Advances in Environmental Electrochemistry provides the basics of environmental electrochemistry, including redox reactions for contaminant removal, bio-electrochemical systems, electrochemical reactor design and the various electrochemistry-based techniques for practical wastewater degradation, environmental remediation and bioenergy recovery from waste. Technologies acting as key indicators for addressing the various aspects of environmental electrochemistry are covered, along with comparisons to conventional methods and potential ways forward. This book will be of interest to chemical engineers, environmental engineers, and all those interested in environmental biotechnology, bio-electrochemical systems, electrochemical sensors, advanced oxidation processes, biological wastewater treatment, and waste to energy recovery.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Biography - p. xvii 8. Foreword - p. xxi 9. Preface - p. xxiii 10. Chapter 1. Basics and fundamentals of the mechanisms of electrochemical reactors - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Recent advancements and applications of environmental electrochemistry - p. 25 12. Chapter 3. Microbial electrolysis cells for effective biohydrogen biogenesis from biowastes - p. 55 13. Chapter 4. Electrochemical reduction of heavy metals from industrial effluents - p. 89 14. Chapter 5. Scaling-up of bioelectrochemical process for simultaneous wastewater treatment and energy extraction - p. 123 15. Chapter 6. Recent advancement and application of environmental electrochemistry - p. 143 16. Chapter 7. Microbial electrosynthesis for synthesis of volatile fatty acids and industrial chemicals from wastewater - p. 179 17. Chapter 8. Advancements in the application of bioelectrochemical systems–based sensors - p. 197 18. Chapter 9. Sustainability of microbial carbon capture cells for carbon sequestration and biomass generation - p. 217 19. Chapter 10. Desalination through microbial desalination cells and remediation of organic pollutants - p. 245 20. Chapter 11. Bioelectrochemical reduction of heavy metals from industrial effluents - p. 257 21. Chapter 12. Microbial electrosynthesis of fatty acids and industrial chemicals through carbon sequestration - p. 279 22. Application of the microbial carbon capture cells for CO2 sequestration - p. 293 23. Chapter 14. Role of electrochemistry and electrochemical technologies for environmental bioremediation - p. 313 24. Index - p. 335
Advances in Environmental Electrochemistry provides the basics of environmental electrochemistry, including redox reactions for contaminant removal, bio-electrochemical systems, electrochemical reactor design and the various electrochemistry-based techniques for practical wastewater degradation, environmental remediation and bioenergy recovery from waste. Technologies acting as key indicators for addressing the various aspects of environmental electrochemistry are covered, along with comparisons to conventional methods and potential ways forward. This book will be of interest to chemical engineers, environmental engineers, and all those interested in environmental biotechnology, bio-electrochemical systems, electrochemical sensors, advanced oxidation processes, biological wastewater treatment, and waste to energy recovery.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Biography - p. xvii 8. Foreword - p. xxi 9. Preface - p. xxiii 10. Chapter 1. Basics and fundamentals of the mechanisms of electrochemical reactors - p. 1 11. Chapter 2. Recent advancements and applications of environmental electrochemistry - p. 25 12. Chapter 3. Microbial electrolysis cells for effective biohydrogen biogenesis from biowastes - p. 55 13. Chapter 4. Electrochemical reduction of heavy metals from industrial effluents - p. 89 14. Chapter 5. Scaling-up of bioelectrochemical process for simultaneous wastewater treatment and energy extraction - p. 123 15. Chapter 6. Recent advancement and application of environmental electrochemistry - p. 143 16. Chapter 7. Microbial electrosynthesis for synthesis of volatile fatty acids and industrial chemicals from wastewater - p. 179 17. Chapter 8. Advancements in the application of bioelectrochemical systems–based sensors - p. 197 18. Chapter 9. Sustainability of microbial carbon capture cells for carbon sequestration and biomass generation - p. 217 19. Chapter 10. Desalination through microbial desalination cells and remediation of organic pollutants - p. 245 20. Chapter 11. Bioelectrochemical reduction of heavy metals from industrial effluents - p. 257 21. Chapter 12. Microbial electrosynthesis of fatty acids and industrial chemicals through carbon sequestration - p. 279 22. Application of the microbial carbon capture cells for CO2 sequestration - p. 293 23. Chapter 14. Role of electrochemistry and electrochemical technologies for environmental bioremediation - p. 313 24. Index - p. 335
