Green Technologies for Pollutants Remediation and Recovery from Water and Soil

Green Technologies for Pollutants Remediation and Recovery from Water and Soil presents a comprehensive examination of sustainable and environmentally friendly methods for remediation and recovery from various types of pollutants in water bodies and soil. It discusses diverse remediation and recovery technologies, ranging from classic adsorption and membrane technologies to the most promising green technologies such as biocatalysts and microorganisms for obtaining value-added products for practical use. Through many case studies and best practices, this book explores current achievements and challenges and indicates future directions for global and cross-border collaboration. Key Features: - Provides a comprehensive overview of the achievements, challenges, and the current use of eco-friendly approaches for pollutant removal and recovery. - Covers the role of biology, biotechnology, and chemical technology in designing green technologies for environmental applications. - Presents innovative applications of microorganisms, enzymes, adsorption processes, and membrane technologies as a base for improvement in green technologies of environmental importance. - Explains the basic assumptions, requirements, and mechanisms of green technologies used for pollutant conversion. - Aims to better understand the importance of sustainable technologies in environmental protection. This reference is a great resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in environmental science and engineering, soil and water sciences, biotechnology, and chemical engineering, as well as researchers and professionals who work as environmental and technical engineers, ecologists, applied environmental scientists, and managers.

Dr. Jakub Zdarta is an associate professor in the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Environmental Technology & Innovations, Catalysis Communications, Oxygen, and AIMS Bioengineering. He has been a guest editor for several special issues from different journals. His research is focused on environmental biotechnology and the removal of environmental pollutants for which he has published many articles and received several awards. Dr. Teofil Jesionowski is currently the Rector of Poznan University of Technology, Poland. He is a chemist and engineer, and he graduated from the same university. His areas of research include polymer modification, neutralization of water pollution with inorganic and organic compounds. Many of his scientific studies also concern the development of the so-called "Green Chemistry". Dr. Jörg Rinklebe is a professor of soil and groundwater management at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. He is internationally recognized for his research in the areas of biogeochemistry of trace elements in wetland soils. Dr. Rinklebe has published over 500 research papers, four books, as well as numerous book chapters. He is the Editor of the international journal Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (CREST). He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics at Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea, and Guest Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Recently, Dr. Rinklebe was elected as Vice President of the International Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB).

1. Progressing Forward: Sustainable Remediation and Recovery of Pollutants. 2. Green Strategies for Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aqueous System: A Promising Approach for Sustainable Future. 3. Green Solutions the Removal of Pharmaceutics Removal from Wastewater. 4. Advancing Biotechnology Towards Pollutant Recirculation and Recovery in a Changing World. 5. The Potential of Biocatalysts for Pollutant Removal: Efficient Remediation and Toxicity Removal. 6. Microbiomes in Fight with Pollutant Remediation: From Single Strain to Omics-Approach to Bioremediation. 7. Biomass Production: A Sustainable Approach for Waste Recovery and its Conversion into New Products. 8. Sustainable Biomass Production from Microalgae Using Biorefinery Approach: New Prospects and Challenges. 9. Linking Microalgae-based Processes and Conversion of Water Pollutants for Valuable Compounds Obtaining. 10. Advances in the use of Membrane Technology for Efficient Removal of Pollutants from Water Bodies. 11. Application and Research Progress of Hydrochar in Nutrient Recovery from Livestock Manure Wastewater. 12. Computational Environmental Chemistry as a Strategy for Remediation. 13. Iron Oxides-based Technologies for Remediation of Arsenic/Chromium Contaminated Soils.