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Nanobiotechnology for
Green Environment
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Nanobiotechnology for
Green Environment
Edited by
Amit Kumar and Chhotu Ram
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Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data
Names: Kumar, Amit (Assistant professor in biotechnology), editor. | Ram,
Chhotu, editor.
Title: Nanobiotechnology for green environment / edited by Amit Kumar and
Chhotu Ram.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021. | Includes
bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “The book examines
environmental issues and their solutions with advancements in
biotechnology and nanotechnology. This book will focus on environmental
friendly waste management, wastewater treatment and utilization of
wastes for energy”-- Provided by publisher.
Identiers: LCCN 2020041193 (print) | LCCN 2020041194 (ebook) | ISBN
9780367460686 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367461362 (ebook)
Subjects: MESH: Waste Management--methods | Nanotechnology | Green
Chemistry Technology | Biodegradation, Environmental | Nanostructures
Classication: LCC TD793 (print) | LCC TD793 (ebook) | NLM WA 778 | DDC
363.72/8--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020041193
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020041194
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Contents
Editors ......................................................................................................................vii
Contributors .............................................................................................................. ix
Chapter 1 Global Environmental Issues and the Role of
Nanobiotechnology for the Sustainable Environment ..........................1
Chhotu Ram, Amit Kumar and Yilkal Bezie
Chapter 2 Municipal Solid Waste Management: Recent Practices ..................... 37
Chhotu Ram and Amit Kumar
Chapter 3 Recent Advances in the Structural Modications of
Nanoparticles to Enhance Photocatalytic Activity ............................ 67
Anoop Kumar Verma, Stef Talwar, Navneet Kaur and Vikas
Kumar Sangal
Chapter 4 Microbiological Degradation of Organic Pollutants from
Industrial Wastewater ......................................................................... 83
Ayantika Banerjee, Moharana Choudhury, Arghya
Chakravorty, Vimala Raghavan, Bhabatush Biswas,
Siva Sankar Sana, Rehab A. Rayan, Nalluri Abhishek,
Neeta L. Lala and Seeram Ramakrishna
Chapter 5 Lignocellulosic Biomass Wastes to Bioenergy: Role of
Microbial Enzymes for Second Generation Biofuels ....................... 115
Amit Kumar, Diwakar Aggarwal, Amit Kumar Bharti and
Chhotu Ram
Chapter 6 Microbiological Removal of Heavy Metals from the
Environment: An Eco-Friendly Approach ....................................... 139
Dushyant Kumar, Sandeep K. Malyan, Amrish Kumar and
Jagdeesh Kumar
Chapter 7 Recent Trends in Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of
Organic Pollutants using TiO2 Nanomaterials ................................. 165
Chhotu Ram, Bushra Zaman, Rajesh Kumar Jena and
Amit Kumar
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Chapter 8 Recent Advancement in Phytoremediation for Removal
of Toxic Compounds ........................................................................ 195
Yilkal Bezie, Mengistie Taye and Amit Kumar
Chapter 9 Utilization of Nanoparticle-Loaded Adsorbable Materials
for Leachate Treatment ....................................................................229
Kulbir Singh
Chapter 10 Application of Fe-TiO2 Nanoparticle Composite
Encompassing the Dual Effect ......................................................... 249
Stef Talwar, Anoop Kumar Verma and Vikas Kumar Sangal
Index ...................................................................................................................... 263
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Editors
Dr. Amit Kumar currently works as an Assistant
Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, College
of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Markos
University, Ethiopia. He completed his Doctorate in
Biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee, India. He is extensively involved in research on
industrial enzymes, pulp and paper biotechnology, bio-
fuels production, and environmental biotechnology. He
has published several research and review articles in vari-
ous reputed international journals. He has also co-edited
three books and published several book chapters. He has
guided several graduate and post-graduate projects.
Dr. Chhotu Ram is an Assistant Professor at the Department
of Chemical Engineering at Adigrat University, Ethiopia.
Dr. Ram did his M. Tech. in Environmental Technology
from Thapar University Patiala, India. Further, he
earned his Doctorate in Environmental Engineering
from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. He
has published several research papers in reputed journals
worldwide and research contribution to many interna-
tional conferences. He has research interests in the area of
water quality and wastewater engineering and materials
performance. Presently, he deals with various R&D proj-
ects in the elds such as wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and water
quality for a sustainable environment.
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Contributors
Nalluri Abhishek
Center for Fuel Cell Innovation,
School of Materials Science
and Engineering
Huazhong University of Science
and Technology
Hubei, China
Diwakar Aggarwal
Department of Biotechnology
Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed
to be University)
Mullana, Ambala, India
Ayantika Banerjee
Korea Atomic Energy Research
Institute
University of Science and Technology
Daejeon, South Korea
Yilkal Bezie
Department of Biology, College
of Sciences
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Amit Kumar Bharti
Department of Paper Technology,
Indian Institute of Technology
Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus
Saharanpur, India
Bhabatush Biswas
Department of Bio Engineering,
National Institute of Technology
Agartala, India
Arghya Chakravorty
School of Bio Sciences and Technology,
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore, India
Moharana Choudhury
Voice of Environment (VoE)
Guwahati, India
Rajesh Kumar Jena
Department of Science and Humanities,
Darbhanga College of Engineering
Aryabhatta Knowledge University
Madhpur, India
Navneet Kaur
School of Energy and Environment,
Thapar Institute of Engineering
and Technology
Patiala, India
Amit Kumar
Department of Biotechnology, College
of Natural and Computational Sciences
Debre Markos University
Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Amrish Kumar
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
Saharanpur Campus
Saharanpur, India
Dushyant Kumar
Center for Rural Development and
Technology, Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi
New Delhi, India
Jagdeesh Kumar
Department of Hydrology, Indian
Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee, India
Neeta L. Lala
Centre for Nanobers and
Nanotechnology, Department
of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore
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Sandeep K. Malyan
National Institute of Hydrology
Roorkee, India
Vimala Raghavan
Centre for Nanotechnology Research,
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore, India
Chhotu Ram
Department of Chemical Engineering,
College of Engineering and
Technolo g y
Adigrat University
Adigrat, Ethiopia
Seeram Ramakrishna
Centre for Nanobers and
Nanotechnology, Department
of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Rehab A. Rayan
Department of Epidemiology, High
Institute of Public Health
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Siva Sankar Sana
School of Chemical Engineering
and Technology
North University of China
Taiyuan, China
Vikas Kumar Sangal
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Malaviya National Institute
of Technology
Jaipur, India
Kulbir Singh
Department of Environmental Science
and Engineering
Guru Jambheshwar University of
Science and Technology
Hisar, India
Stef Talwar
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Thapar Institute of Engineering
and Technology
Patiala, India
Mengistie Taye
College of Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Anoop Kumar Verma
School of Energy and Environment,
Thapar Institute of Engineering
and Technology
Patiala, India
Bushra Zaman
College of Engineering
Utah State University
Logan, Utah
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