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Addresses the goal to implement greener environment approaches while considering public health and human well-being and economies. It considers the underlying concepts of a healthy water and wastewater treatment, food supply under sustainable development, and chemical contamination. Provides relevant experimental techniques and case studies.
List of contents
1. Oh H20! When Resources and Modernism Have No Chemistry. 2. Biological Removal of Nitrogen from Wastewater for a Sustainable Environment and Health 3. Vanadium Pentoxide-Based Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Dye-Containing Wastewater to Avoid Negative Effects on the Environment and Human Health 4. Pesticides Removal from Water with Semiconductor Materials Through Adsorption and Photocatalysis: A Sustainable Strategy 5. Microencapsulation of Bioactive Compounds as a Sustainable Option for Treatment for Inflammatory Conditions 6. Sustainable Use of Andean Tubers: Nutritional, Bioactive, and Functional Properties 7. Sustainable Valorization of Wheat Bran Waste Through the Extraction of Gelling Ferulated Arabinoxylan Intended for Encapsulation and Controlled Release of Metronidazole 8. Performance Evaluation for Sustainable Urban Water Supply Services in Mexico: A Case Study 9. Water Quality Index to Measure of Quality of Drinking Water for Sustainable Development 10. Era of Managing and Reviving Water Footprint 11. Effect of ZnO Nanorods Treated by Calycopteris floribunda on the Growth of Oryza sativa: Green and Sustainable Chemistry
About the author
Leonardo Sepulveda Torre, PhD, is Professor at the School of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México, where he is also a leader of the Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry Group. He was formerly a collaborator at the Center of Biological Engineering in Uminho, Braga, Portugal. He has published over 35 scientific journal papers, several books, and book chapters, and he holds two national patents.
Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kerala, India. She was formerly affiliated with the Bose Institute, SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, and UGC-DAE CSR Centre, India, as well as with various international laboratories. Dr. Abraham is a frequent speaker and has published journal papers, book chapters and more than 25 edited books.
Neha Kanwar Rawat, PhD, is a researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India. Her main interests include nanotechnology and nanostructured materials synthesis and characterization, with a focus on green chemistry; novel sustainable chemical processing of nano-conducting polymers/nanocomposites; conducting films, ceramics, silicones and matrices, etc. She has published several books, book chapters and research articles in journals.
A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications. He is currently a research associate at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of t
he International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and
Polymers Research Journal. He also served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures.
Summary
Addresses the goal to implement greener environment approaches while considering public health and human well-being and economies. It considers the underlying concepts of a healthy water and wastewater treatment, food supply under sustainable development, and chemical contamination. Provides relevant experimental techniques and case studies.
