Environmental Remediation in Agri-Food Industry Using Nanotechnology and Sustainable Strategies

1st Edition - February 24, 2025
Editors: Predrag Putnik, Daniela Šojić Merkulov
Language: English
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Environmental Remediation in Agri-Food Industry Using Nanotechnology and Sustainable Strategies presents remediation practices to remove environmental pollutants caused by food manufacturing processes. The book explores AOPs, BiOX photocatalysts, perovskite materials, Zirconium oxide-based nanocomposites, and heterostructured semiconductor nanomaterials. It looks at environmental pollutants from the meat industry, fish production, horticulture, grains and other food manufacturing, and explores remediation of soil, water, and air. Contributors represent expertise from backgrounds in materials chemistry, nanotechnology, environmental chemistry, green technologies, analytical and physical chemistry, and agricultural and food science, providing a multidisciplinary approach for use in industry and public policy toward solving food security and environmental issues.

Title of Book
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgment
Chapter 1. Environmental impact of meat production: pollution, health risks & remediation solutions
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Materials and methods
1.3 Global meat markets
1.4 Meat production and environmental repercussions
1.5 Treatment of wastewater from meat production
1.6 Human health and exposure to waste from meat production
1.7 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 2. Sustainable fish production: Aquaculture systems and environmental impacts
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Types of aquaculture and production systems
2.3 Environmental pollutants affecting aquaculture production systems
2.4 Environmental impacts of aquaculture
2.5 Nutrient release into environment
2.6 Chemical release into environment
2.7 Biological pollution
2.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3. Grain production and environment
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Grain production and environment
3.3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Production of extracts for (functional) food manufacturing and environment
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Pollutants from the extraction technology in agri-food industry and their influence on environment
4.3 Sustainable plant resources
4.4 Green solvents
4.5 Innovative extraction technologies
4.6 Future trends and concluding remarks
Funding
References
Chapter 5. Nanotechnology based on AOPs in environmental remediation for sustainable agri-food industry
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Removal of various organic pollutants from the environment using TiO2 and ZnO nanomaterials
5.3 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 6. Industrial and urban wastewater treatment, disinfection, and reuse by using advanced oxidation process
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Advanced oxidation processes–based water remediation technologies
6.3 Challenges and future perspectives
6.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7. Application of functional nanomaterials in photocatalysis, air pollutants degradation, hydrogen production, and carbon dioxide reduction
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Impact of air pollutants on environment and health
7.3 Role of nanomaterials in the degradation of air pollutants
7.4 Role of nanomaterials in the generation of hydrogen
7.5 Carbon-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic water splitting
7.6 Other carbon-based nanomaterials
7.7 Metal ion–based nanomaterials
7.8 Challenges in the production of hydrogen from photocatalysis
7.9 Role of nanomaterials in the conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons
7.10 Conclusion
References
Chapter 8. BiOX photocatalysts with a special focus on application in environmental protection
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Applications of bismuth oxyhalides for environmental remediation
8.3 Perspectives of bismuth oxyhalides-based photocatalysts
8.4 Implications of this work
8.5 Limitations of this work and mitigation strategies
8.6 The way forward
8.7 Contribution to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
8.8 Conclusions
Key Points
References
Chapter 9. A review of perovskite-type materials: from synthesis to applications
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Synthesis of perovskite materials ABO3 (A=Na, La; B=Ta, Mn)
9.3 Physico-chemical properties of perovskite materials
9.4 The application of perovskite materials
9.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 10. Occurrence of mycotoxins in natural water and their removal by advanced oxidation processes
Abstract
10.1 Mycotoxins
10.2 Occurrence of mycotoxins in different types of water
10.3 Removal of mycotoxins from different types of water by advanced oxidation processes
10.4 Conclusions and perspectives
References
Chapter 11. Heterostructure semiconductor nanomaterials–based sensors for the detection of pollutants
Abstract
Graphical abstract
Summary
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Types of heterostructured semiconductor nanomaterials
11.3 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
Chapter 12. The application of plant-inspired nanomaterials in innovative water purification technology
Abstract
Summary points
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Nanocatalysts
12.3 Green synthesis of nanomaterials
12.4 ZnO and TiO2 nanomaterials based on plant extracts for sustainable water purification
12.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13. Catalytic production and application of carbon nanotubes in water purification processes
Abstract
Summary
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Carbon nanotubes
13.3 Carbon nanotubes in water purification processes
13.4 Conclusions and prospects
Acknowledgement
References
Chapter 14. Application of oxide- and carbon-based materials in remediation of arable soil
Abstract
Summary points
14.1 Introduction
14.2 MOx nanomaterials in remediation of arable soil
14.3 Carbon-based materials in remediation of arable soil
14.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 15. Remediation of environmental contamination by subcritical and supercritical water
Abstract
Key terms, definitions, and nomenclature
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Properties of hot compressed water
15.3 Remediation by superheated water
15.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 16. Nanoparticles in phytoremediation and plant nutrition
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Different sources, types, and applications of nanoparticles
16.3 Phytoremediation
16.4 Soil and water contamination
16.5 Nanoparticles in plant nutrition
16.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 17. Nanotechnology in mycological and mycotoxicological food and feed safety
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Nanotechnology approach to mycological safety
17.3 Nanoparticles as adsorbents of mycotoxins
17.4 Guidelines for the use of nanotechnology in the food industry
17.5 Nanotechnology in improving analytical determination of mycotoxins
17.6 Concluding remarks
References
Chapter 18. Costs and benefits of nanotechnology application in environmental sustainability at the industrial level
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Types and applications of nanotechnology
18.3 Conclusions and future perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Predrag Putnik

Professor Predrag Putnik, PhD has more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters. He co-edited Elsevier’s" Agri-Food Industry Strategies for Healthy Diets and Sustainability" and is associate editor in Food Chemistry Advances, Elsevier. He was invited as guest editor for Food Research International, Elsevier, Special issue "Conventional, Non-Conventional Extraction Techniques and New Strategies for The Recovery of Bioactive Compounds from Plant Material for Human Nutrition" and Foods, MDPI; "Novel food processing and extraction technologies" and for "Sustainable Functional Food Processing." He is review editor of “Frontiers in Nutrition”, and member of the Editorial Board of reputed journals from Elsevier, Springer and Wiley. In 2021 he received Tanner Award for co-authoring the most-cited paper published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (2018). In 2021 he was elected as Highly Cited Researcher ranked in the top 1% by citations for Agricultural Sciences by the Web of Science™.

Affiliations and expertise

University North, Zagreb, Croatia

Daniela Šojić Merkulov

Dr. Daniela Šojić Merkulov, full professor at University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences has strong experience in the field of application of nanotechnology in organic pollutants removal from waters by using advanced oxidation processes. She has published 38 articles in the reputable journals; and a team leader in 2 projects, in the field of environmental protection. She is a reviewer of a large number of scientific papers in international journals with high impact factor, bilateral project proposals, and National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary. She has won a number of awards for reviewing in top international journals from the SCI list, Elsevier, as well as a certificate of excellence in reviewing for the journal Chemosphere, Elsevier. She was president of the Serbian Chemical Society – Chemical Society of Vojvodina. She is the lead editor of the special issue for the "Sustainable Green Nanotechnologies for Innovative Purifications of Water" from MDPI.

Affiliations and expertise

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences

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