Biosorption for wastewater contaminants / / edited by Pardeep Singh, Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910555093903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 1-119-73760-5; 1-119-73762-1; 1-119-73761-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 pages)
• Disciplina: 628.35
• Soggetti: Sewage - Purification - Biological treatment; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Industrial Wastewater Contaminants and Their Hazardous Impacts -- Introduction -- Toxic Heavy Metals -- Dyes -- Oil and Grease -- Biocides -- Organic Compounds -- Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Biosorption and Different Native Sources for Preparation of Biosorbents -- Introduction -- Biosorption and Its Mechanism -- Biosorbents -- Types of Biosorbents -- Microbial Biomass as Biosorbents -- Algae as Biosorbents -- Fungi as Biosorbents -- Yeasts as Biosorbents -- Biosorbents Derived from Plant and Animal Waste -- Biocomposites -- Alteration of Biosorbents -- Desorption and Regeneration -- Cost Evaluation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Biosorption for Eliminating Inorganic Contaminants(IOCs) from Wastewater -- Introduction: Water Pollution by Inorganic Contaminants (IOCs) -- Permissible Limits and Sources of IOCs in Water Systems -- Standard Permissible Limits of Some IOCs in Water -- Sources of IOCs in Water Systems -- Natural Sources -- Anthropogenic Sources -- IOCs in Water: Environmental and Health Hazards -- Elimination of IOCs from Wastewater: Recent ; Strategies and Remediation Techniques -- Oxidation/Precipitation -- Ion Exchange -- Electrokinetics (EK) -- Membrane Filtration / Reverse Osmosis -- Sorption Methods -- Biosorption Methods for Eliminating IOCs from Wastewater -- Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 4 Biosorption for Eliminating Organic Contaminants from Wastewater -- Introduction -- Types of Organic Pollutants and Their Effects on Human Health -- Organic Dyes -- Pharmaceutical Waste -- Agricultural Waste -- Remediation Methods for Eliminating Organic Contaminants from Wastewater.; Biosorption as a Remediation Method for Organic Pollutants -- Mechanism of Biosorption for Adsorption of Organic Pollutants -- Conclusion and Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 5 Recent Approaches in the Preparation of Various Biosorbents -- Introduction -- Biosorbents -- Physical Treatment of Biosorbents -- Sterilization -- Comminution -- Cryodessication -- Microwave Drying -- Chemical Treatment of Biosorbents -- Acid Treatment -- Alkali Treatment -- Pyrolysis -- Solid-Liquid Extraction -- Immobilization -- Chemical and Genetic Modifications -- Challenges in the Utilization of Biosorbents -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Characterization of the Biosorption Process -- Introduction -- Biosorption -- Characterization Methods -- Titration Technique -- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy -- Scanning Electron Microscopy with an Energy Dispersive X-ray Analytical System -- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis -- X-Ray Diffraction Analysis -- Brunauer-Emmett-Teller Analyzer -- Thermal Stability Analyzer -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Isotherm and Kinetic Modeling Analysis of Water Decontamination through Biosorption -- Adsorption Equilibrium Analysis -- Basics of Adsorption Equilibrium -- Models of Adsorption Equilibrium -- Adsorption Kinetics -- Pseudo-First-Order Kinetics -- Pseudo-Second-Order Kinetics -- The Elovich Equation -- Sorption Diffusion Models -- Calculating the External Mass Transfer Coefficient -- Intra-Particle Diffusion Control -- Power Function Equation -- Bangham's Equation -- Boyd Model -- References -- Chapter 8 Dynamic Biosorption for Removal of Wastewater Contaminants -- Introduction -- Fundamentals of Biosorption -- Biosorbates -- Biosorbents -- Factors Affecting Biosorption -- Operational Modes of Biosorption -- Batch Biosorption -- Dynamic Biosorption -- Models of Dynamic Biosorption.; Challenges in Dynamic Biosorption -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Applications of Electrospun Membranes Immobilized with Biosorbents for the Removal of Contaminants -- Introduction -- Biosorption and Nanofibers -- Electrospinning -- Factors Influencing Electrospun Fibers -- Advantage of Electrospinning -- Electrospun Biosorbent Membranes -- Immobilized Membranes for Heavy Metal Removal -- Immobilized Membranes for Dye Removal -- Immobilized Membranes for Removal of Organic Contaminants -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Biosorption of Precious Metals from Wastewater -- Introduction -- Outline of Treatment Methods -- Biosorbents -- Biosorbents of Gold -- Biosorbents of Silver -- Biosorbents of PGMs (Palladium and Platinum) -- Factors Affecting Biosorption -- pH of the mixture -- Operational Temperatures -- Dosage of Biomass -- Ionic Potency -- Initial Concentration of the Solute -- Rate and Period of Agitation -- Biosorption Equilibrium Models -- Desorption and Recovery -- Continuous Biosorption -- Utilization of Industrial Discharge/Wastes for Biosorption -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11 Biosorption as a Strategy for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements -- Rare Earth Elements (REEs) -- Methods to Recover Rare Earth Elements -- Solvent Extraction -- Ion ; Exchange -- Adsorption -- Chemical Precipitation -- Biosorption -- Biosorption Approach for Recovering Rare Earth Elements -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 12 Deployment of Used Biosorbents in Environmental Remediation: Prospects and Challenges -- Introduction -- Mechanism Studies -- Adsorption -- Ion-Exchange Resin -- Complexation -- Microprecipitation -- Pyrometallurgical Processes -- Hydrometallurgical Processes -- Biosorption -- Bioaccumulation and Principles -- Biotransformation -- Bioleaching -- Recovery of Metals through Used Biosorbents.; Recovery of a Single Metal with Used Biosorbents -- Advances in Multi-Metal Recovery with Used Biosorbents -- Adsorption Kinetics -- Current Challenges -- Conclusion -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 13 Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Media Using Eco-Friendly and Cost-Effective Biological Methods -- Introduction -- Sources of Hexavalent Chromium -- Toxicity of Hexavalent Chromium -- Removal of Hexavalent Chromium Ions -- Biosorption -- Bioaccumulation -- Biological Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium -- Adsorption Kinetic Studies -- Pseudo-First-Order Kinetics -- Pseudo-Second-Order Kinetics -- Adsorption Isotherm Studies -- Langmuir Isotherm -- Freundlich Isotherm -- Temkin Isotherm -- D-R Isotherm -- Thermodynamics Studies -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 14 Biosorption of Arsenic from Wastewater -- Introduction -- Sources of Arsenic in Groundwater Pollution -- Effect of Arsenic on the Environment and Human Health -- Methods for Removing Arsenic from Wastewater -- Oxidation -- Coagulation and Flocculation -- Adsorption -- Membrane Filtration -- Biosorption -- Biosorption of Arsenic from Wastewater -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- EULA.