Microbial Technologies for Sustainable Waste Management explores advanced waste management through microbial processes. The book investigates the current limitations of traditional waste treatment and the potential for microbial cell factories in bringing innovative solutions to this field. Beginning with an introduction to the role of microbes in waste management, it examines global case studies demonstrating success stories in microbial waste treatment and microbial innovations for biotechnological applications in waste conversion. Concluding chapters focus on microbial pathways for anaerobic digestion, hydrolysis, and fermentation, and microbial technologies for industrial applications such as wastewater treatment and the biofuel industry.
Additionally, the book considers microbial remediation of hazardous and toxic waste, microbial fuel cells, and strategies for plastic waste degradation. Emerging technologies, such as AI integration, microbial nanotechnology, and engineered microbes are discussed, along with their environmental impacts and potential for scaling up to commercial applications.
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. iv 6. Contributors - p. xvii 7. About the editors - p. xxi 8. Chapter 1 Microbial remediation of hazardous and toxic waste - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Microbial consortia for bioremediation: The actinobacteria case in pesticide degradation - p. 51 10. Chapter 3 Hybrid microbial–physical processes for enhanced contaminant removal in water treatment - p. 79 11. Chapter 4 Microbial encapsulation and immobilization in waste management - p. 105 12. Chapter 5 Bioprospecting microbes for polyvinyl chloride plastic biodegradation: Potential and challenges - p. 143 13. Chapter 6 Microbial approaches for electronic waste decomposition and metal recovery - p. 159 14. Chapter 7 Nanotechnology-enabled microbial approaches in agricultural waste management - p. 183 15. Chapter 8 Enzyme-assisted biomass conversion for sustainable waste management - p. 201 16. Chapter 9 Anaerobic digestion: Microbial powerhouses for waste-to-energy conversion - p. 239 17. Chapter 10 Microbial conversion processes for resource recovery and circular economy - p. 279 18. Chapter 11 Microbial fuel cells: Harnessing energy from waste - p. 299 19. Chapter 12 Microbial biotechnologies in industrial applications: Fundamentals, innovations, and future prospects - p. 321 20. Chapter 13 Artificial intelligence integration in microbial waste management - p. 341 21. Chapter 14 Advanced microbial techniques for wastewater treatment - p. 363 22. Chapter 15 Microbial innovations in waste management - p. 385 23. Chapter 16 Sustainable waste management: Challenges, opportunities, and future roadmap - p. 417 24. Chapter 17 Biotechnological approaches for zero waste agriculture - p. 445 25. Index - p. 471
Microbial Technologies for Sustainable Waste Management explores advanced waste management through microbial processes. The book investigates the current limitations of traditional waste treatment and the potential for microbial cell factories in bringing innovative solutions to this field. Beginning with an introduction to the role of microbes in waste management, it examines global case studies demonstrating success stories in microbial waste treatment and microbial innovations for biotechnological applications in waste conversion. Concluding chapters focus on microbial pathways for anaerobic digestion, hydrolysis, and fermentation, and microbial technologies for industrial applications such as wastewater treatment and the biofuel industry.
Additionally, the book considers microbial remediation of hazardous and toxic waste, microbial fuel cells, and strategies for plastic waste degradation. Emerging technologies, such as AI integration, microbial nanotechnology, and engineered microbes are discussed, along with their environmental impacts and potential for scaling up to commercial applications.
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. iv 6. Contributors - p. xvii 7. About the editors - p. xxi 8. Chapter 1 Microbial remediation of hazardous and toxic waste - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Microbial consortia for bioremediation: The actinobacteria case in pesticide degradation - p. 51 10. Chapter 3 Hybrid microbial–physical processes for enhanced contaminant removal in water treatment - p. 79 11. Chapter 4 Microbial encapsulation and immobilization in waste management - p. 105 12. Chapter 5 Bioprospecting microbes for polyvinyl chloride plastic biodegradation: Potential and challenges - p. 143 13. Chapter 6 Microbial approaches for electronic waste decomposition and metal recovery - p. 159 14. Chapter 7 Nanotechnology-enabled microbial approaches in agricultural waste management - p. 183 15. Chapter 8 Enzyme-assisted biomass conversion for sustainable waste management - p. 201 16. Chapter 9 Anaerobic digestion: Microbial powerhouses for waste-to-energy conversion - p. 239 17. Chapter 10 Microbial conversion processes for resource recovery and circular economy - p. 279 18. Chapter 11 Microbial fuel cells: Harnessing energy from waste - p. 299 19. Chapter 12 Microbial biotechnologies in industrial applications: Fundamentals, innovations, and future prospects - p. 321 20. Chapter 13 Artificial intelligence integration in microbial waste management - p. 341 21. Chapter 14 Advanced microbial techniques for wastewater treatment - p. 363 22. Chapter 15 Microbial innovations in waste management - p. 385 23. Chapter 16 Sustainable waste management: Challenges, opportunities, and future roadmap - p. 417 24. Chapter 17 Biotechnological approaches for zero waste agriculture - p. 445 25. Index - p. 471
