查看更多>>摘要：Water is an essential resource and crucial to sustaining life. Ever-increasing population, rapidurbanization, and industrialization have resulted in improper discharge of wastewater leading tohazardous impacts on human health and the environment. As a result, globally nations are adoptingmeasures to retain water and improve the qualitative parameters of wastewater to make it harmlessand reusable. These technologies are a fruitful approach for solving water shortages, removingcontaminants, and recycling them back to the environment for various uses, for example, drinking,washing, etc.
查看更多>>摘要：In the past few decades, our planet has witnessed an unprecedented surge in population, carbonemissions, and the demand for essential resources, particularly energy and water. This exponentialgrowth has come at a cost: a staggering increase in waste and wastewater, presenting formidablechallenges to our environment and sustainability. Faced with this urgent dilemma, the imperativeto develop innovative technologies for resource recovery has never been more critical. Amidst thischallenge, algae, tiny yet extraordinary photosynthetic organisms, have emerged as potent microbiotain the quest for environmental solutions. In this context, this book Algal Systems for ResourceRecovery from Waste and Wastewater testifies to the pivotal role algae can play in addressing someof the world’s most pressing issues.
查看更多>>摘要：India is soon to become the most populous nation in the world. Also, it is projected that by 2050, morethan 800 million people will live in urban areas in India. As the resources are limited, expanding citieshave been facing severe crises concerning the pollution of water bodies, the increasing gap betweenthe demand and supply of domestic water, and the widening chasm between the amount of wastewatergenerated and the installed capacity of wastewater treatment plants. Challenges are also posed by lackof space, monitoring and data acquisition on water quality and quantity, appropriate and sustainabletechnologies, and vulnerability to climate change. Moreover, the existing infrastructure is aged anddilapidated, urging immediate attention.
查看更多>>摘要：Em décadas recentes, ecossistemas naturais, bem como criados pelo homem, têm sidocrescentemente afetados pela poluição associada ao enxofre. Efeitos adversos da poluiçãopelo enxofre são bem conhecidos, tais como a chuva ácida, odor desagradável de riospoluídos, aterros sanitários ou sistemas de tratamento, corrosão de aço e concreto, eliberação de metais pesados e acidez a partir de sedimentos e minérios expostos ao oxigênio.Ao contrário dos enormes esforços dedicados ao abatimento da poluição por compostosorgânicos, nitrogênio e fósforo, o tratamento da poluição induzida por enxofre tem recebidoatenção bastante limitada. Contudo, um amplo espectro de tecnologias ambientais quedependem de conversões associadas ao ciclo do enxofre tem sido desenvolvido. É objetivodesse livro apresentar essas tecnologias e informar ao leitor sobre seu funcionamento eoperação.
查看更多>>摘要：Since 2015, the importance of marine ecosystems has been highlighted inSustainable Development Goal (SDGs) No. 14, which emphasizes the needto ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources forsustainable development.’ A constant stream of alarming facts demonstratesthat the sustainability of our oceans is under severe threat from acidification,ocean warming, eutrophication, fisheries collapses and, most notably, marineplastic pollution while over 3 billion people, or 42% of the global population,rely on oceans for their livelihoods. Marine plastic litter has become a seriousglobal issue due to the fact that about 10 million metric tons of plastic wastegenerated on land enters the marine environment annually, contaminatingmajor river basins and oceans. Plastics are also difficult to biodegrade and sometypes are non-degradable, resulting in accumulation rather than decompositionof plastics in the environment. One estimate predicts that by 2050, the weightof plastic waste in the ocean will be greater than the weight of fish. For thisreason, in March 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted aresolution entitled, ‘End Plastic Pollution’ related to the marine environment,and negotiations for an internationally legally binding instrument will beginfrom the second half of 2022 onward.
查看更多>>摘要：In the face of growing global challenges such as water scarcity and environmental pollution, the questfor innovative and sustainable solutions has become more critical than ever before. The convergenceof nanotechnology and biotechnology has opened up remarkable possibilities in addressing thesecomplex issues. This book Nanobiohybrids for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recoverydelves into the fascinating realm where nanoscience and bioprocess engineering intersect to offernovel approaches for tackling two pressing concerns simultaneously: wastewater treatment andenergy recovery.
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