Environmental Sustainability Using Green Technologies

Environmental Sustainability Using Green Technologies explains the role of green engineering and social responsibility in the development of chemicals, processes, products, and systems. Examining the relationship between economy, ecology, and equality-key factors in developing a sustainable society-this book covers several aspects of environmental sustainability, explores ways to use resources and processes more responsibly, and describes the tools required to overcome various challenges. It outlines the biotechnological applications, techniques, and processes needed to secure sustainable development and ensure long-lasting future success.

Insightful and highly comprehensive, this body of work addresses:

Wastewater treatment technologies

Nanomaterials in environmental applications

Green synthesis of ecofriendly nanoparticles

The role of phytoremediation in maintaining environmental sustainability

Algal biosorption of heavy metals

Mass production of microalgae for industrial applications

Integrated biological system for the treatment of sulfate rich wastewater

Anaerobic digestion of pharmaceutical effluent

Treatment of textile dye using bioaccumulation techniques

Production of biosurfactants and their applications in bioremediation

Biodegradable polymers

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology

Biodiesel from nonedible oil using a packed bed membrane reactor

Production of ecofriendly biodiesel from marine sources

Pretreatment techniques for the enhancement of biogas production

A review of source apportionment of air pollutants by receptor models and more

Environmental Sustainability Using Green Technologies provides excellent reference material that aids and supports sustainability, and offers practical guidance for professors, research scholars, industrialists, biotechnologists, and workers in the applied field of environmental engineering.

List of contents

Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Recent Developments. Nanotechnology in Environmental Applications. Green Synthesis of Ecofriendly Nanoparticles and Their Medical Applications. Role of Phytoremediation in Maintaining Environmental Sustainability. Algal Biosorption of Heavy Metals. Current Developments in Mass Production of Microalgae for Industrial Applications. Integrated Biological System for the Treatment of Sulfate-Rich Wastewater. Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestion of Pharmaceutical Effluent. Treatment of Textile Dyes Using Biosorption and Bioaccumulation Techniques. Production of Biosurfactants and Its Application in Bioremediation. Biodegradable Polymers: Recent Perspectives. Microbial Fuel Cell Technology: A Sustainable Energy Producer from a Wide Variety of Waste Sources. Recent Advancements in Biodiesel from Nonedible Oils Using Packed Bed Membrane Reactors. Production of Ecofriendly Biodiesel from Marine Sources. Pretreatment Techniques for Enhancement of Biogas Production from Solid Wastes. A Comprehensive Review on Source Apportionment of Pollutants in the Atmosphere by Receptor Models.

About the author

Velmurugan Sivasubramanian is an associate professor and former head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), in Kozhikode, India. He is involved in the development and commercial exploitation of wastewater treatment using novel bioreactors. His team installed a novel magnetic biocomposite for the treatment of dye effluent and developed a 4 m3 floating drum biodigester for the production of biogas. Sivasubramanian has published papers in journals and conferences. His team has earned awards at national and international conferences. Sivasubramanian is the editor of five journals and a reviewer for more than 50 journals.

Summary

Green engineering creates options that enable sustainability by developing chemicals, processes, value-added products, and systems that are environmentally preferable, energy and resource efficient, and often cost-effective. The present book focuses on these aspects including production of eco-friendly biodiesel, anaerobic digestion of pharmaceu

Product details

• Authors: V. Sivasubramanian
• Assisted by: V. Sivasubramanian (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367574574
• ISBN: 978-0-367-57457-4
• No. of pages: 430
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works