Biotechnology for Zero Waste

This book articulates the role of biotechnology in reducing waste, thereby envisaging a zero-waste environment. It explains perspectives in waste management like anaerobic co-digestion, integrated biosystems, immobilized enzymes, zero waste biorefineries, microbial fuel cell technology, membrane bioreactors, nano biomaterials, etc. This book is invaluable for those interested and working in sustainability. So far, there is no book that comprehensively sums up the state of the art of these bio-based technologies in shaping the future of reuse, recycling and recovery of value-added substances. It includes modern technologies of bioconversion and biotransformation along with detailing the concept of circular economy. In a nutshell, it efficiently guides on the path to sustainable products from waste.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Labs in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. His research is focused on nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, advanced technologies & materials, environmental management, and various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as prolific author and editor of several scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. Ravi Kumar Kadeppagari, PhD is a Professor and Head of the Department of Food Technology, Centre for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His research interests are nano-biotechnology and food technology with specific focus on applications of enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, nanomaterials and biosensors in food, health and environmental sectors. He is the author and reviewer of numerous articles in SCI/SCOPUS indexed journals published by Nature, John Wiley and sons, Springer, CRC, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, etc. He is a consultant for different research projects. He has supervised doctoral students and successfully set-up research labs and academic programmes at budding organizations, along with being a start-up mentor

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