Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 2

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Biochar Technology for Environmental Sustainability

   • Mahesh Ganesapillai, Aruna Singh, Dhanaraj Sangeetha

   Pages 1-21

3. Biorefinery: A Concept for Co-producing Biofuel with Value-Added Products

   • Senthil Nagappan, Ekambaram Nakkeeran

   Pages 23-52

4. Nanobioremediation Technologies for Potential Application in Environmental Cleanup

   • Surbhi Sinha, Tithi Mehrotra, Ashutosh Srivastava, Arti Srivastava, Rachana Singh

   Pages 53-73

5. Biosurfactant in Food and Agricultural Application

   • Srinivasan Nalini, Rengasamy Parthasarathi, Dhinakarasamy Inbakanadan

   Pages 75-94

6. Influence of Sustainable Agricultural Practices on Healthy Food Cultivation

   • Rajesh K. Srivastava

   Pages 95-124

7. Application of Microbial Fuel Cells for Treatment of Paper and Pulp Industry Wastewater: Opportunities and Challenges

   • Elangovan Elakkiya, Subramaniapillai Niju

   Pages 125-149

8. MicroRNAs as Biomarkers for Prediction of Environmental Health and Toxicity: A Systematic Overview

   • Padmanaban S. Suresh, Abhishek Shetty, Neethu Mohan, Rie Tsutsumi, Thejaswini Venkatesh

   Pages 151-172

9. Microbial Omics: Role in Ecological Studies and Environmental Control Measures

   • Neelam M. Nathani, Riddhi H. Rajyaguru, P. Ninian Prem Prashanth, Chandrashekar Mootapally, Bharti P. Dave

   Pages 173-196

10. Wastewater: Sources of Pollutants and Its Remediation

    • Raghupatruni Lakshmi Manasa, Alka Mehta

    Pages 197-219

11. Biotechnological Applications of Fungal Enzymes with Special Reference to Bioremediation

    • Madan L. Verma, Meenu Thakur, Jatinder S. Randhawa, Deepka Sharma, Akhilesh Thakur, Harmanpreet Meehnian et al.

    Pages 221-247

12. Back Matter

    Pages 249-251

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This book provides the technological insight on biorefinery and nanoremediation and provides comprehensive reviews on applications of Biochar for environmental sustainability. Critical review on biosurfectants in food applications as well as sustainable agricultural practices has also been provided in this book. It also highlights the microbial-omics and microRNAs for protecting ecotoxicity. Overall, this book provides critical as well as comprehensive chapters on wastewater treatment using different technologies.

• Biochar
• Microplastics
• Environmental Nanotechnology
• Biorefinery
• Nanobioremediation
• Biosurfactant
• MicroRNAs
• Microbialomics
• water quality and water pollution
• air pollution and air quality

• 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 hasreceived 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 Editorof 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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