Bio Refinery of Wastewater Treatment: Way to Generate Waste to Value focuses on the exploitation of various wastewater treatment technologies and microbial, chemical, and physical processes as tools for simultaneous value generation during treatment, degradation, detoxification, and stabilization of toxic and hazardous contaminants and restoring contaminated sites. The book provides recents advancements in integrative and cost-effective wastewater treatment strategies and stipulates all pros and cons of each strategy.
Bio Refinery of Wastewater Treatment: Way to Generate Waste to Value is valuable to researchers and scientists, who are working in the field of effluent treatment plants/biodegradation of environmental contaminants for environmental protection and sustainable development.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to waste to value in bio-refinery approach
Manju Sharma
2. Current progress and challenges of municipal wastewater phycoremediation and microalgae-based biorefinery: a review
Ana Mar�a Gagneten, Josefina Schmuck, Ulises Reno, Luciana Regaldo, Natali Romero and Wanda Polla
3. Assessment of wastes for future bioprospecting
Abhishek S. Dhoble
4. Sewage water as potential bio-refinery
Ivan Aranha
5. Municipal waste water as potential bio-refinery
Sarika Annasaheb Bansode
6. Removal of nanoparticles from drinking water and wastewater
Ahmed A Mohamed and Ahmed A. Mohamed
7. Valorization of wastewater for bio-butanol production:a promising approah of wastewater biorefinery
Suman Kumar Halder
8. Bio-Hydrogen Production from Dark Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Biomass from Wastewater
Anirban Dey I
9. Bio-ethanol production as a promising approach of wastewater bio-refinery
Angana Sarkar
10. Bio-diesel production as a promising approach of wastewater bio-refinery
Muthukumar Sampath
11. Electricity generation during wastewater treatment
Kamaljyoti Talukdar
12. Green Synthesis of Nano-particles for Waste Water Treatment
Angana Sarkar
13. Bio prospecting of novel and industrially relevant enzymes
Manjit Kumar Ray, Ramzan Ahmed, Mohammad Zaki Shamim and YUGAL KISHORE MOHANTA
14. Bio-fertilizer from waste water
Punarbasu Choawdhury
15. Biofuel: Inevitability or Future Trend
Thathapudi Jesse Joel, Levin Anbu Gomez, Ritu Shepherd, Vishruth Vijay, Vani Chandrapragasam and Syeda Zuhin M
16. Study on Solid Phase Extraction Biorefinery approach for Chitosan Nanocomposites towards Wastewater treatment
Jesse Joel T.
17. Techno-economic feasibility analysis process for waste water bio-refinery
Sourish Bhattacharya
Authors
Maulin P. Shah Environmental Microbiology Consultant, Gujarat, India. Dr. Maulin P. Shah is a distinguished environmental scientist, academician, and globally recognized expert in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainablewastewater treatment. He has made significant contributions to advancing eco-friendly
technologies for pollution control, particularly through innovative biological treatment processes. Dr. Shah holds extensive academic and research experience, with a strong focus on
industrial wastewater treatment, bioremediation, and microalgae-based technologies. His work emphasizes the integration of sustainability principles with practical engineering solutions, helping industries reduce their environmental footprint.
Remarkably, Dr. Shah has edited over 300+ books covering a wide spectrum of cutting-edge domains, including industrial wastewater microbiology, bioremediation, biodegradation, algal biotechnology, biofuel, bioenergy, circular economy, metagenomics related to wastewater treatment, and enzyme engineering. This exceptional editorial contribution reflects his deep expertise and unparalleled commitment to advancing global knowledge in environmental science.
Over the years, he has also authored and contributed to numerous high-impact
research papers and scholarly books published by reputed international publishers. His
publications are widely cited and serve as essential references for researchers, academicians, and industry professionals worldwide.
He is actively associated as an Editorial Board Member in more than 30 high-reputed
international journals affiliated with leading organizations and publishers such as
International Water Association, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, IOP Publishing, Apple Academic Press,
Scrivener Publishing, and Bentham Science Publishers. His extensive editorial involvement
highlights his leadership and recognition in the global scientific community.
Dr. Shah is widely recognized for his collaborative research with leading scientists
across the globe, promoting interdisciplinary solutions to complex environmental challenges.
His work effectively bridges the gap between fundamental research and real-world industrial
applications. In addition to his research excellence, he has been invited as a keynote speaker at numerous national and international conferences, where he shares valuable insights on sustainable development, wastewater management, and environmental innovation. He is also deeply committed to mentoring students and young researchers, fostering academic growth and inspiring future leaders in environmental science and engineering.
Beyond academia, Dr. Shah contributes to industry-oriented solutions and policy-
relevant research aimed at environmental protection, resource recovery, and sustainable
development. Through his relentless dedication and visionary approach, Dr. Maulin P. Shah
has established himself as a leading authority in environmental sustainability, committed to
building a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable future. Angana Sarkar Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology and MEdical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. Prof. Angana Sarkar pursued her graduation in Agricultural Engineering from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswasvidyalaya, West Bengal, India, followed by post-graduation in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 2008. Later, she completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnlogy from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Subsequently she joined National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in the year 2015 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering. Her research area is mainly focused on (i) Pollutant detection using biosensors, (ii) Groundwater bioremediation, (iii) Waste water (domestic and industrial) treatment (iv) Solid waste management by bio-refinery approach to produce environmental waste to value like bioethanol, pigment, biofertilizars etc. and (iv) Hydrocarbon and other organic pollutants degradation.
