Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Occurrence, Environmental Impacts and Treatment Processes
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-99908-3
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 490 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 970 g

Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Occurrence, Environmental Impacts and Treatment Processes comprehensively illustrates the microplastics and nanoplastics pollution in different waters, wastewaters and terrestrial environment, and the possibilities of their removal/degradation. It provides a through and exhaustive discussion of the ongoing research and future perspectives of micro/nanoplastics, their interaction with other chemicals, the advanced degradation technologies and their impacts on the ecosystem.

Micro- and nano-plastic pollution is an important topic in academia and industry and is gaining considerable attention in the society due to the concerns related to plastics. In addition to presenting the current issues and trends, this book also addresses some concrete solutions to mitigate this emerging environmental threat. This book is written at an advanced level to address the needs of researchers, students as well as people outside the field of environment technology including, industries, government sectors, business establishments and public interest groups.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tyagi, R.D.

Drogui, Patrick

Yadav, Bhoomika

Pilli, Sridhar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Kunststoffe und Polymere

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Microplastic (MP) and nanoplastic (NP) compounds: Introduction
2. Sources and occurrence of MPs and NPs in the environment
3. Environmental effects of MPs and NPs exposure
4. Methods of sampling and detection of MPs and NPs in environment
5. Quantitative and qualitative identification, characterization and analysis of MPs/NPs in water
6. Occurrence of MPs and NPs in freshwater environment
7. Occurrence of MPs and NPs in marine environment
8. MPs and NPs in drinking water and food chain
9. MPs & NPs occurrence, fate and persistence in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP)
10. MPs and NPs accumulation in wastewater sludge (primary and secondary)
11. Physical and physicochemical separation of MPs and NPs from water
12. Biological degradation of MPs and NPs in water and wastewater
13. Chemical degradation of MPs and NPs in water and wastewater
14. Impact of MPs/NPs interactions with other contaminants in environment
15. MPs/NPs and their impact on antibiotic resistance genes transmission to environment
16. Impact of MP/NP pollution on climate change
17. Exposure & impacts of MPs and NPs on the natural soils
18. Challenges and opportunities for treatment processes and future advances
19. Social aspects of MPs and NPs

Über Autor(innen)

Pilli, Sridhar
Dr. Sridhar Pilli presently holding the Assistant Professor in the Water and Environmental Division of the Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. His research interests include Water/wastewater treatment, life cycle analysis, Solid waste management, Biodiesel, Bio-plastic, Bio-flocculants production, bio-energy production from wastewater, wastewater sludge, and organic waste.

Dr. Pilli has authored several technical publications in peer reviewed Journals with high impact factor. He has more than 10 publications with citations more than 1000 that includes International journals, technical notes and conference proceedings. He has 6 books published in Elsevier’s and ASCE. He has delivered several expert talks at different technical forums organized nationally and internationally. He developed a decision support system model (based on life cost analysis) to facilitate the decision makers, policy makers, municipalities, and engineers in adjudicating a pre-treatment/treatment technology for a wastewater treatment plant. He is serving on Editorial board for various journals. He also served as Advisory Committee member for various international conferences.

Drogui, Patrick
Patrick Drogui is professor and researcher at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique’s Centre Eau Terre Environnement. He is an internationally recognized expert in electrochemical and membrane technologies, and oxidative processes for different applications in water treatment from industrial wastewater to potable water. The originality of his research work lies in the development of advanced electrolytic processes for water and wastewater treatment requiring no or minimum addition of chemical products. Co-inventor on 8 patents, Dr. Drogui is currently working on new electrolytic and/or membrane, photo-catalytic, and electro-photo-catalytic processes for water treatment, and the removal of phosphate and emerging contaminants. Prof. Drogui is the author of more than 260 papers published in scientific refereed journals. He is an author of 16 book chapters and 54 industrial and scientific reports. Prof. Patrick Drogui received 4 fellowships and 2 awards for the best research project from Pollutec and for the best paper published in Water Environment Federation, delivered 17 invited conferences and 119 communications and conferences. Prof. Patrick Drogui is a director of CREATE-Program in Environmental Decontamination Technologies and Integrated Water and Wastewater Management (TEDGIEER). Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE) from National Science Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada.

Yadav, Bhoomika
Dr. Bhoomika Yadav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at Chhatrapati Shahu Jee Maharaj University, Kanpur, India. She earned her M.Sc. from DDU Gorakhpur University, M.Tech from IIT BHU, and Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. Her research focuses on electroceramics, specifically the utilization of high dielectric constant materials for miniaturized capacitors and supercapacitors, solid-state batteries, and the extraction of valuable metals by recycling waste Li-Ion batteries and PCB boards. Dr. Yadav has extensive teaching experience and has guided numerous students in their academic research.

Tyagi, R.D.
Prof. RD Tyagi is an internationally recognized Professor of Biochemical Engineering and biotransformation. He is distinguished professor at School of technology, Huzhou University, China and chief scientific officer at BOSK Bioproducts, Canada. He held Canada Research chair (2004-20180. He also holds an adjunct professor position at the University of Missouri-Columbia, United State. Prof. Tyagi has published more than 600 papers/communications, which include 21 books, 140 book chapters, 10 research reports, 11 patents, etc. He is Associate Editor of Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management ASCE and serves on the editorial board of Process Biochemistry and Bioresource Technology. He has been recognized by many national and international awards and honors. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts’. He conducts research on hazardous/solid waste management, water/wastewater treatment, wastewater sludge treatment/disposal, and bioconversion of wastewater and wastewater sludge into value-added products.