Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution

Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes

Alok Prasad Das, Sunanda Mishra, Maulin P. Shah

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443330636
• Subtopic: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes explores eco-friendly techniques for treating wastewater, enabling the recycling of pollutants and managing residual wastes in a biologically acceptable manner. The book addresses current and emerging technologies for wastewater treatment and reuse, discussing their limitations and future potential. It examines the transformation of anthropogenic waste into value-added products, emphasizing the critical need to handle waste more sustainably to mitigate hazards to humans, animals, and the environment.It delves into organic waste and fourth-generation biomass for targeted goods and provides insights into achieving full decarbonization by balancing residual emissions, including the carbon footprint of chemical use and transportation. The book covers technologies relevant to wastewater from municipal and industrial sources, as well as drinking water, and details physical, chemical, and thermal processes, making it indispensable for researchers in the field. - Describes the most recent, advanced industrial wastewater treatment technologies - Provides a comparative analysis of available wastewater treatment technologies - Highlights and examines the development of future technologies for removing anthropogenic contaminants from wastewater

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• CHAPTER 1 Anthropogenic pollutants in aquatic habitats: Tracing their genesis
• CHAPTER 2 Pharmaceutical contaminants in aquatic systems: Mechanisms, impacts, and mitigation strategies
• CHAPTER 3 Approaches, possibilities, and obstacles for efficiently cleaning up human waste found in freshwater and marine environment
• CHAPTER 4 Wastewater treatment and simultaneous resource recovery: Advancing sustainable development through circular economy practices
• CHAPTER 5 Microbe-mediated wastewater treatment: Harnessing nature's engineers for sustainable remedies
• CHAPTER 6 Recent advancements in wastewater treatment approaches for toxic waste removal
• CHAPTER 7 Bioremediation strategies in wastewater treatment and their benefits over physical and chemical methods
• CHAPTER 8 Green technology for the treatment of wastewater using microbes
• CHAPTER 9 Microbe mediated wastewater treatment technology and its advantages over physical and chemical methods
• CHAPTER 10 Challenges, opportunities, and strategies for effective remediation of anthropogenic wastes for heavy metal pollution
• CHAPTER 11 Application of microbial communities in wastewater treatment
• CHAPTER 12 The effective recovery of anthropogenic waste in the freshwater environment and the marine ecosystem: Obstacles, prospects, and approaches
• CHAPTER 13 Enhanced treatment strategies for bisphenol a from thermal paper: Integrating advanced technologies in wastewater treatment systems
• CHAPTER 14 An insight into implementing advanced techniques for the removal of emerging micropollutants from wastewater
• CHAPTER 15 Lithium in waste water: Impacts on pollution and human health
• CHAPTER 16 Sustainable remediation of textile dyes in textile industry effluent using microalgae and bacteria
• CHAPTER 17 Research advancements in sustainable wastewater treatment technologies
• CHAPTER 18 Recent advantage in wastewater treatment technologies in sustainable manner
• CHAPTER 19 Unraveling various anthropogenic aquatic pollutants for remotion through sustainable approach
• CHAPTER 20 Decarbonization of microplastics waste in urban wastewater systems
• CHAPTER 21 Microbial bioremediation of emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystem for a sustainable environment: Recent strategies and future perspectives
• CHAPTER 22 Bioremediation as a sustainable decarbonization technology for the treatment of municipal wastewater
• CHAPTER 23 Sustainable management and reuse of municipal wastewater in households and agriculture
• CHAPTER 24 Insights into aquatic synthetic microfiber pollution and its sustainable remediation through bioremediation
• Index