Bio Refinery of Wastewater Treatment

Way to Generate Waste to Value

1st Edition - August 1, 2024
Editors: Maulin P. Shah, Angana Sarkar
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 6 7 0 - 3
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 6 7 1 - 0

Bio Refinery of Wastewater Treatment: Way to Generate Waste to Value focuses on the exploitation of various waste water treatment technologies and their associated process (… Read more

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Bio Refinery of Wastewater Treatment: Way to Generate Waste to Value focuses on the exploitation of various waste water treatment technologies and their associated process (microbial/chemical/physical) as a tool to simultaneous value generation during treatment process of degradation/detoxification/stabilization toxic and hazardous contaminants and restore contaminated sites. The book encompasses advanced and updated information as well as future directions for young researchers and scientists who are working in the field of effluent treatment plants/biodegradation of environmental contaminants for environmental protection and sustainable development.

Maulin P. Shah

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is Chief Scientist and Head of the Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. His work focuses on the impact of industrial pollution on the microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent analysis. His major work involves isolation, screening, identification, and genetically engineering high-impact microbes for the degradation of hazardous materials. His research interests include biological wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, biodegradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewaters.

Affiliations and expertise

Chief Scientist and Head, Industrial Waste Water Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India

Angana Sarkar

Prof. Angana Sarkar pursued her graduation in Agricultural Engineering from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswasvidyalaya, West Bengal, India, followed by post-graduation in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 2008. Later, she completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnlogy from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Subsequently she joined National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in the year 2015 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering. Her research area is mainly focused on (i) Pollutant detection using biosensors, (ii) Groundwater bioremediation, (iii) Waste water (domestic and industrial) treatment (iv) Solid waste management by bio-refinery approach to produce environmental waste to value like bioethanol, pigment, biofertilizars etc. and (iv) Hydrocarbon and other organic pollutants degradation.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology and MEdical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India