1st Edition
Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems Emerging Approaches with Potential Resource Recovery Options
1. Water Present and Future: Prospects for Overcoming Scarcity
R. Jayashree, S. Nikil, A. Bharani, P.A. Shahidha, and R. Sunitha
2. Nature-based Wastewater Treatment Technologies: Concept, Understanding, Opportunities and Future Prospectus
Saroj Kumar, Priyanka, Pawan Kumar Bhargawa, Subhash Chandra, Venkatesh Dutta, and Prashant
3. Constructed Wetlands as an Emerging and Effective Wastewater Treatment Technology for Decentralized Locations
Jayaraman Sethuraman Sudarsan and Subramanian Nithiyanantham
4. Use of Nature-based Technologies for the Treatment of Wastewater from Municipal Slaughterhouse
Jesus Castellanos Rivera, Florentina Zurita, and Luis Carlos Sandoval Herazo
5. Use of Plant-based Coagulants for Wastewater Treatment in Underdeveloped Communities: Sources, Processes, Effectiveness and Associated Mechanism
Priya Agarwal and Gaurav Saini
6. Phytoremediation of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants from Industrial Wastewater
S.S. Rakesh, A. Nivetha, J. Ezra John, M. Prasanthrajan, and C. Sakthivel
7. Activity and Role of Different Extracellular Enzymes for Deterioration of Pollutant within the Root Zone of Macrophytes
A. Bharani, R. Jayashree, P.A. Shahidha, and R. Sunitha
8. Integration of Nature-based Wastewater Treatment Technologies with Other Available Technologies as a Tertiary Treatment Unit
Mohamed Ali Wahab, Yasmin Cherni, and Gareth Griffiths
9. Reuse of Treated Water for Agricultural Activities: Situation, Opportunities and Environmental Risks and Associated Health Problems
Humberto Raymundo Gonzalez Moreno, Lidia Elena Requena Hernández, Alan Antonio Rico Barragan, and Georgina Martínez-Resendíz
10. PGPR Assisted Phytoremediation of Industrial Wastewater for Environmental Sustainability
Sheel Ratna, Monika Singh, Adarsh Kumar, and Rajesh Kumar
11. Role of Biosurfactant in Wastewater Treatment: Current Research and Future
Talita Corrêa Nazareth Zanutto, Conrado Planas Zanutto, and Danielle Maass
12. Microbial Adsorbent for Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater for Environmental Safety
Athar Hussain and Richa Madan
13. Microbial‑Assisted Phytoremediation of Industrial Wastewater Recycling and Reuses for Overcoming Water Scarcity
Anupriya Verma and Gaurav Saini
14. Wastewater Treatment through Exopolysaccharide‑producing Microbes
Priyanka, S.K. Dwivedi, and Pavan Kumar
15. Agro-industrial Waste-based Adsorbent for Wastewater Treatment: Current Pilot and Industrial-scale Applications
E. Parameswari, J. Dharani, T. Ilakiya, V. Davamani, P. Kalaiselvi, and S. Paul Sebastian
16. Bacterial Ligninolytic Enzymes as Green and Versatile Agents for Wastewater Treatment
Adarsh Kumar, Pawan Kumar Bhargawa, and Subhash Chandra
17. Application of Water Hyacinth in Toxic Metal Phytoremediation with Special Reference to Arsenic
Kelvin Mutugi Kithaka, Kumar Abhishek, Nidhi Mourya, and Sayan Bhattacharya
18. Wastewater Remediation via Actinomycetes: Current Trends and Future Prospects
C. Poornachandhra, T. Gokul Kannan, M. Saratha, J. Ezra John, and K. Angappan
19. Integration of Natural Coagulants with Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Processes for an Agro-industrial Wastewater Treatment
Nuno Jorge, Ana R. Teixeira, José A. Peres, and Marco S. Lucas
20. Transitioning Existing Wastewater Treatment Systems Toward a Circular Economy by Increasing Resource Circularity
Ganesan Karthikeyan, Thangaraj Gokul Kannan, Raveendra Gnana Keerthi Sahasa, Ramesh Poornima, Sundarajayanthan Ramakrishnan, and Periyasamy Dhevagi
21. Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Waste: Chemicals and Biofuels Biorefinery Concept
Bhoomika Yadav, Anusha Atmakuri, Shraddha Chavan, R.D. Tyagi, and Patrick Drogui
22. Agro-residue Wastes as a Key to Unlocking Future Bio-energy Potentials
Aditi Roy, Priya Dubey, Ekta Gupta, Anju Patel, Suchi Srivastava, and Pankaj Kumar Srivastava
23. Circular Economy and Sustainability: The Role of Technology, Producers, Consumers and Policies to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Nabarupa Dhar, Suchismita Das, and Parag Shil
24. Constructed Wetlands Coupled with Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioelectricity Generation: Possible Applications and Challenges
Manoj Kumar, Naveen Chand, and Sanjeev Kumar Prajapati
25. Nature-based Solutions: Circularity Assessment through LCA Approach
Hema Diwan, Binilkumar Amarayil Sreeraman, and Gautam Yadav
26. Biorefinery: Algal-based Valorisation of Wastewater for Nutrients Recovery and Energy Production
Supratim Ghosh
27. Bioconversion of Lignocellulose: Current Trends in Biofuels, Platform Chemicals for Biorefinery Concept
Sampurna Nand, Anju Patel, and Siddharth Shukla
28. Macrophytes as a Potential Source of Food and Fodders for Humans and Animals Due to their High Biochemical Composition
Vartika Gupta, Namita Gupta, Pankaj Kumar Srivastava, and Anju Patel
29. Valorization of Bio-based Waste through Research and Community Service in University towards Circular Economy Transition and Future Sustainability: Case Study in Indonesia
Ratna Dewi Kusumaningtyas, Dwi Widjanarko, Haniif Prasetiawan, Sucihatiningsih Dian Wisika Prajanti, Amin Retnoningsih, and M. Margunani
Biography
Adarsh Kumar is engaged in understanding the role and mechanism of bacterial ligninolytic enzymes (Laccase, Lignin peroxidase, and Manganese peroxidase) in the degradation and detoxification of residual organic and inorganic pollutants from industrial wastewater and value-added product recovery. He has qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship in 2016. Currently, he is working with the District Environment Committee, Pilibhit, UP, framed by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India and awarded as a certified Miyawaki Plantation Professional. He has published many scientific original research papers, book chapters, and proceedings magazines, as popular science articles in several peer-reviewed international and national journals. He has presented some papers at national and international conferences in his field. He has also served as a potential reviewer for various scientific journals in his research areas. He is a life member of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), and International Society of Environmental Relationship and Sustainability (ISERS), India.
Saroj Kumar is currently working on nature-based wastewater treatment technologies for sustainable wastewater management and resource recovery for the circular economy. The major research focus of Dr. Kumar is on the management of water resources, especially through constructed wetlands technology. He has qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship in the years 2015 and 2016 in Environmental Science, conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR, India) and University Grants Commission (UGC, India) respectively. He has published several articles in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals, chapters with international publishers, and popular science articles in magazines. He has also presented several papers at national and international conferences, events, and training programs in India. He is an editorial member of the Journal of Plant published by Science Publishing Group, USA, and acts as a reviewer in several international journals. He is an active member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) and the Institute of Scholars (InSc), India. Dr. Kumar also received the Research Excellence Award from the Institute of Scholars India. Currently, he is working with the District Environment Committee, Lakhimpur Kheri, under the administrative supervision of the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India. He is recognized as a certified Miyawaki Plantation Professional in India.
Sheel Ratna is currently working on wastewater treatment through bacterial-assisted constructed wetlands, adsorbent columns, and the production of value-added products utilizing wastewater as a substrate. He has qualified for several national-level exams such as ICAR-NET (2016) in Environmental Science, ICAR-NET (2017) in Agricultural Microbiology, UGC-NET/JRF (2017) in Environmental Science and GATE-(2019) in Life Science. He has published several research articles in peer-reviewed international journals with high repute, and chapters with international publishers. He has also presented several papers at national and international conferences, and events in India. He is an active member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) and the Association of Microbiologists (AMI) of India.
