Waste to Wealth

Sustainable Metal Recovery from Wastewater Streams
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-0-443-44857-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 449 g

Waste to Wealth: Sustainable Metal Recovery from Wastewater Streams provides a comprehensive resource on the latest research, technologies, process optimization, sustainable practices, and case studies related to the recovery of metals from wastewater. It highlights approaches that can be used in different disciplines, or in a collaborative team, making it useful for people having expertise in a variety of fields who want an interdisciplinary bioremediation and bio-electroremediation approach for metal recovery and wastewater treatment. The book serves as a guide and reference for professionals, academics, students, and policymakers invested in advancing the field of metal recovery and wastewater treatment.

By catering to this diverse readership, the book aims to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge, foster collaborative efforts, and drive positive change in the field of metal recovery and wastewater management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sevda, Surajbhan

Verma, Pradeep

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Metal Pollution to Resource Recovery: A Sustainable Approach to Wastewater Management
2. Types of Metal Contaminants and Sources
3. Fate and Transport of Metals in Wastewater Systems
4. Unlocking Value from Wastewater: The Science of Metal Extraction
5. Metal Recovery Technologies: Precipitation and Coagulation Methods
6. Metal Recovery Technologies: Ion Exchange and Adsorption Techniques
7. Metal Recovery Technologies: Membrane Separation for Metal Removal
8. Metal Recovery Technologies: Electrochemical and Electromembrane Processes
9. Biological Innovations in Metal Recovery: Bioleaching and Microbial Biotechnologies
10. Innovative Approaches for Metal Recovery: Bioelectrochemical System
11. Unlocking Resource Potential: Metal Recovery from Urban Wastewater and Industrial Effluents
12. Cost-Benefit Analysis of Metal Recovery Processes
13. Linking Metal Recovery to Circular Economic Principles
14. Global Frameworks for Metal Recovery: Regulations and Sustainability
15. Strategic Industrial Integration of Eco-Friendly Metal Recovery from Wastewater
16. Techno-Economic Assessment of Metal Recovery Technologies: Costs, Benefits, and Scalability
17. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Metal Recovery Systems: Environmental Impacts and Sustainability Metrics

Über Autor(innen)

Verma, Pradeep
Pradeep Verma is currently the Group Leader at the Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, at the School of Life Sciences in Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ). He is the recipient of the Prof. P.C. Jain Memorial Award, by the Mycological Society of India (PCJ-Memorial Award, 2021) and also the recipient of the Ron Cockcroft Travel Award by the Swedish Society, Sweden (2005) In addition, he received the Bridge Fellow JSPS Award in 2022 and conducted joint research work at Kyoto University in Japan.

His areas of expertise include microbial diversity, bioremediation, bioprocess development, lignocellulosic, and algal biomass-based biorefineries. He holds several national and international patents in the field of microwave-assisted biomass pretreatment and bio-butanol production.

Sevda, Surajbhan
Surajbhan Sevda is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. Prior to this, he was a technical officer (research scientist) at IIT Guwahati, India. He was a visiting scientist at University of Calgary, Canada in 2018. His research experience lies in the bioreactor design, modelling of microbial growth, biofuels, and bioenergy, life cycle analysis (LCA), metal recovery, biosensor development, green chemistry, microbial electrosynthesis, enzyme and antibiotic production.