Nanoscience and Biotechnology for Environmental Applications (Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World Book 22)

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 biggest concerns of the world. After the industrialisation and urbanisation, environmental pollution has become an enormous concern. Water pollution results in biomagnifications by entering the food chain. As a result water pollution and its risks need to be considered seriously and solutions need to be researched. This volume looks into such topics as bioremediation, nanobiotechnology, biosensors, and enzyme degradation to find solutions to these problems. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Microalgae for Biodiesel Production and Pharmaceutical Removal from Water (Carlos Escudero-Oñate, Laura Ferrando-Climent)....Pages 1-28 Risks and Management of Textile Waste (Ipek Yalcin-Enis, Merve Kucukali-Ozturk, Hande Sezgin)....Pages 29-53 Biopolymer Technologies for Environmental Applications (Kanmani Palanisamy, Aravind Jeyaseelan, Kamaraj Murugesan, Suresh Babu Palanisamy)....Pages 55-83 Methods in Metagenomics and Environmental Biotechnology (Birendra Singh Yadav, Alok Kumar Yadav, Swati Singh, Nand Kumar Singh, Ashutosh Mani)....Pages 85-113 Biodegradation of Textile Azo Dyes (Veena Sreedharan, Kokati Venkata Bhaskara Rao)....Pages 115-139 Epoxide Hydrolase for the Synthesis of Chiral Drugs (Priya Saini, Dipti Sareen)....Pages 141-198 Nanoimmobilization of β-Galactosidase for Lactose-Free Product Development (Ethiraj Selvarajan, Anbazagan Nivetha, Chandrasekaran Subathra Devi, Vaithilingam Mohanasrinivasan)....Pages 199-223 Microbial Organic Compounds Generating Taste and Odor in Water (Dharumadurai Dhanasekaran, Saravanan Chandraleka, Govindhan Sivaranjani, Selvanathan Latha)....Pages 225-248 Nanoparticles for Soil Remediation (Avipsha Sarkar, Sombuddha Sengupta, Shampa Sen)....Pages 249-262 Back Matter ....Pages 263-264