Synergistic Approaches for Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Recent Advances and Challenges

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-91860-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 233 mm x 190 mm, Gewicht: 818 g

Synergistic Approaches for Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Recent Advances and Challenges focuses on the exploitation of various biological treatment technologies and their use to treat toxic contaminants present in industrial effluent and in restoring contaminated sites, which lacks in a more comprehensive manner in existing titles on similar topics available on the global market. The book comprises advanced biotechnologies and updated information, along with sustainable waste management developments and future directions for researchers and scientists working in the field of microbiology.

Zielgruppe

Researchers, Microbiologists, Biotechnologists, Environmental Engineers, Waste Treatment Engineers and Managers, Scientists, Environmental Science Managers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shah, Maulin P.

Kapoor, Riti Thapar

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Conversion of wastes/biomass into biochar and its characteristics
2. Removal of emerging contaminants in water/wastewater by biochar
3. Application of biochar/microbes for wastewater treatment
4. Biochar based water treatment system as a potential low-cost and sustainable technology for clean water provision
5. Removal of pharmaceutical compounds from water and wastewater by biochar and microbes
6. Role of biochar/microbes in the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from wastewater
7. Bioremediation of industrial toxins by biochar for environmental safety
8. Application of biochar for soil remediation
9. Biochar for remediation of soil heavy metal contamination
10. Mechanism of removal of contaminants by modified biochar
11. Mechanism of metal sorption by biochar/microbes
12. Using biochar for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and organic pollutants
13. Efficacy of biochar in removal of pesticides from watershed system
14. Synergistic approaches in the bioremediation of industrial effluents.

Über Autor(innen)

Kapoor, Riti Thapar
Dr. Riti Thapar Kapoor is Associate Professor in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Dr. Kapoor received her Ph.D from University of Allahabad and worked as post - doctoral fellow at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr. Kapoor has fourteen years of teaching and research experience and her area of specialization is environmental biotechnology, bioremediation, wastewater treatment and abiotic stresses. Dr. Kapoor has published 11 books and over 105 research papers in various journals of national and international repute. Dr. Kapoor has visited 8 countries for participation in different academic programmes. Dr. Kapoor has received prestigious travel award from Bill & Melinda Gates Research Foundation under CGIAR project for participation in International training programme held at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines in 2010. She is also recipient of DST travel grant for participation in International Conference held at Sri Lanka in 2013. Dr. Kapoor has been awarded with Teacher's Research Fellowship from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru in 2019. She has supervised and mentored a number of research projects sanctioned by different government funding agencies such as DAE, DST and UPCST etc. She has successfully supervised three research students for Ph.D. degree besides several (more than 80) masters and graduate students for their dissertation thesis.

Shah, Maulin P.
Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.