Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 1

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Trickling of Itinerant Nanoparticles in Wastewater Effluents

   • Purvi Zaveri, Rushika Patel, Nasreen S. Munshi

   Pages 1-21

3. Microbial Ecosystem and Its Impact on Solving the Environmental Problems: A Molecular Approach

   • Md Kaisar Ali, Sajjad Husain Mir

   Pages 23-69

4. Microalgae Cultivation in Wastewater to Recycle Nutrients as Biofertilizer

   • Francisca Maria Santos, José Carlos Magalhães Pires

   Pages 71-86

5. Biochar: A Growing Sanguinity as a Combinatorial Tool for Remediation of Heavy Metals from Wastewaters and Solid Waste Management

   • Amita Shakya, Faraz Ahmad

   Pages 87-111

6. Microplastics: An Emerging Threat to the Aquatic Ecosystem

   • Arti Srivastava, Ashutosh Srivastava

   Pages 113-143

7. Impacts of Sustainable Energy Resource Use on the Health of the Environment

   • Rajesh K. Srivastava

   Pages 145-180

8. Ecofriendly Synthesis of Biopolymer Nanocomposites and Its Application as a Potent Marine Antifouling Agent

   • G. Kavitha, D. Inbakanadan

   Pages 181-195

9. Environmental Metabolomics: With the Perspective of Marine Toxicology Assessment

   • Ninian Prem Prashanth Pabbathi, Neelam M. Nathani, Indra Ramjibhai Gadhvi, Mootapally Chandrashekar

   Pages 197-225

10. Epiphytism in Seaweed Farming: Causes, Status, and Implications

    • Sunil Kumar Sahu, Kapilkumar N. Ingle, Vaibhav A. Mantri

    Pages 227-242

11. Microbial Fuel Cell-Based Process for Wastewater Treatment and Power Generation

    • Geetanjali, Roma Agrahari, Sanjay Kumar, Radha Rani

    Pages 243-259

12. Back Matter

    Pages 261-263

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This book provides the information on the application of nanotechnology in cleaning wastewater and the impact of microbial ecosystem to solve environmental problems has been critically reviewed in the chapters. It also gives detailed reviews about the conversion of wastewater nutrients into a biofertilizer using microalgae, as well as the applications of Biochar for heavy metal remediation from water. Most importantly, this book contains critical review on microbial fuel cells and highlights the emerging risks of bioplastics on the aquatic ecosystem.

• Biochar
• Environmental Nanotechnology
• Microplastics
• Environmental Metabolomics
• Epiphytism
• Microalgae
• Biofertilizer
• Wastewater effluents
• air pollution and air quality
• water quality and water pollution

• School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

  K. M. Gothandam

• Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

  Shivendu Ranjan

• Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India

  Nandita Dasgupta

• Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

  Eric Lichtfouse

Dr. Gothandam K. M. is Professor in Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore. His research interest includes Plant Molecular Biology, Plant and Microbial Metabolites, cancer biology, Environmental Biotechnology etc. He has published many scientific research and review articles in international peer-reviewed journals and also refereed many journals of high impact.

Dr. Shivendu Ranjan is scientist at the Chaperon Biotech, SIDBI Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He is also serving as a senior research associate, adjunct, at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research interests include nanotechnology, nanomedicine, science policy and diplomacy. He is associate editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters and editorial board member of Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment. He has received 20 awards and honors.

Dr. Nandita Dasgupta has vast working experience in nanoscience and is working as Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India. She has worked on Mesenchymal stem cell derived exosomes for the treatment of uveitis. She has successfully engineered micro-vehicles for model drug molecules. Her areas of interest include nanomaterial fabrication and its applications in medicine, food, environment, agriculture and biomedical.She is the associate editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters. She has received several awards and recognitions from different national and international organizations.

Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is an environmental chemist working at the University of Aix-Marseille, France. He has invented carbon-13 dating. He is teaching scientific writing and communication, and has published the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factors. He is founder and Chief Editor of scientific journals and series in environmental chemistry and agriculture. He got the Analytical Chemistry Prize from the French Chemical Society, the Grand Prize of the Universities of Nancy and Metz, and a Journal Citation Award by the Essential Indicators.

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