Algae and Aquatic Macrophytes in Cities. Bioremediation, Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts

Table of Contents

Section I. Aquatic Pollution and Bioremediation 1. Aquatic pollution and wastewater treatment systems 2. Integrated aquatic phytoremediation 3. Aquatic macrophytes-based municipal wastewater treatment in constructed wetland 4. Algae-wastewater treatment technologies in metropolitan areas 5. Aquatic macrophytes and algae in textile and tannery wastewater treatment 6. Microbes-assisted aquatic phytoremediation through algae and macrophytes

Section II. Biomass and Biofuels 7. Developments in algal harvesting methods for biomass production 8. Algal biomass pretreatment and developments for better biofuel production 9. Bioenergy from phytoremediated biomass of Aquatic macrophytes 10. Business opportunities and challenges in algal biofuels 11. Conversion technologies and their limitations in algal-based biofuel production

Section III. Bioproducts 12. Progresses in pharmaceutical products from aquatic macrophytes and algal biomass 13. Present developments in production of nutritional products from algal biomass 14. Algae: A potential asset for renewable chemicals 15. Obtaining commodity chemicals by bio-refining of algal biomass 16. Algal- and aquatic macrophytes-based bioplastic: Opportunities and Challenges

Section IV. Potential case studies 17. Case studies of algal blooms through remote sensing 18. Case studies of commercial aquatic macrophytes 19. Case studies of biogas production from submerged macrophytes biomass 20. Case studies of algal remediation 21. Case studies of phytoremediation potential of aquatic macrophytes 22. Case studies of carbon sequestration via algae and aquatic macrophytes

Authors

Vimal Chandra Pandey Consultant, Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey is an applied research scientist internationally recognized for his research in the area of Phytomanagement of polluted sites. He is listed as the World's Top 2% Scientists, announced by Stanford University, California, United States, and published by Elsevier BV, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Dr. Pandey's research focuses mainly on the remediation and management of heavy metal-polluted lands and post-industrial lands, using ecologically and socio-economically valuable plants, to regain ecosystem services and support a bio-based economy as phytoproducts. His research interests also lie in fostering phytoremediation for utilizing polluted lands and thereby attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Pandey's phytoremediation work has led to the extension of phytoremediation beyond its traditional application. He is now engaged in exploring commercial phytoremediation with the least risk, minimum input, and low maintenance for the rehabilitation and revegetation of fly ash dumpsite, red mud dumpsite, coal-mined sites, etc. Dr. Pandey worked at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, and the Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh (CSTUP), Lucknow, India. He is the recipient of several awards/honors/fellowships. Dr. Pandey is a member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and the National Academy of Sciences, India. Dr. Pandey has published over 114 scientific articles/book chapters in peer-reviewed journals/books. He is also the author and editor of several books published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and CRC Press, with several more forthcoming. Dr. Pandey is Associate Editor/Editor/Academic Editor/Board Member of journals such as Land Degradation and Development; Restoration Ecology; Ecological Processes; Environment, Development, and Sustainability; Ambio; Environmental Management; Discover Sustainability; Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; and PLOS ONE by Wiley/Springer/PLOS. He also worked as a guest editor for many reputed international journals.