Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Elsevier Science, Oxford/Amsterdam , Amsterdam, 2020
This book describes the state-of-the-art and possibilities of emerging technologies in
environmental bioremediation, and reviews its various areas together with their related
issues and implications. Considering the number of problems that define and concretize the
field of environmental microbiology or bioremediation, the role of some bioprocesses and
biosystems for environmental protection, control, and health based on the utilization of
living organisms are analyzed.
The book aims to provide a comprehensive view of advanced emerging technologies with
environmental approaches for wastewater treatment, heavy metal removal, pesticide
degradation, dye removal, waste management, microbial transformation of environmental
contaminants, etc. With advancements in the area of environmental bioremediation,
researchers are looking for new opportunities to improve quality standards and the
environment. Recent technologies have given an impetus to the possibility of using
renewable raw materials as a potential source of energy. Cost-intensive and ecofriendly
technologies for producing high-quality products and efficient ways to recycle waste to
minimize environmental pollution are the needs of hour. The use of bioremediation
technologies through microbial communities is another viable option to remediate
environmental pollutants, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes.
Since physicochemical technologies employed in the past have many potential drawbacks
including their high cost and low sustainability, efficient biotechnological alternatives to
overcome increasing environmental pollution are needed. Hence, environment-friendly
technologies that can reduce the pollutants causing adverse hazards to humans and the
surrounding environment are required.
Environmental remediation, pollution prevention, detection, and monitoring are evaluated
by considering the achievements, as well as the future prospects, in the development of
biotechnology. Various relevant topics have been chosen to illustrate each of the main areas
of environmental biotechnology: wastewater treatment, soil treatment, solid waste
treatment, and waste gas treatment, dealing with both microbiological and process engineering aspects. The distinct role of emerging technologies in environmental
bioremediation in the future is emphasized by considering the opportunities to contribute to
new solutions and directions in the remediation of contaminated environments, as well as
minimizing future waste release and creating pollution-preventing alternatives. To take
advantage of these opportunities, innovative new strategies, which advance the use of
molecular biological methods and genetic engineering technologies, are examined. These
methods would improve the understanding of existing biological processes in order to
increase their efficiency, productivity, and flexibility. Examples of the development and
implementation of such strategies are included. Also, the contributions of environmental
biotechnology to the progress of a more sustainable society are revealed.