- 216 pages
- English
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Phycoremediation Processes in Industrial Wastewater Treatment
About this book
Increasing population and industrialization are the key pollutant contributors in water bodies. The wastes generated by industries are highly hazardous for humans and the ecosystem and require a comprehensive and effective treatment before being discharged into water bodies. Over the years, many up gradations have been introduced in traditional water treatment methods which were expensive and ineffective especially for removal of toxic pollutants. Phycoremediation has been gaining attention due to its mutual benefit in wastewater treatment and for valuable algae biomass production. Wastewater, especially sewage and industrial effluents, is rich in pathogenic organisms, organic and inorganic compounds and heavy metals that adversely affect human and aquatic life. Microalgae use these inorganic compounds and heavy metals for their growth. In addition, they also reduce pathogenic organisms and release oxygen to be used by bacteria for decomposition of organic compounds in a secondary treatment. In this book, the potential of microalgae in wastewater treatment, their benefits, strategies, and challenges are discussed. The increasing need of finding innovative, low-cost, low-energy, sustainable and eco-friendly solutions for wastewater treatment makes the publication of a book on phycoremediation timely and appropriate.
Features:
(1) Deals with the most emerging aspects of algal research with special reference to phycoremediation.
(2) Studies in depth diversity, mutations, genomics and metagenomics study
(3) An eco-physiology, culturing, microalgae for food and feed, biofuel production, harvesting of microalgae, separation and purification of biochemicals.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Editor Bio
- List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Addressing the Strategies of Algal Biomass Production with Wastewater Treatment
- Chapter 2 Recent Progress of Phytoremediation-Based Technologies for Industrial Wastewater Treatment
- Chapter 3 Microalgae as Biological Cleanser for Wastewater Treatment
- Chapter 4 Phycoremediation of Toxic Metals for Industrial Effluent Treatment
- Chapter 5 Algal Biomass Production Coupled to Wastewater Treatment
- Chapter 6 Photobioreactor in Wastewater Treatment: Design and Operational Features
- Chapter 7 Genetic Engineering of Algae
- Chapter 8 Immobilized Micro Algae for Removing Wastewater Pollutants and Ecotoxicological View of Adsorbed Nanoparticles – An Overview
- Chapter 9 Tailoring Microalgae for Efficient Biofuel Production