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Trends and Strategies for Pulp and Paper Effluents Treatment

Supporting Industrial Revolution 5.0

  • 1st Edition - November 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Saakshy Agrawal, Suresh Sundaramurthy, Maulin P. Shah
  • Language: English

Trends and Strategies for Pulp and Paper Effluents Treatment: Supporting Industrial Revolution 5.0 presents a comprehensive exploration of innovative approaches to effluent treatm… Read more

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Description

Trends and Strategies for Pulp and Paper Effluents Treatment: Supporting Industrial Revolution 5.0 presents a comprehensive exploration of innovative approaches to effluent treatment in the pulp and paper industry. The book addresses both conventional and advanced physico-chemical treatment methods, delves into the role of beneficial microorganisms, and highlights cutting-edge technological interventions for effective effluent detoxification. Its detailed contents cover critical topics such as the environmental impacts of the pulp and paper industry, lifecycle assessments of wastewater treatment technologies, and the techno-economic feasibility of various treatment methods.

It also examines the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in optimizing effluent treatment processes, alongside the potential of low-cost adsorbents and innovative technologies like membrane bioreactors. With a focus on nutrient recovery and decentralized treatment approaches utilizing Industry 4.0 advancements, it serves as a vital framework for understanding and implementing sustainable practices in the industry. Each chapter provides valuable insights into the latest findings and advancements, making it an essential resource for scholars and professionals alike.

Key features

  • Analyzes the conventional and advanced physcio-chemical treatment of pulp and paper effluent
  • Discusses the role of beneficial microorganisms for effluent remediation
  • Explores cutting-edge technological intervention in effluent detoxification
  • Evaluates nutrient recovery strategies from pulp and paper industry effluent, illustrating how these practices contribute to a circular economy
  • Examines decentralized treatment approach using IR 4.0 technological advancements

Readership

Under/Postgraduate students and researchers in academia and industry in Chemical/Environment/Civil Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Science, and Energy

Table of contents

1. Status of Pulp and Paper Industry in terms of pollution load, water reuse and climatic change

2. Environmental impacts of the paper and pulp industry including its contribution to global warming

3. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of key technologies for waste water mitigation and treatment in pulp and paper industry

4. Treatment and characterization of effluent at various stages for agricultural residue-based paper industries and its techno-economic feasibility

5. Treatment and characterization of effluents at various stages for wastepaper-based paper industries and its techno-economic feasibility

6. Treatment and characterization of effluents at various stages for wood-based paper industries and its techno-economic feasibility

7. Treatment technologies for wastewater treatment of handmade paper industries

8. Latest Promising New Treatment technologies of wastewater for pulp and paper industries

9. Application of Artificial Intelligence for treatment of effluent of pulp and paper industry

10. Potential of low cost adsorbents for pulp and paper industries

11. Feasibility of microbial effluent treatment techniques for pulp and paper industries

12. Treatment of pulp and paper wastewater by using membrane bioreactor and moving-bed biofilm reactor and their current state and limitation

13. Evaluation and optimization of electrocoagulation for treating Kraft paper mill wastewater

14. Comparative bacterial degradation and detoxification of model and Kraft lignin from pulp paper wastewater and its metabolites

15. Desalination by pulsed electrodialysis reversal: approaching fully closed-loop water systems in wood pulp mills

16. Mass balance of water utilization and wastewater emitted by handmade paper industries

17. Valorization of waste streams of pulp and paper industries to improve Circular Economy

18. State of art approaches for waste utilization to make value added by products.

19. Handling of paper sludge of pulp and paper industries

20. Decentralized approach in pulp and paper wastewater treatment using IR 5.0 technological advancement

21. Circular economy in pulp and paper wastewater treatment: the expected transition to a balanced interplay of environmental and economic systems

22. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to design and optimize biodegradable Treatment of pulp and paper wastewater

23. Machine learning algorithms for predict dynamic mechanism in pulp and paper wastewater

24. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to develop efficient recycling processes for pulp and paper wastewater

25. Policy and Implementing market-based incentives to promote circular economy practices in the pulp and paper wastewater
26. Government regulations and policies to support circular economy initiatives from pulp and paper wastewater treatment

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Saakshy Agrawal

Dr. Saakshy, a PhD and M.Tech graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT Roorkee, is a Scientist at Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Jaipur. With over 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and industry, she has guided numerous students and holds three patents. Dr. Saakshy has received prestigious awards for her innovations, including antibacterial cloth from cow dung and specialty paper from banana fiber. She leads the Paper Testing and Environment Laboratory, has authored multiple publications, and is involved in developing training programs and alternative raw materials for handmade paper. She also contributes to standards development for the industry.

Affiliations and expertise
Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute, Sanganer, Jaipur, India

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Suresh Sundaramurthy

Suresh Sundaramurthy is the Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and has held postdoctoral, visiting faculty, and research positions at institutions including CUNY (USA), AIT Thailand, JNCASR Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, and Pondicherry University. His research interests span catalysts, reactor design, environmental biotechnology, waste‑to‑energy, nanoengineered materials, critical minerals, decarbonation, and biofuels, green hydrogen.

Affiliations and expertise
Head of Department, Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

MS

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.

Affiliations and expertise
Environmental Microbiology Consultant, Gujarat, India