Bioremediation and bioeconomy

Bioremediation and Bioeconomy provides a common platform for scientists from various backgrounds to find sustainable solutions to environmental issues, including the ever-growing lack of water resources which are under immense pressure due to land degradation, pollution, population explosion, urbanization, and global economic development. In addition, large amounts of toxic waste have been dispersed in thousands of contaminated sites and bioremediation is emerging as an invaluable tool for environmental clean-up. The book addresses these challenge by presenting innovative and cost-effective solutions to decontaminate polluted environments, including usage of contaminated land and waste water for bioproducts such as natural fibers, biocomposites, and fuels to boost the economy. Users will find a guide that helps scientists from various backgrounds find sustainable solutions to these environmental issues as they address the topical issues crucial for understanding new and innovative approaches for sustainable development.

Section 1: Bioproducts from Contaminated Substrates (Soil and Water) -- Chapter 1. Production of Biodiesel Feedstock from the Trace Element Contaminated Lands in Ukraine -- Chapter 2. Energy Plantations, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on Contaminated Soil -- Chapter 3. Prosopis juliflora (Sw) DC: Potential for Bioremediation and Bioeconomy -- Chapter 4. Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.): A Multipurpose Crop Bridging Phytoremediation with Sustainable Bioeconomy -- Section 2: Biomass Energy, Biodiesel, and Biofuel from Contaminated Substrates -- Chapter 5. Biomass Energy from Revegetation of Landfill Sites* -- Chapter 6. Bioenergy from Phytoremediated Phytomass of Aquatic Plants via Gasification -- Chapter 7. Jatropha Curcas L. Cultivation on Constrained Land: Exploring the Potential for Economic Growth and Environmental Protection -- Chapter 8. Potential of Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis L.) for Phytoremediation of Metalliferous Waste Assisted by Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria: Possible Cogeneration of Economic Products -- Section 3: Ornamentals and Crops for Contaminated Substrates -- Chapter 9. Potential of Ornamental Plants for Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals and Income Generation --…