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Bio-Based Materials and Waste for Energy Generation and Resource Management
Volume 5 of Advanced Zero Waste Tools: Present and Emerging Waste Management Practices
- 1st Edition - May 8, 2023
- Editors: Ram Naresh Bharagava, Lalit Goswami, Anamika Kushwaha, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 1 4 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 3 2 7 - 0
Bio-Based Materials and Wastes for Energy Generation and Resource Management is the fifth and final volume in the series, Advanced Zero Waste Tools: Present and Emerging Was… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBio-Based Materials and Wastes for Energy Generation and Resource Management is the fifth and final volume in the series, Advanced Zero Waste Tools: Present and Emerging Waste Management Practices. It addresses processes and practices for utilizing bio-based materials and wastes to support efforts to promote a more sustainable society and provide readers with a better understanding of the major mechanisms required to achieve zero waste in different fields. This book covers numerous mechanisms supported by scientific evidence and case studies, as well as in-depth flowcharts and process diagrams to allow for readers to adopt these processes.
Summarizing present and emerging zero waste tools on the scale of both experimental and theoretical models, Advanced Zero Waste Tools is the first step toward understanding the state-of-the-art practices in making the zero waste goal a reality. In addition to environmental and engineering principles, it also covers economic, toxicologic, and regulatory issues, making it an important resource for researchers, engineers, and policymakers working toward environmental sustainability.
- Uses fundamental, interdisciplinary, and state-of-the-art coverage of zero waste research to provide an integrated approach to tools, methodology, and indicators for bio-based resource management
- Presents strategies for treatment of biological waste to contribute to sustainable management and development
- Includes numerous case studies to illustrate the management of biowaste for generation of economy and energy
Students, scientists, college and university professors, and research professionals in Environmental Science, Waste Management, and Environmental Microbiology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter 1: Valorization of water hyacinth: A sustainable route for bioenergy generation and other value-added products
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Potential of water hyacinth as a biofuel feedstock
- 3: Methods for bioenergy generation from WH
- 4: WH for carbonaceous materials
- 5: WH for other applications
- 6: Environmental and techno-economic analysis
- 7: Research needs and future directions
- 8: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2: Renewable bio-based materials: A journey towards the development of sustainable ecosystem
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Bio-based polymers
- 3: Biocomposite materials
- 4: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 3: Microbial fuel cell for simultaneous wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Microbial fuel cell
- 3: Types of microbial fuel cells
- 4: Applications of MFC in removal of pollutants from wastewater
- 5: Limitations and future prospects
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4: Sustainable conversion of agricultural waste to energy and high-value chemicals
- Abstract
- Conflict of interest
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Agricultural residues
- 3: Energy production from agricultural wastes
- 4: High-value chemicals from agricultural wastes
- 5: Current scenarios
- 6: Current challenges and future scope
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5: Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from biowastes: A route towards environmental sustainability
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Synthesis and depolymerization of PHA
- 3: Biowastes as feedstock
- 4: Factors influencing PHA production
- 5: Biotechnological applications
- 6: Trends in commercialization and sustainability
- 7: Accomplishing global sustainability
- 8: Challenges and perspectives
- 9: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 6: Grate-fired boiler system for the thermal conversion of municipal solid waste to energy
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Waste combustion
- 3: Heat recovery system
- 4: Heat utilization
- 5: Environmental management system
- 6: Future R&D
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 7: Co-digestion processes of waste: Status and perspective
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Mechanism of anaerobic co-digestion process
- 3: Co-digestion processes of waste: State of art
- 4: Factors affecting on performance of the co-digestion process
- 5: Co-digestion downstream processes and applications
- 6: Challenges and perspectives of co-digestion process
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8: Towards sustainable development goals and role of bio-based building materials
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sustainable development goals
- 3: Common bio-based building materials
- 4: Contribution of building bio-based materials to SDGs
- 5: Challenges
- 6: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Recent advancements in treatment technologies for lignocellulosic fermentation of water hyacinth
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Chemical composition of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB)
- 3: Pretreatment of LCB
- 4: Microbial activities for improving the fermentation yield
- 5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10: Bio-treatment of the swine wastewater and resource recovery: A sustainable approach towards circular bioeconomy
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Swine wastewater and characteristics
- 3: Conventional and integrated biological methods for SWW treatment
- 4: Recovery of value-added products from swine wastewater
- 5: Circular economy for SWW
- 6: Future perspectives and conclusions
- References
- Chapter 11: Bioleaching and biosorption of waste: Approaches and utilization
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Microbial leaching of metals
- 3: Leaching of precious metals
- 4: Mechanism of bioleaching
- 5: Factors influencing bioleaching
- 6: Recent approaches for bioleaching
- 7: Implementation of bioleaching processes
- 8: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12: Biotechnological interventions in the valorization of the organic waste
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Organic waste: Problems and opportunities
- 3: Organic waste as feed stock for production of value-added products
- 4: Biotechnological conversion of waste into value-added products
- 5: Future prospects and conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13: Food waste conversion into value-added products: Different pathways, current challenges, and opportunities
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Current overview of food waste generation
- 3: Socioeconomic and environmental impact of food waste
- 4: Urgency in tackling food waste
- 5: Finding measures to tackle food Waste
- 6: Approaches of food waste conversion into value-added products
- 7: Enzymes
- 8: Organic acids
- 9: Sugars
- 10: Fuels and electricity
- 11: Miscellaneous
- 12: Future perspective and challenges
- References
- Chapter 14: Cow farm wastes: A bioresource for sustainable development
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Cow farm wastes
- 3: Cow urine
- 4: Zero-waste strategies and circular economy
- 5: Future scope of farm wastes
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 15: Green synthesis of nanoparticles from bio-waste for potential applications: Current trends, challenges, and prospects
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sources of nanoparticle
- 3: Synthesis of nanoparticles
- 4: Synthesis of nanoparticles from bio-waste
- 5: Applications
- 6: Feasibility and challenges
- 7: Future aspects and conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 16: Biodegradation of plastic materials with biotechnological approaches
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Toxicity of plastics
- 3: Bacteria and fungi strains for plastic degradation
- 4: Conversion of plastic waste into useful chemicals
- 5: Biodegradation of plastics: End-of-life opportunities
- 6: Microbial pathways and engineering for valorization of plastic wastes
- 7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 17: Microbial products and their applications toward sustainable development
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Microbial biobased material: An outlook
- 3: Utilization of microbial products
- 4: Bioplastic from microbes—Natural production and metabolic engineering
- 5: Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 18: Biotreatment and production of value-added products from waste algal biomass
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Wastewater characteristics and its pollutants
- 3: Toxicity profile of wastewater on environment and living organisms
- 4: Treatment of wastewater by algae
- 5: Production of value-added products by algae biomass
- 6: Key issues, challenges, and future research prospectives
- 7: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 19: Upstream and downstream processing of microalgae-based processes for simultaneous wastewater treatment and pigment production
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Microalgae
- 3: Up-streaming process in pigment production
- 4: Down-streaming process in pigment production
- 5: Key point of technology selection for commercialization
- 6: Cost evaluation and market value of bio-pigment
- 7: Challenges and future perspectives
- 8: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Index
- No. of pages: 584
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 8, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323911498
- eBook ISBN: 9780323913270
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Ram Naresh Bharagava
Ram Naresh Bharagava, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. His primary areas of research include Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants, Environmental Toxicology, Metagenomics and Wastewater Microbiology. He has published one authored book and eight edited books and more than 140 research publications in his area of research.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCM
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Dr. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around One hundred and fifty (150) books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor & Director of Laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USARead Bio-Based Materials and Waste for Energy Generation and Resource Management on ScienceDirect