Biotechnology has immense potential for resolving environmental problems and augmenting food production. Particularly, it offers solutions for converting solid wastes into value-added items. In food processing industries that generate voluminous by-products and wastes, valorizat…
This volume provides an overview of recent trends in bioremediation techniques. Gathering contributions by a multi-disciplinary team of authors, it reviews the available methodologies for the remediation of various types of waste, e.g. e-waste, wastewater, municipal solid waste …
No chemical process exists that produces only the product desired. Therefore, it is an important aim of the chemical industry to reduce the environmental effects of waste products. Claus Christ looks at the methods used to achieve this.
Production-integrated environmental protection is synonymous with. - reducing the amount of potential pollutants at source. - reducing the consumption of resources and energy. - recycling and utilization of residues and used products, . and therefore a topic of considerable curr…
Bioremediation
by Fingerman, Milton, Nagabhushanam, Rachakonda
fromRecent advances in marine biotechnology
Bioremediation is a technology that utilizes the metabolic potential of microorganisms to clean up contaminated environments. In this volume, international scientists present the results of recent research in marine bioremediation. A sampling of topics includes the bioremediatio…
This book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes. It aims to serve undergraduate students who wish to gain an overview and an understanding of wastes produced in the mineral industry. An introductory textbook addressing the science of such wastes is not availabl…
Sustainable development and pollution control are the key factors in the development of strategies for the solution of environmental problems. This book offers an integrated treatment of all aspects of environmental protection and remediation. The presentation encompasses physic…
The second edition of Multi-Objective Management in Freight Logistics builds upon the first, providing a detailed study of freight transportation systems, with a specific focus on multi-objective modelling. It offers decision-makers methods and tools for implementing multi-objec…
Advances in plastics recycling
by Frisch, Kurt C., Klempner, Daniel, Prentice, Geoffrey