Nano-Bioremediation: Fundamentals and Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Nano-bioremediation: an introduction 2. Classification, potential routes, and risks of emerging pollutants 3. Characterization of nanomaterials used in nano-bioremediation 4. Nanotoxicity and antibacterial properties of nanomaterials, when used in nano-bioremediation 5. Interactions of nanomaterials with microbes

PART 2: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR AIR REMEDIATION� 6. Nano-bioremediation for air remediation: an introduction 7. Bionanosensors to detect (and quantify) air pollutants (nanobiosensors for virus detection in the air) 8. Nanomaterials for biological membrane in filtration processes (immobilization of nanoparticles in the filtration of bio-membrane structures) 9. Bioremediation of air using microorganisms encapsulated within a nanoshell (nanocontainer/nanocapsule) 10. Nanomaterials in bioadsorbents for airborne particulate matter 11. Nano-bioremediation for indoor air treatment 12. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanomaterials when used in air remediation 13. Nanomaterials for biological- and physicochemical-combination processes

PART 3: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR WATER REMEDIATION 14. Nano-bioremediation for water remediation: an introduction 15. Nanostructured catalytic biomembranes for water filtration 16. Nano-biocatalysts for wastewater remediation and redefining of pollutants 17. Nano-biosorbents to remove contaminants from water matrices 18. Enzyme-linked nanomaterials to mitigate emerging contaminants 19. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanomaterials when used in water remediation

PART 4: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR SOIL REMEDIATION 20. Nano-bioremediation for soil remediation: an introduction 21. Soil contamination, risk assessment, and nano-bioremediation 22. Nanobiosensors for soil quality monitoring 23. Bioremediation of organic pesticides using nanomaterials 24. Nano-sorbents to remove heavy metal pollutants 25. Nano-bioremediation of insecticides and herbicides 26. Toxic risks of nanomaterials used in soil remediation

PART 5: CURRENT PILOT/INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE SCOPE 27. Pilot scale treatment of environment using nano-bioremediation 28. Current challenges, research gaps, and measures 29. Enforcement and legislation 30. Future perspectives

Authors

Hafiz M. N. Iqbal Research Professor, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnol�gico de Monterrey, Mexico. Hafiz M.N. Iqbal is a Research Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Tecnol�gico de Monterrey, Mexico. His areas of research are biomaterials, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, bioremediation, bio-catalysis, enzymes, immobilization, chemical engineering, green chemistry, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is an associate professor at the Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. He has published more than 350 research papers in leading international journals and also serves as an Associate Editor for several of these journals. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials.