Ebook: Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery

Various types of secondary agriculture and forestry wastes represent valuable resource materials for developing alternate energy as biofuels and other value added products such as sugars, phenols, furans, organic acids, enzymes and digestible animal feed etc. However, if not managed properly, waste material and environmental contaminants generated by various industries such as food and feed, pulp and paper and textile may lead to severe environmental pollution. The energy, food and feed demand necessitate developing simple and economically viable technologies for environmental management and resource recovery. Microorganisms and their enzymes contribute significantly in utilization of plant residues, resource recovery and eventually in pollution mitigation.
“Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery” presents a comprehensive review of selected research topics in a compendium of 16 chapters related to environmental pollution control and developing biotechnologies in agro-ecosystem management and bioconversion of agro-residues (lignocellulosics) into biofuels, animal feed and paper etc. This book provides a valuable resource for reference and text material to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scientists working in the area of microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental science and engineering.

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Various types of secondary agriculture and forestry wastes represent valuable resource materials for developing alternate energy as biofuels and other value added products such as sugars, phenols, furans, organic acids, enzymes and digestible animal feed etc. However, if not managed properly, waste material and environmental contaminants generated by various industries such as food and feed, pulp and paper and textile may lead to severe environmental pollution. The energy, food and feed demand necessitate developing simple and economically viable technologies for environmental management and resource recovery. Microorganisms and their enzymes contribute significantly in utilization of plant residues, resource recovery and eventually in pollution mitigation.
“Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery” presents a comprehensive review of selected research topics in a compendium of 16 chapters related to environmental pollution control and developing biotechnologies in agro-ecosystem management and bioconversion of agro-residues (lignocellulosics) into biofuels, animal feed and paper etc. This book provides a valuable resource for reference and text material to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scientists working in the area of microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental science and engineering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Microorganisms and Enzymes Involved in Lignin Degradation Vis-`-vis Production of Nutritionally Rich Animal Feed: An Overview....Pages 3-44
Solid-State Bioconversion and Animal Feed Production: Present Status and Future Prospects....Pages 45-53
Rhizobacteria in Management of Agroecosystem....Pages 55-68
Sustainable Enzyme Technology for Environment: Biosensors for Monitoring of Pollutants and Toxic Compounds....Pages 69-76
Enzymatic Retting: A Revolution in the Handmade Papermaking from Calotropis procera ....Pages 77-88
Cellulases and Their Biotechnological Applications....Pages 89-106
Microbial Pectinases and Their Applications....Pages 107-124
Biofuels: The Environment-Friendly Energy Carriers....Pages 125-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
The Interface Between Applied Biocatalysis and Environmental Management....Pages 151-160
Metagenomics: Mining Environmental Genomes....Pages 161-189
Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMOs) for Bioremediation....Pages 191-218
Ligninolytic Enzymes in Environmental Management....Pages 219-238
Microbial Phytases in Skirmishing and Management of Environmental Phosphorus Pollution....Pages 239-260
Bioremediation Concepts for Treatment of Distillery Effluent....Pages 261-278
Application of Natural Dyes: An Emerging Environment-Friendly Solution to Handmade Paper Industry....Pages 279-288
Patenting Trends in Bioremediation Technologies for Oil-Contaminated Sites....Pages 289-313

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Various types of secondary agriculture and forestry wastes represent valuable resource materials for developing alternate energy as biofuels and other value added products such as sugars, phenols, furans, organic acids, enzymes and digestible animal feed etc. However, if not managed properly, waste material and environmental contaminants generated by various industries such as food and feed, pulp and paper and textile may lead to severe environmental pollution. The energy, food and feed demand necessitate developing simple and economically viable technologies for environmental management and resource recovery. Microorganisms and their enzymes contribute significantly in utilization of plant residues, resource recovery and eventually in pollution mitigation.
“Biotechnology for Environmental Management and Resource Recovery” presents a comprehensive review of selected research topics in a compendium of 16 chapters related to environmental pollution control and developing biotechnologies in agro-ecosystem management and bioconversion of agro-residues (lignocellulosics) into biofuels, animal feed and paper etc. This book provides a valuable resource for reference and text material to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, scientists working in the area of microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental science and engineering.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Microorganisms and Enzymes Involved in Lignin Degradation Vis-`-vis Production of Nutritionally Rich Animal Feed: An Overview....Pages 3-44
Solid-State Bioconversion and Animal Feed Production: Present Status and Future Prospects....Pages 45-53
Rhizobacteria in Management of Agroecosystem....Pages 55-68
Sustainable Enzyme Technology for Environment: Biosensors for Monitoring of Pollutants and Toxic Compounds....Pages 69-76
Enzymatic Retting: A Revolution in the Handmade Papermaking from Calotropis procera ....Pages 77-88
Cellulases and Their Biotechnological Applications....Pages 89-106
Microbial Pectinases and Their Applications....Pages 107-124
Biofuels: The Environment-Friendly Energy Carriers....Pages 125-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
The Interface Between Applied Biocatalysis and Environmental Management....Pages 151-160
Metagenomics: Mining Environmental Genomes....Pages 161-189
Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMOs) for Bioremediation....Pages 191-218
Ligninolytic Enzymes in Environmental Management....Pages 219-238
Microbial Phytases in Skirmishing and Management of Environmental Phosphorus Pollution....Pages 239-260
Bioremediation Concepts for Treatment of Distillery Effluent....Pages 261-278
Application of Natural Dyes: An Emerging Environment-Friendly Solution to Handmade Paper Industry....Pages 279-288
Patenting Trends in Bioremediation Technologies for Oil-Contaminated Sites....Pages 289-313
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