Environmental Hazards of Plastic Wastes

Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Clean-up

Jakub Zdarta, Riti Thapar Kapoor, Helen Treichel

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443236006
• Subtopic: Environmental Management
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Environmental Hazards of Plastic Wastes: Bioremediation Approaches for Environmental Clean-up focuses on the exploitation of various biological treatment technologies, their use to treat plastic contaminants, and restoration of contaminated sites. The book also addresses the biological treatment of plastic waste and its management of sustainable technologies for its reuse for environmental protection. The book examines advanced technologies, updated information, and future directions for researchers and scientists working in the bioremediation and biodegradation of plastic contaminants and reutilization of plastic wastes in the production of construction materials for environmental safety.The treatment of plastic wastes with environmentally benign approaches will be assessed in this book and will also provide ways to protect our natural environment by managing hazardous plastic pollutants through various techno-based, eco-friendly strategies. - Describes how bioremediation approaches can be successfully applied for waste management, eco-restoration, and environmental protection - Provides information on the state-of-art application of microbes, whether individual or synergistic, for treating plastic waste and environmental protection - Offers a substantial contribution to solving the problem of plastic waste which contains many hazardous organic compounds

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of contributors
• Chapter 1 Application of enzymes in the biodegradation of plastics
• Chapter 2 Microbial degradation of plastics: a sustainable approach to pollution control
• Chapter 3 Bioplastics: an alternative for circular economy in industrial processes
• Chapter 4 Degradation of plastics by fungi and bacteria
• Chapter 5 Application of plastic for production of fuel
• Chapter 6 An eco-economic approach of valorization of plastic waste into functional materials for energy and environmental applications
• Chapter 7 Application of plastics for production of fuel
• Chapter 8 Fungal/bacterial degradation of plastics: synergistic approaches for bioremediation of plastic pollutants
• Chapter 9 The photocatalytic approach for remediation of polymeric materials from aqueous environment
• Chapter 10 Bacterial and fungal mechanism of plastic degradation
• Chapter 11 Role of earthworms in the degradation of microplastics
• Chapter 12 Plastic in the environment: Properties, types, and applications
• Chapter 13 Fungal/bacterial degradation of plastics: challenges and perspectives
• Chapter 14 Role of earthworms in the degradation of microplastics
• Chapter 15 Accumulation of plastic waste in the natural environment and its life cycle assessment
• Chapter 16 Beyond landfills: transforming waste plastic into advanced building materials
• Chapter 17 Environmental plastic pollution: mechanisms of plastic degradation for sustainable future
• Chapter 18 Plastic-degrading yeasts: biodiversity and bioengineering helping save the planet
• Chapter 19 Role of microbial enzymes in the degradation of plastics
• Chapter 20 Application of plastics for production of fuel
• Chapter 21 Regulations, policies and acts related to plastic wastes management in different countries
• Chapter 22 Microbial scavenging of microplastics as an effective bioremediation strategy
• Chapter 23 Microplastic sampling in the environment
• Index