Bioprocess Engineering for Bioremediation

1. Front Matter

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2. Membrane Technology in Bioprocess Engineering

   • Randeep Singh, K. V. V. Satyannarayana, R. Vinoth Kumar, I. Ganesh Moorthy

   Pages 1-26

3. Process Engineering Aspects in Bioleaching of Metals from Electronic Waste

   • M. Minimol, Vidya Shetty K, M. B. Saidutta

   Pages 27-44

4. Phytoremediation of Soil for Metal and Organic Pollutant Removal

   • Sedevino Sophia, Vidya Shetty Kodialbail

   Pages 45-66

5. Recent Advances in Organic Acid Production from Microbial Sources by Utilizing Agricultural By-Products as Substrates for Industrial Applications

   • Dhanya Vishnu, Balaji Dhandapani, Surianarayanan Mahadevan

   Pages 67-87

6. Lignocellulosic Sugarcane Tops for Bioethanol Production: An Overview

   • Subramaniapillai Niju, Mani Swathika

   Pages 89-105

7. Recent Developments in Food-Based Bioplastics Production

   • Babuskin Srinivasan, Garima Kulshreshtha

   Pages 107-127

8. Valorization of Waste Algal Boom for Value-Added Products

   • A. Annam Renita, P. Senthil Kumar

   Pages 129-137

9. Algal Biomass for Biofuels and Bioproducts

   • Babuskin Srinivasan, Garima Kulshreshtha

   Pages 139-160

10. Applications and Efficacy of Exceptional Bioactive Compounds from Microalgae

    • Surbhi Sinha, Kavya Bisaria, Tithi Mehrotra, Rachana Singh

    Pages 161-176

11. Supercritical Water Gasification (SCWG) Technology for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment

    • A. A. Gado, Anbazhagi Muthukumar, Muthukumar Muthuchamy, Terrell M. Thompson

    Pages 177-199

12. Hydrothermal Conversion of Biomass into Fuel and Fine Chemicals

    • Chitra Devi Venkatachalam, Mothil Sengottian, Sathish Raam Ravichandran

    Pages 201-224

13. Biopolymer-Based Nanofibrous Membrane for Water Purification Treatment

    • Elakkiya Thangaraju, Rajendran Muthuraj

    Pages 225-240

14. Material and Process Selection for Biosorption

    • Karl J. Samuel P N, Michael Rahul Soosai, I. Ganesh Moorthy, Karthikumar Sankar

    Pages 241-259

15. Removal of Acid Magenta Dye by Fly Ash: A Sustainable Tool for Textile Effluent Treatment

    • Riti Thapar Kapoor

    Pages 261-271

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.

• Green Chemistry
• Biofuel
• Microalgae
• Waste valorization
• Bioplastic
• Seaweed
• Bio-alcohol
• Bio-catalyst

• Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal, India

  Manuel Jerold

• School of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India

  Santhiagu Arockiasamy

• Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India

  Velmurugan Sivasubramanian

Dr. Jerold Manuel is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. He works in various research areas, e.g. Fermentation, Phytoremediation, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Biosorption, Microbial Fuel Cells, Nanotechnology, Biosurfactants, Biocatalysts, Biofuels, and Adsorption of Heavy Metals etc. He was awarded a Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran fellowship for his postgraduate studies, and an MHRD Fellowship by the Government of India for his doctoral studies. He has published 24 research and review papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, together with five book chapters. He has edited one book and serves as a reviewer for various journals.

Prof. Arockiasamy Santhiagu completed his Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) at Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Chennai in 1998 and his Master of Technology in Biochemical Engineering at Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU), Varanasi in 2001. Subsequently, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemical Engineering at Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi in 2006. He is currently serving as a Professor at the School of Biotechnology, NIT Calicut. He has published over 40 research papers in various peer-reviewed national and international journals and conference proceedings. He has been involved in various research projects for government funding agencies like the DST, DBT, and KSCSTE. His key research areas include Bioprocessing, Bioremediation, and Controlled Drug Delivery Systems.

Dr. Velmurugan Sivasubramanian is a Professor and Former Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) in Kozhikode, India. He has received four awards – the Dr. Radhakrishnan Gold Medal Award, Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Medal Award, National Citizenship Gold Medal Award from the Global Economic Progress and Research Association (Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu), and the Universal Achievers Gold Medal Award from the Universal Achievers Foundation (Salem, Tamil Nadu) – for his outstanding contributions. He has published several research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and conference proceedings on environmental and chemical engineering for the treatment of effluents from various industries. He is the editor of six peer­reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer for 50 others.