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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437821303321

Titolo

Green Materials for Energy, Products and Depollution [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Eric Lichtfouse, Jan Schwarzbauer, Didier Robert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

94-007-6836-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (487 p.)

Collana

Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, , 2213-7114 ; ; 3

Disciplina

333.7916

Soggetti

Environmental chemistry

Water pollution

Climate change

Renewable energy resources

Electrical engineering

Environmental Chemistry

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution

Climate Change

Renewable and Green Energy

Electrical Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Biodiesel from microalgal oil extraction -- 2 . Electrochemistry and water pollution -- 3. Heterogeneous photocatalysis for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment -- 4. Water depollution using ferrites photocatalysts -- 5. Bioindicators of toxic metals -- 6. Natural dyes and antimicrobials for textiles -- 7. Surfactants in agriculture -- 8. Cheap materials to clean heavy metal polluted waters -- 9. Water quality monitoring by aquatic bryophytes -- 10. Halogenated PAH contamination in urban soils.

Sommario/riassunto

Using renewable fuels and materials, drinking clean water and food, and breathing safe air are major issues for a sustainable world. This book reviews biodiesel production from microalgae, a promising energy source that does not compete with food production. Several advanced techniques to clean polluted waters, such as electrochemistry, ferrites



photocatalysis and low-cost filtration are presented. Chapters also show various living organisms used as bioindicators of toxic metals. Decreasing ecotoxicity of pesticides using suitable surfactants is reviewed. The last chapter evidences new pollutants in urban soils, halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.