Bioremediation and Sustainable Technologies for Cleaner Environment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Bioremediation of the Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Biological Perspective and Role of Bacteria in Pesticide Degradation

      • S. Umadevi, P. M. Ayyasamy, S. Rajakumar

      Pages 3-12

   3. Nanobioremediation Technologies for Sustainable Environment

      • A. Sherry Davis, P. Prakash, K. Thamaraiselvi

      Pages 13-33

   4. Stabilization of Market Vegetable Waste through the Process of Vermicomposting by Eisenia Foetida

      • J. Girija, T. Roja Devi, S. Pavithra Devi, T. Soundharya, J. Pawlin Vasanthi

      Pages 35-43

   5. Bioremediation—A Ecosafe Approach for Dairy Effluent Treatment

      • A. Punnagaiarasi, A. Elango, G. Rajarajan, S. Prakash

      Pages 45-50

   6. Application of Bioremediation on Food Waste Management for Cleaner Environment

      • A. Punnagaiarasi, A. Elango, G. Rajarajan, S. Prakash

      Pages 51-56

   7. The Role of Decomposer Animals in Bioremediation of Soils

      • S. Prakash, M. Selvaraju, K. Ravikumar, A. Punnagaiarasi

      Pages 57-64

   8. The Role of Eudrillus eugenia in the Degradation of Paper Cup Waste and the Morphological, Physiological and Histological Changes in the Organism

      • A. Karthika, R. Seenivasagan, R. Kasimani, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, M. Vasanthy

      Pages 65-76

3. Biodegradation and Bioremediation of Hazardous Compounds

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Nitrate Removal from Ground Water Through Lab Scale Bioreactor Using Dissimilatory Nitrate Reducer Bacillus weihenstephanensis (DS45)

      • R. Seenivasagan, P. M. Ayyasamy, R. Kasimani, A. Karthika, S. Rajakumar, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola

      Pages 79-94

   3. Catalytic Degradation of Reactive Red 120 by Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Azadirachta indica

      • A. Thirumurugan, E. Harshini, B. Deepika Marakathanandhini, S. Rajesh Kannan, P. Muthukumaran

      Pages 95-102

   4. Removal of Nickel from Synthetic Waste Water Using Gooseberry Seeds as Biosorbent

      • J. Aravind, G. Bhattacharya, B. Keerthana, M. H. A. Saud, S. S. Nachammai

      Pages 103-118

   5. Bioremediation of Congo-Red Dye by Using Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Bacillus sps

      • Lakshmi Priya Thyagarajan, Swathi Sudhakar, Thirumoorthy Meenambal

      Pages 119-132

   6. Long Term Impact of Irrigation with Textile Waste Water and an Ecofriendly Approach for Heavy Metal Degradation

      • M. N. Abubacker, B. Kirthiga

      Pages 133-161

   7. Preparation of Ficus benghalensis Bark Activated Carbon and its Use as an Adsorbent for the Removal of Endocrine Disruptor Bisphenol-A

      • M. Kamaraj, K. Satheesh, S. Rajeshwari

      Pages 163-176

   8. Cow Dung Bioremediation of Pharmaceuticals, Pesticides and Petrochemicals for Cleaner Environment

      • S. Prakash, M. Selvaraju, K. Ravikumar, A. Punnagaiarasi

      Pages 177-183

   9. Treatment of Textile Effluent by Phytoremediation with the Aquatic Plants: Alternanthera sessilis

      • A. Arivoli, T. Sathiamoorthi, M. Satheeshkumar

      Pages 185-197

4. Bioenergy Production for Cleaner Environment

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199

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   2. Bioconversion of Cellulosic Waste into Bioethanol—A Synergistic Interaction of Trichoderma Viride and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

      • C. Elizabeth Rani Juneius, J. Kavitha

      Pages 201-211

This book offers insights into the current focus and recent advances in bioremediation and green technology applications for waste minimization and pollution control. Increasing urbanization has an impact on the environment, agriculture and industry, exacerbating the pollution problem and creating an urgent need for sustainable and green eco-friendly remediation technology. Currently, there is heightened interest in environmental research, especially in the area of pollution remediation and waste conversion, and alternative, eco-friendly methods involving better usage of agricultural residues as economically viable substrates for environmental cleanup are still required.


The book offers researchers and scholars inspiration, and suggests directions for specific waste management and pollution control. The research presented makes a valuable contribution toward a sustainable and eco-friendly societal environment.

• Xenobiotics
• Biodegradation
• Clean Technologies
• Energy Conversion
• Nanotechnology/ Nanomaterials
• Bioenergy
• Waste Remediation
• Waste Minimization

• Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India

  Marimuthu Prashanthi

• Department of Marine Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India

  Rajakumar Sundaram

• Department of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  Aravind Jeyaseelan

• Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India

  Thamaraiselvi Kaliannan

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