Elsevier Nano-Bioremediation: Fundamentals and Applications (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Nano-Bioremediation: Fundamentals and Applications explores how nano-bioremediation is used to remedy environmental pollutants. The book's chapters focus on the design, fabrication and application of advanced nanomaterials and their integration with biotechnological processes for the monitoring and treatment of pollutants in environmental matrices. It is an important reference source for materials scientists, engineers and environmental scientists who are looking to increase their understanding of bioremediation at the nanoscale. The mitigation of environmental pollution is the biggest challenge to researchers and the scientific community, hence this book provides answers to some important questions. As an advanced hybrid technology, nano-bioremediation refers to the integration of nanomaterials and bioremediation for the remediation of pollutants. The rapid pace of urbanization, massive development of industrial sectors, and modern agricultural practices all cause a controlled or  uncontrolled release of environmentally-related hazardous contaminants that are seriously threatening every key sphere, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and anthroposphere. Review Describes how nanomaterials are used to remedy environmental matrices and polluted soils by acting as nanocatalysts, nanoadsorbents, nanocontainers, nanosensors, and nanocomposite membranes From the Back Cover <p>As an advanced hybrid technology, nano-bioremediation refers to the integration of nanomaterials and bioremediation for the remediation of pollutants. The rapid pace of urbanization, massive development of industrial sectors, and modern agricultural practices, all cause a controlled or an uncontrolled release of environmentally related hazardous contaminants that are seriously threatening every key sphere, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and anthroposphere. The mitigation of environmental pollution is the biggest challenge to researchers and the scientific community, due to its significant adverse impact on the natural ecosystem, aquatic organisms, and human health.</p> <p>This book aims to explore how nano-bioremedition is used to remedy environmental pollutants. The chapters will focus on the design, fabrication, and application of advanced nanomaterials and their integration with biotechnological processes, for the monitoring and treatment of pollutants in environmental matrices. It is an important reference source for materials scientists, engineers and environmental scientists who are looking to increase their understanding of bioremediation at the nanoscale.</p> About the Author Hafiz M N Iqbal is a Research Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. His areas 0f research are biomaterials, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, bioremediation, bio-catalysis, enzymes, immobilization, chemical engineering, green chemistry, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy. Dr. Muhammad Bilal is an Associate Professor in the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He completed his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a specialization in Bioengineering. He has published more than 300 scientific contributions in the form of research, reviews, book chapters, and scientific articles in various areas of science and engineering, with more than 8600 citations. He has guest-edited two special issues and serves as a scientific reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Bilal has a collaborative network with national and international institutes/universities across the globe. He is a member of The Chemical Society of Pakistan, Pakistan Medical Laboratory Association, and Member of the Agrarian Society of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. His research interests include environmental biotechnology/engineering, nan