Biotechnology for Zero Waste Emerging Waste Management Techniques

Biotechnology for Zero Waste

The use of biotechnology to minimize waste and maximize resource valorization

In Biotechnology for Zero Waste: Emerging Waste Management Techniques, accomplished environmental researchers Drs. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain and Ravi Kumar Kadeppagari deliver a robust exploration of the role of biotechnology in reducing waste and creating a zero-waste environment. The editors provide resources covering perspectives in waste management like anaerobic co-digestion, integrated biosystems, immobilized enzymes, zero waste biorefineries, microbial fuel cell technology, membrane bioreactors, nano biomaterials, and more.

Ideal for sustainability professionals, this book comprehensively sums up the state-of-the-art biotechnologies powering the latest advances in zero-waste strategies. The renowned contributors address topics like bioconversion and biotransformation and detail the concept of the circular economy. Biotechnology for Zero Waste effectively guides readers on the path to creating sustainable products from waste. The book also includes:

• A thorough introduction to modern perspectives on zero waste drives, including anaerobic co-digestion as a smart approach for enhancing biogas production
• Comprehensive explorations of bioremediation for zero waste, biological degradation systems, and bioleaching and biosorption of waste
• Practical discussions of bioreactors for zero waste and waste2energy with biotechnology
• An in-depth examination of emerging technologies, including nanobiotechnology for zero waste and the economics and commercialization of zero waste biotechnologies

Perfect for process engineers, natural products, environmental, soil, and inorganic chemists, Biotechnology for Zero Waste: Emerging Waste Management Techniques will also earn a place in the libraries of food technologists, biotechnologists, agricultural scientists, and microbiologists.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD is an Adjunct Professor and Lab Director in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. His research is focused on Environmental management, Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and analytical Chemistry and Various Industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as prolific author and editor of several scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas with Elsevier, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & sons, CRC, Springer etc.

Ravi Kumar Kadeppagari, PhD is a Professor and Head of the Department of Food Technology, Centre for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His research interests are nano-biotechnology and food technology with specific focus on applications of enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, nanomaterials and biosensors in food, health and environmental sectors. He is the author and reviewer of numerous articles in SCI/SCOPUS indexed journals published by Nature, John Wiley and sons, Springer, CRC, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, etc. He is a consultant for different research projects. He has supervised doctoral students and successfully set-up research labs and academic programmes at budding organizations, along with being a start-up mentor

PART A: MODERN PERSPECTIVE OF ZERO WASTE DRIVES

1.Anaerobic co-digestion as a smart approach for enhanced biogas production and simultaneous treatment of different wastes
2.Integrated systems for the simultaneous production of biodegradable plastics and bioenergy from wastes
3.Immobilized enzymes for bioconversion of waste to wealth

PART B: BIOREMEDIATION FOR ZERO WASTE

1.Biostimulation of microbes for the enhanced oil removal
2.Bioremediation of Toxic Dyes for zero waste
3.Bioremediation of heavy metals
4.Bioremediation of pesticide containing soils and waters

PART C: BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION SYSTEMS

1.Microbes and their consortia as essential additives for the composting of solid waste
2.Biodegradation of plastics by microorganisms
3.Enzyme technology for the degradation of lignocellulosic waste

PART D: BIOLEACHING & BIOSORPTION OF WASTE: APPROACHES & UTILIZATION

1.Microbes and agri-food waste as novel sources of biosorbents
2.Improved methods of biosorption for the removal of dyes and heavy metals from effluents
3. Bioleaching of heavy metals from waste and its application for land usage
4. Recovery of precious metals from electronic and other secondary solid waste by bioleaching approach

PART E: BIOREACTORS FOR ZERO WASTE

1.Membrane bioreactors for the removal of hazardous substances during waste water treatment
2.Photo biological reactors for the degradation of harmful compounds in waste waters
3.Bioreactors for the production of industrial chemicals and bioenergy recovery from waste

PART F: WASTE2ENERGY WITH BIOTECHNOLOGY: FEASIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES

1. Microbial fuel cell technology for the energetic valorization of food waste
2. Utilization of microbial potential for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic waste
3. Advancements in bio-hydrogen production from waste biomass

PART G: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (NANO BIOTECHNOLOGY) FOR ZERO WASTE

1.Nano biopolymers for bioremediation of polluted sites
2. Biofunctionalized nano materials for bioremediation of pollutants
3. Biogeneration of valuable nano materials from food and other wastes

PART H: ECONOMICS & COMMERCIALIZATION OF ZERO WASTE BIOTECHNOLOGIES

1. Bioconversion of waste to wealth as circular bioeconomy approach
2. Zero waste biorefineries for circular economy

PART I: GREEN & SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (ZERO WASTE & ZERO EMISSIONS)

1. Valorization of waste cooking oil into biodiesel and biolubricants
2. Agri and food waste valorization through the production of biochemicals and packaging materials