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Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Solid Waste Management

  • 1st Edition - September 15, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Jonathan W-C Wong, R. D. Tyagi, Ashok Pandey
  • Language: English

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Description

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Solid Waste Management provides extensive coverage of new developments, state-of-the-art technologies, and potential future trends, reviewing the latest innovative developments in environmental biotechnology and bioengineering as they pertain to solid wastes, also revealing current research priority areas in solid waste treatment and management.

The fate of solid wastes can be divided into three major areas, recycling, energy recovery, and safe disposal. From this foundation, the book covers such key areas as biotechnological production of value added products from solid waste, bioenergy production from various organic solid wastes, and biotechnological solutions for safe, environmentally-friendly treatment and disposal. The state of the art situation, potential advantages, and limitations are discussed, along with proposed strategies on how to overcome limitations.

Key features

  • Reviews available bioprocesses for the production of bioproducts from solid waste
  • Outlines processes for the production of energy from solid waste using biochemical conversion processes
  • Lists various environmentally friendly treatments of solid waste and its safe disposal

Readership

Postgraduate and PhD students and researchers in academia, government and corporate research in the area of bioengineering/biochemical engineering, biomedical/biological engineering and industrial biotechnology

Table of contents

Section I. Bioproducts from Solid Wastes

1. Bioplastic for organic waste collection

2. Value added bioproducts from sewage sludge

3. Biopesticides production from solid wastes

4. Composting of organic wastes recycling

5. Vermitechnology for organic waste recycling

6. Biochar production and microbial interactions

Section II. Bioenergy from Solid Wastes

7. Anaerobic digestion of organic wastes

8. Biohydrogen from organic waste and biomas

9. Bioethanol production form agricultural wastes

10. Microbial fuel cells

11. Biotechnology for agricultural waste recycling

Section III. Environmental Protection & Waste Treatment

12. Metal and nutrient removal from Sewage sludge

13. Degradation of organic pollutants in biosolids

14. Biotechnology for management of plastic waste

15. Biological treatment of hazardous wastes

16. Biological methods of odour removal in waste treatment facilities

17. Biotechnological approaches in sludge dewatering

18. Landfill leachate treatment

19. Bioleaching for metal recovery from electronic wastes

20. Enzyme technology for waste treatment

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 19, 2016
  • Language: English

About the editors

JW

Jonathan W-C Wong

Dr. Jonathan W-C. Wong, currently is a professor in the Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR. He is also serving as the Director of the Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment (ARCPE), as well as the Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre (HKORC). He received his M.Phil. from the Chinese University Hong Kong and Ph.D. degree from Murdoch University, Australia. He joined the Hong Kong Baptist University in 1992 and continues to serve in various capacities. Prof. Wong is serving as a Visiting Professor in the China University of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University and Shangdong University, China. He conducts research in organic waste management and treatment with particular emphasis on composting and bioenergy production striving towards zero-waste organic waste disposal. He chaired three international conferences on solid waste (ICSWHK 2011, 2013 and 2015). He has served/serving as member of International Advisory Board, Scientific committee and in other capacities of various International Conferences. Prof. Wong was bestowed with Medal of Honor by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2011 for his service and contribution to the Environment. He is elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is serving in the Editorial Board of six journals, notably, as Regional Editor of ‘Environmental Technology’ and Board member of ‘Bioresource Technology’. Prof. Wong has authored over 500 publications including refereed journals, conferences proceedings, four patents, more than 100 technical reports, editing 12 books/journals volumes and others.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor in the Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR

RT

R. D. Tyagi

Prof. R. D. Tyagi is an internationally recognized Professor of Biochemical Engineering and biotransformation with ‘Institut national de la recherché Scientifique - Eau, terre, et environnement’, (INRS-ETE), University of Québec, Canada. He also holds Adjunct Professor position at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. Prof Tyagi has published over 600 papers/communications, which include 21 books, 75 book chapters, 10 research reports, nine patents, etc. He is Associate Editor of ‘‘Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic & Radioactive Waste Management- Am.Soc.Civil Engineering’’ and serves on the editorial board of Process Biochemistry and Bioresource Technology. He has been recognised by many national and international awards and honours. He is member of ‘‘European Academy of Sciences and Arts’’. He conducts research on hazardous/solids waste management, water/wastewater treatment, and wastewater sludge treatment/disposal, bioconversion of wastewater and wastewater sludge into value added products.
Affiliations and expertise
Biochemical Engineering and Biotransformation, Institut national de la recherché scientifique – Eau, terre, et environnement (INRS-ETE), University of Québec, Canada

AP

Ashok Pandey

Prof. Ashok Pandey is currently Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow. His major research and technological development interests are industrial and environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels and chemicals, waste to wealth and energy, etc.

Affiliations and expertise
Executive Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability-India, Lucknow, India

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