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integration of phycoremediation processes in wastewater treatment
An Integration of Phycoremediation Processes in Wastewater Treatment reviews the potential of microalgae to treat wastewater containing highly recalcitrant compounds whose degradation is not achieved by the conventional existing treatments.
Front cover -- Half title -- Full title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 -- Lipid extraction and biodiesel production from microalgae: Recent advances -- Introduction -- Microalgal biomass to lipid -- Solvent extraction method -- Accelerated solvent extraction method -- Green solvents for lipid extraction -- Recent advancement to conventional lipid extraction approach -- Microwave assisted extraction -- Ultrasonic assisted extraction -- Autoclave assisted extraction -- Bead milling assisted extraction -- Microalgal lipid to biodiesel -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment
Integrated biomass cultivation and wastewater treatment -- Autotrophic and heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae -- Co-cultivation of microalgae -- Cultivation strategies of microalgae for wastewater treatment -- Current commercial scale in wastewater treatment systems using suspended free cells of microalgae -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Bioprospecting of novel algal species with nanobiotechnology -- Introduction -- Phycogenic nanoparticles -- Gold nanoparticles -- Silver nanoparticles -- Cadmium nanoparticles -- Copper nanoparticles -- Iron nanoparticles
Palladium nanoparticles -- Platinum nanoparticles -- Zinc oxide nanoparticles -- Mechanism -- Applications -- Catalytic activity -- Anticancer activity -- Antimicrobial activity -- Antioxidant activity -- Antidiabetic activity -- Sensor -- Metal removal -- Conclusions and future perspectives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Role of microalgae in degradation of pharmaceutical compounds from water -- Introduction -- Pharmaceutical compounds -- Pharmaceuticals usage and consumption pattern -- Occurrence of pharmaceutical compounds in water
Ecological and environmental risks of pharmaceutical contaminants -- Analytical processes for the assessment of pharmaceutical contaminants in water -- Strategies to remove pharmaceutical contaminants from water -- Physical methods -- Physical adsorption -- Coagulative precipitation -- Flotation -- Chemical methods -- Advanced oxidation process -- Biological methods -- Fungi -- Bacteria -- Algae -- Removal of pharmaceutical contaminants by microalgae -- Mechanism of removal by microalgae -- Bioadsorption -- Bioaccumulation -- Biodegradation -- Algal treatment systems -- Open treatment systems
edited by Maulin P. Shah, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Celia Vargas-De-La-Cruz, Jayanta Kumar Biswas.
References-Chapter 2-Algal biomass production coupled to wastewater treatment-Introduction-Wastewater: the necessary evil-Water regeneration potential-Renewable energy prospects-Other essential recoverables-Wastewater remediation techniques-Physicochemical methods-Adsorption-Filtration-Ultrasonic Irradiation-Ozone/hydrogen peroxide treatment-Fenton's oxidation-Biological and biochemical methods-Vermiculture-Phytoremediation-Wastewater resources recovery through phycoremediation-Recovery of valuable nutrients-Heavy metals recovery.
An Integration of Phycoremediation Processes in Wastewater Treatment