Advanced Green Technology for Environmental Sustainability and Circular Economy

This book elucidates the growing application of greener technology with a circular economic approach and examines the connection among environment, economy, and ecology for an emerging and supportable human society. Focusing on the technologies and methods essential to overcome growing environmental challenges.

Maulin P. Shah is Chief Scientist and Head of the Industrial Wastewater Research Lab, Division of Applied and Environmental Microbiology Lab at Enviro Technology Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. His work focuses on the impact of industrial pollution on the microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation-dependent and cultivation-independent analysis. His major work involves isolation, screening, identification, and genetically engineering high-impact microbes for the degradation of hazardous materials. His research interests include biological wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, biodegradation, bioremediation, and phytoremediation of environmental pollutants from industrial wastewater. He has published more than 250 research papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of more than 120 books of international repute and is an active editorial board member in top-rated journals. Alok Prasad Das serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women's University, Odisha, India. Before that, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Tripura Central University, Agartala, India. He has more than 15 years of research experience. His research and innovation work, done in national and international collaborations, has appeared in over 100 publications, and his contributions have been recognized with several awards. His areas of expertise include biological wastewater treatment, bioremediation-based bioleaching of mining pollutants, bioremediation of microplastics and microfiber pollutants, and geomicrobiology of extreme habitats. He is the editor of several books of international repute, and he is an active lead guest editorial board member in top-rated journals.

1. Comparative Study of Ansys and Aspen Plus Simulation of a Typical Fluidized Bed Column-Advanced Greener Approach for Environmental Sustainability 2. Surfactant and Potable Water Recovery from Gray Water Using Integrated UF and RO Membranes - A Typical Method for Waste Recycling, Reusing, and Recovery of Value-Added Products 3. Withania Somnifera: A Rasayana Herb for Sustainable Management of Human Health and Overall Well-Being 4. Microbial Nexus for Converting Dairy Wastewater into Value-Added Products 5. Novel Microbial Techniques for Pollutant Environment: Their Principles, Advantages, Limitations, and Future Prospects 6. Microbial Biopolymer from Renewable Feedstock: A Sustainable Approach for the Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) 7. A Sanitary Engineering Assessment of a Local Community Wastewater Plan for Nitrogen Removal: A Case Study Highlighting Decision-Making Tactics 8. Bioremediation by Using Green Nanotechnologies: A Novel Biological Approach for Environmental Cleanup 9. Energy Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste through Pyrolysis Techniques 10. Endophytic Microbes in Agarwood Oil Production from Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. Engendering Bio-Resources for Socioeconomic Development 11. Recent Trends in Conversion of Agro-Waste to Value-Added Green Products 12. Green Inventory and Carbon Emissions: A Review 13. Biological System for Waste Management and Alternative Biofuel Production 14. Syngas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass and Its Applications