology tools, genome editing, synthetic biology, microbial indicators, biosurfactants, biofilms, genetically modified organisms, and engineered fungi and bacteria. Presented by top experts in the field, this resource captures the essence and diversity of bioremediation methodologies in a single source.

Students and beginners in environmental science, researchers, soil scientists, genetic and genome engineers, stakeholders and policymakers interested in improving this rapidly growing area of research will find this resource extremely useful.

Zielgruppe

<p>applied microbiologists, environmental scientists, soil scientists, environmental engineers</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pandey, Vimal Chandra

Singh, Vijai

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Phytoremediation

1 Phytoremediation-a holistic approach for remediation of

heavy metals and metalloids

2 Role of potential native weeds and grasses for phytoremediation

of endocrine-disrupting pollutants discharged from pulp paper

industry waste

3 Transgenic plants in phytoremediation of organic pollutants

4 Progress, prospects, and challenges of genetic engineering in

Phytoremediation

5 Recent advances in phytoremediation using genome engineering

CRISPR-Cas9 technology

Part II Microbial Remediation

6 Endophytes-the hidden world for agriculture, ecosystem, and

environmental sustainability

7 Engineering bacterial aromatic dioxygenase genes to improve

Bioremediation

8 Microbial remediation progress and future prospects

9 Development of biologically-based activated carbon for advanced

water and wastewater treatment process

10 The role of microorganism bioremediation for sustainable

environment management

11 Bioreactor and bioprocess technology for bioremediation of

domestic and municipal wastewater

12 Metagenomics approach for bioremediation: challenges and

Perspectives

13 Microbial bioremediation of industrial effluents and pesticides

14 Synthetic biology approaches for bioremediation

15 Microbial indicators and biosensors for bioremediation

16 Biosurfactant-based bioremediation

17 Engineered bacteria for bioremediation

18 Biofilm in bioremediation

19 Genetic engineering approaches for detecting environmental

Pollutants

20 Current status, challenges, and future of bioremediation

21 Engineered microbes and evolving plastic bioremediation

technology

Über Autor(innen)

Pandey, Vimal Chandra
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.

Singh, Vijai
Prof. Vijai Singh is currently serving as Head of the Department of Biosciences, School of Science and Dean (Research & Innovation) at Indrashil University, Rajpur, Mehsana, India. Prior to this, he held the position of Associate Professor in the same department at Indrashil University. He has also served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology at the Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, and in the Department of Biotechnology at the Invertis University, Bareilly, India. Earlier of his career, Prof. Singh worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Synthetic Biology Group at the Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology, Paris, France and at the School of Energy & Chemical Engineering at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea. He earned his Ph.D. in Biotechnology in 2009 from the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow, India. His doctoral research focused on the development of molecular and immunoassays for the diagnosis of Aeromonas hydrophila. Prof. Singh's research interests lies in the design and construction of novel biosynthetic pathways for production of medically and industrially important biomolecules. His laboratory is also actively engaged in developing CRISPR-Cas systems for gene knock out, knock in, gene regulation and diagnostic. With over 15 years of research and teaching experience, his areas of expertise include synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, microbiology, and industrial microbiology. He has an extensive academic record, with over 110 articles, 89 book chapters, 26 books and 3 patents to his credits. Prof. Singh has received number of prestigious awards, including the Bioclues Innovation, Research and Development Award (2023) from the BIOCLUES Society, the Vice Chancellor's Best Research Award (2023) from Indrashil University, and the Agathiyar Chemical Biology Award (2023) from the Society of Chemical and Synthetic Biology. At Indrashil University, he currently serves as chairman of the Board of Study, and is a member of the Academic Council of Indrashil University. He also holds the position of the Member Secretary of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBSC) at the university. Dr. Singh is actively involved in national and international scientific advisory roles.