1st Edition

Environmental Biotechnology Fundamentals to Modern Techniques

By Sibi G Copyright 2023
398 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

398 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

398 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book approaches the topic of environmental biotechnology in a clear, integrated, and meaningful way, covering both the fundamentals and biochemical processes involved, as well as the technologies themselves within different areas of application. As part of the framework, it also provides a thorough description of the pollution and its control, and the role of microorganisms in a wide range... Read more

Part -I: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, POLLUTION AND POLLUTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 1: BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
CHAPTER 2: WATER POLLUTION
CHAPTER 3: SOIL POLLUTION
CHAPTER 4: AIR POLLUTION

Part -II: BIOREMEDIATION
CHAPTER 5: Ex Situ Bioremediation Technologies
CHAPTER 6: DECOMPOSITION OF PLANT CELL WALL STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 7: MICROORGANISMS AND METAL POLLUTANTS
CHAPTER 8: BIOMINING/BIOLEACHING
CHAPTER 9: MICROORGANISMS AND ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
CHAPTER 10: BIODEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
CHAPTER 11: MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF CHLORINATED AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
CHAPTER 12: BIODEGRADATION OF AZO DYES
CHAPTER 13: BIOSURFACTANTS
CHAPTER 14: BIOSENSORS AS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORS

Part – III: WASTES AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 15: DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT
CHAPTER 16: WASTEWATER FROM FOOD INDUSTRIES
CHAPTER 17: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 18: E-WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 19: INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 20: COMPOSTING OF ORGANIC WASTES
CHAPTER 21: VERMICOMPOSTING
CHAPTER 22: BIOGAS PRODUCTION

Biography

Sibi G received his Ph.D. degree in 2010 from Bangalore University, Bangalore. He is the recipient of research projects from University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, Bangalore. He has written two books and published more than 100 research articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has also participated in a range of forums on life sciences and presented various academic as well as research-based papers.