Full Description
This volume provides an overview of recent trends in bioremediation techniques. Gathering contributions by a multi-disciplinary team of authors, it reviews the available methodologies for the remediation of various types of waste, e.g. e-waste, wastewater, municipal solid waste and algal blooms. Bioprocessing techniques are not only used for environmental cleanup but also for the production of valuable added products from waste biomass. Accordingly, this book provides the reader with an update on current valorization techniques for biofuels, algal biorefineries, and the hydrothermal conversion of biomass.
Given its interdisciplinary scope, the book offers a valuable asset for students, researchers and engineers working in biotechnology, environmental engineering, wastewater management, chemical engineering and related areas.
Contents
Membrane Technology in Bioprocess Engineering.- Process Engineering Aspects in Bioleaching of metals from electronic waste.- Phytoremediation of soil for Metal and Organic Pollutant Removal.- Recent advances in organic acid production from microbial sources by utilizing agricultural by-products as substrates for industrial applications.- Lignocellulosic sugarcane tops for bioethanol production: An overview.- Recent developments in Food-based Bioplastics production.- Valorization of waste algal boom for value-added products.- Algal biomass for biofuels and bioproducts.- Applications and efficacy of exceptional bioactive compounds from microalgae.- Supercritical Water Gasification (SCWG) Technology for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment.- Hydrothermal conversion of Biomass into Fuel and Fine Chemicals.- Biopolymer-based nanofibrous membrane for water purification treatment.- Materials and process selection for Biosorption.- Removal of Acid Magenta Dye by Fly Ash: A Sustainable Tool for Textile Effluent Treatment.
