Nanoscience and Biotechnology for Environmental Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gothandam, K M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ranjan, Shivendu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dasgupta, Nandita (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Lichtfouse, Eric (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 22
• Subjects: Waste management.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Environmental health.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Environmental Health.; Environmental Chemistry.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

This book presents the complete guide for readers to understand the applications, and pros and cons of nanotechnology applications in environmental remediation, although there are few critical reviews and textbooks available on environmental biotechnology. Water pollution has become one of the bigge...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Microalgae for Biodiesel and Pharmaceutical Removal from Water
• 2. Risks and Management of Textile Wastes
• 3. Biopolymer Technologies for Environmental Applications
• 4. Methods in Metagenomics and Environmental Biotechnology
• 5. Biodegradation of Textile Azo Dyes
• 6. Epoxide hydrolase for the synthesis of chiral drugs
• 7. Nanoimmobilization of β-galactosidase for lactose free product development
• 9. Nano particles for soil remediation.