Bioremediation for Environmental Sustainability

Approaches to Tackle Pollution for Cleaner and Greener Society

1st Edition - August 28, 2020
Editors: Vineet Kumar, Gaurav Saxena, Maulin P. Shah
Language: English
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Bioremediation for Environmental Sustainability: Approaches to Tackle Pollution for Cleaner and Greener Society discusses many recently developed and successfully applied bio/phytoremediation technologies for pollution control and minimization, which are lacking more comprehensive coverage in previous books. This book describes the scope and applications of bio/phytoremediation technologies and especially focuses on the associated eco-environmental concerns, field studies, sustainability issues, and future prospects. The book also examines the feasibility of environmentally friendly and sustainable bio/phytoremediation technologies to remediate contaminated sites, as well as future directions in the field of bioremediation for environmental sustainability.

Cover
Title page
Contents
Copyright
Contributors
About the editors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Bioremediation: a potential ecological tool for waste management
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Classification of bioremediation
3. Types of bioremediation
4. Bioremediation for various pollutants
5. Advantages of bioremediation
6. Limitations of bioremediation
7. Concluding remarks and future outlooks
Acknowledgment
Chapter 2: Recent advances in phytoremediation of heavy metals-contaminated soils: a review
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Conventional concepts in phytoremediation
3. Advancements in phytoremediation
4. Future research directions
Chapter 3: Application of constructed wetlands in degradation and detoxification of industrial effluents: challenges and prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Wetlands types and characteristics
3. Applications of constructed wetlands
4. Design and operation of constructed wetlands
5. Industrial effluents treatment using constructed wetlands
6. Contaminants elimination mechanism
7. Advancement in constructed wetlands for industrial effluent treatment
8. Challenges in treatment of industrial effluents
9. Prospect and future challenges
10. Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Chapter 4: Nano-bioremediation of environmental contaminants: applications, challenges, and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Nanomaterials used for remediation of environmental contaminants
3. Challenges of nanoparticles
4. Future prospects
Chapter 5: Phycoremediation of industrial wastewater: challenges and prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Phycoremediation
3. Species selection for treating wastewater
4. Mechanism of phycoremediation of microalgae
5. Algae-assisted industrial wastewater treatment
6. Challenges involved in phycoremediation
7. Improvement and prospects of phycoremediation
8. Concluding remarks
Acknowledgment
Chapter 6: Clean-green technologies for removal of emerging contaminants from industrial effluents
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Various pollutants of emerging concern
3. Conventional/traditional technologies to remove ECs
4. Conventional versus green technologies
5. Immobilized enzyme-based bio-catalytic cues—an effective way to tackle ECs
6. Bacterial-based degradation of ECs
7. Conclusions
Acknowledgment
Conflict of interest
Chapter 7: Bioelectroremediation technologies in remediation of environmental pollutants: challenges and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Bioelectroremediation systems
3. Role of microbial electrolysis cells in bioremediation
4. Microbial desalination cells
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 8: Aspects of microbial fuel cell technology for wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation
Abstract
1. Introduction to energy scenario and energy needs
2. Role of bioenergy and its impact on sustainable energy usage
3. Fuel cells as an alternative to existing conventional energy sources
4. Microbial fuel cell for bioremediation and sustainable energy production
5. Implications of MFC technologies on society and environment
Chapter 9: Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in phytoremediation of environmental contaminants: challenges and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Rhizosphere
3. Phytoremediation
4. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria
5. Mechanism of remediation of pollutants through PGPR
6. Root colonization by PGPR
7. Delivery methods of PGPR
8. Tracking method of PGPR in the rhizosphere
9. Plant–rhizobacteria interaction for remediation of organic pollutants
10. Plant–rhizobacteria interaction for remediation of heavy metal pollutants
11. Molecular approaches for remediation of environmental pollutants
12. Advantages and limitations
13. Regulatory bodies involved in rhizobacteria-assisted phytoremediation
14. Challenges of PGPR in phytoremediation
15. Conclusion and future prospects
Acknowledgment
Chapter 10: Biosorbents for heavy metal removal from industrial effluents
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Heavy metals in industrial effluents
3. Heavy metals toxicity
4. Methods for removal of heavy metal from industrial effluents
5. Biosorption and bioaccumulation of heavy metals
6. Mechanism of biosorption of heavy metals
7. Types of biosorbents
8. Effect of pretreatment on biosorption
9. Method of immobilization of biosorbent
10. Desorption of biosorbents
11. Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 11: Thermophilic microbes-based fuel cells: an eco-friendly approach for sustainable energy production
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Fuel cell configuration
3. Biofuel cells
4. Microbial biofuel cell
5. Thermophilic microbial fuel cell
6. Development and performance of thermophilic microbial fuel cells
7. Conclusion and future perspectives
Acknowledgment
Chapter 12: Bacteria-assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals and organic pollutants: challenges and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. What are heavy metals and organic pollutants?
3. Need of remedial strategies
4. Understanding the detailed mechanism behind integrated remediation process
5. Challenges in-field application of bacteria-assisted phytoremediation technology
6. Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 13: Biophotodegradation of pollutants from wastewater
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Recalcitrant compounds in industrial wastewater
3. Biophotocatalysis
4. Conclusions and perspectives
Chapter 14: Toxic effect and bioremediation of oil contamination in algal perspective
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Environmental impact of petroleum wastewater
3. A major constituent of petroleum wastewater
4. Process of biodegradation
5. Parameters affecting microbial degradation
Acknowledgment
Chapter 15: Transgenic plants and rhizosphere-associated microbiota in phytoremediation of heavy metals and organic pollutants
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Mechanisms for tolerance and plant breeding to heavy metals and organic pollutants
3. Potential plant species for phytoremediation of HM and OP
4. Microorganisms associated with the rhizosphere of genetic modified plants
5. Potential targets to improve HM and OP tolerance
6. Final considerations
Chapter 16: Phytoaugmentation technology for phytoremediation of environmental pollutants: current scenario and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Environmental pollutants and their health hazards
3. Bioaugmentation, phytoremediation, and phytoaugmentation
4. Ecology of plant-bacteria synergism in phytoaugmentation technology
5. Remediation of industrial wastewater pollutants using phytoaugmentation technology
6. Genetically engineered bacteria (rhizobacteria and endophytic bacteria) in phytoaugmentation technology for remediation of toxic pollutants
7. Concluding remarks and research perspectives
Chapter 17: Opportunities and challenges of utilizing energy crops in phytoremediation of environmental pollutants: A review
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Phytoremediation
3. Phytoremediation with cultivation of energy crops
4. Opportunities and challenges
5. Conclusion
Chapter 18: Rhizoremediation of organic and inorganic pollutants: advances and challenges
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Rhizoremediation processes
3. Decontamination of organic pollutants through root uptake and accumulation
4. Explosives
5. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
6. Polychlorinated biphenyls
7. Pesticides
8. Decontamination of inorganic pollutants through root uptake and accumulation
9. Heavy metals
10. Metalloids
11. Benefits of rhizoremediation
12. Challenges associated with rhizoremediation
13. Conclusion
Chapter 19: Bioinformatics and computational tools in bioremediation and biodegradation of environmental pollutants
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Bioinformatics tools useful in the biodegradation
3. Role of bioinformatics and omics approaches in bioremediation
4. In silico analysis in bioremediation
5. System biology
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Chapter 20: Plant metal accumulation in wetland systems
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Metal accumulation in different aquatic plant tissues
3. Nutrient addition effects on metal accumulation and tolerance of aquatic plants
4. Metal accumulation in plants growing in natural wetlands
5. X-ray microanalysis and scanning electron microscopy in studies focused on metal accumulation in aquatic plants
6. Conclusions
Chapter 21: Bioreactor in petroleum refinery wastewater treatment: challenges and future prospects
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Petrochemical wastewater
3. Pretreatment process for the biological stabilization
4. Physical treatment
5. Chemical treatment
6. Petrochemical wastewater treatment case study
7. Full-scale CFIC treating petrochemical wastewater
8. Types of bioreactors
9. Conclusions and further study
Chapter 22: Phytocapping: an eco-sustainable green technology for environmental pollution control
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Approaches of phytocapping technology
3. Processes and mechanisms of phytocapping system
4. Success stories of phytocapping technology
5. Recommendations
6. Concluding remarks
Index

Vineet Kumar

Vineet Kumar is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (GGV), Bilaspur, India and teaches Environmental Microbiology and Cell and Molecular Biology at the same Institution. Before his joining, he worked as Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator at the Vinayak Vidyapeeth, Meerut, India. Kumar received M.Sc. and M.Phil. degree in Microbiology from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Microbiology from Babasaheb Bhimaro Ambedkar (A Central) University, Lucknow, India and later worked at the Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow, India as a Guest Faculty. He was a Senior Researcher in the School of Environmental Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India and worked on biodiesel production from oleaginous microbes and industrial sludge. He awarded a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship by the University Grants Commission, India to support his doctoral work on “Distillery Wastewater Treatment” in 2012. His research interests include Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Metagenomics, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Monitoring, and Bioenergy and Biofuel Production. Currently, his research mainly focuses on the development of integrated and sustainable methods that can help in minimizing or eliminating hazardous substances in the environment. He is the author of numerous research/review articles published in international peer-reviewed journals from Springer Nature, Frontiers, and Elsevier on the different aspects of bioremediation, phytoremediation, and metagenomics of industrial waste polluted sites. In addition, he has published 10 Books on Phytoremediation and Bioremediation from CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), and Elsevier Inc., USA. His recently published books are ‘Recent Advances in Distillery Waste Management for Environmental Safety’ (From CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, USA), and ‘New Trends In Removal Of Heavy Metals From Industrial Wastewater’ (From Elsevier Inc. USA), Microbe-Assisted Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants: Recent Advances and Challenges (from CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group, USA). He is also a reviewer for many other international journals. He is an active member of numerous scientific societies and has served on the editorial board of the journal Current Research in Wastewater Management. As part of his interest in teaching biology, he is founder of the Society for Green Environment, India (website: www.sgeindia.org). He can be reached at [email protected]; [email protected].

Affiliations and expertise

Assisatant Professor, Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, School of Engineering and Sciences, GD Goenka University, Haryana, India

Gaurav Saxena

Dr. Gaurav Saxena is an active researcher in the area of Biodegradation and Bioremediation and currently, engaged in developing eco-friendly treatment solutions for hazardous wastewaters/contaminated sites. He has been qualified (2013) National Eligibility Test (NET) and awarded honorary “Young Environmentalist Award-2018” by Agro-Environmental Development Society (AEDS), India. He is the editor of three books entitled “Bioremediation of Industrial Pollutants” (Write and Print Publication, New Delhi-India), “Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety: Industrial Waste and Its Management (Volume I) (Springer Nature, Singapore)” and “Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety: Biological Agents and Industrial Waste Management (Volume II) (Springer Nature, Singapore)”. He is also on the editorial board of Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Environmental Science and serving as a “Review Editor”. He has published many scientific papers, book reviews, and chapters, popular science articles in several international and national scientific journals, proceedings, books, and magazines. He has been also served as a potential reviewer for various scientific journals in his research areas.

Affiliations and expertise

Researcher, Laboratory for Bioremediation and Metagenomics Research (LBMR), Department of Environmental Microbiology (DEM) Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar (Central) University, Vidya Vihar Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), India

Maulin P. Shah

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.

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Environmental Microbiology Consultant, Gujarat, India

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