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Bioremediation and Bioeconomy [electronic resource] : A Circular Economy Approach.

Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Environmental Science 2023 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Vara Prasad, Majeti Narasimha.
Language:
English
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (820 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Place of Publication:
San Diego : Elsevier, 2023.
Contents:
Intro
Bioremediation and Bioeconomy: A Circular Economy Approach
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: Bioproducts from contaminated soil and water
Chapter 1: Bioremediation, bioeconomy, circular economy, and circular bioeconomy-Strategies for sustainability
1. Introduction
2. Economic development and environmental deterioration
3. Salient aspects of environmental Kuznets curve
4. Criticisms of Kuznets environmental curve
5. A zero-pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
6. Phytoremediation of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)-Forever chemicals-Successfully demonstrated ...
7. Phy2Climate project
References
Chapter 2: Holistic approach to bioremediation-derived biomass and biorefineries for accelerating bioeconomy, circular bioeco
2. Contemporary bioeconomy
2.1. Ricinus communis L. (Castor bean) for environmental cleanup and co-generation of bioproducts
2.2. Contaminated site cleanup and co-generation of bioproducts
2.2.1. Glycols made from woody biomass
2.2.2. Compatibility with existing value chains for wood-based composites and textile fibers
3. Creating a circular economy while decarbonizing
4. Conclusion
Glossary
Chapter 3: Production of biodiesel feedstock from trace element-contaminated lands in Ukraine
2. Monitoring heavy metal pollution in Ukraine
3. Economical background of biodiesel production in Ukraine and in the world
4. Biodiesel produced from oilseed crops
5. Cleanup of heavy metal from soil by using oilseed crops
6. Conclusions
References
Further reading
Chapter 4: Aromatic, medicinal, and energy plantations on metalliferous/contaminated soil-Bioremediation and bioeconomy
2. Aromatic, medicinal, and energy plants
3. Vetiver and lemongrass
3.1. Uses and economic importance of vetiver and lemongrass
3.2. Economics of vetiver and lemongrass
4. Case study: Phytostabilization of integrated sponge iron plant waste dumps by aromatic grass-legume (lemon-stylo) mixt ...
4.1. Generation of integrated sponge iron plant waste
4.2. Characteristics of waste dump materials
4.3. Methods of phytostabilization of waste dump
4.4. Study area
4.5. Characteristics of blanketing soil and coir mat
4.6. Composition of grass-legume mixture
4.7. Technical restoration of the site
4.8. Amelioration of soil temperature due to mulch and litter accumulation
4.9. Estimation of the cost of ecological restoration of waste dump
5. Bioremediation and circular bioeconomy potential of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB)
5.1. Bioremediation and bioeconomic potential of Cistus ladanifer
5.2. Aromatic extracts from C. ladanifer
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
5.2.1. Bioactivity obtained from C. ladanifer
Other Format:
Print version: Vara Prasad, Majeti Narasimha Bioremediation and Bioeconomy
ISBN:
9780443161216
0443161216
OCLC:
1411307220
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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