05167nam 2200697Ia 450 991081105940332120240516121023.01-280-67274-997866136496761-118-37125-91-118-37122-41-118-37126-7(CKB)2670000000167500(EBL)861796(OCoLC)784884295(SSID)ssj0000654654(PQKBManifestationID)11458959(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654654(PQKBWorkID)10673400(PQKB)10332273(MiAaPQ)EBC4034629(MiAaPQ)EBC861796(Au-PeEL)EBL861796(CaPaEBR)ebr10560603(CaONFJC)MIL364967(EXLCZ)99267000000016750020111229d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBioremediation and sustainability research and applications /edited by Romeela Mohee and Ackmez Mudhoo1st ed.Hoboken, New Jersey John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ;Salem, Massachusetts Scrivener Publishing LLCc20121 online resource (440 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-06284-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Bioremediation and Sustainability Research and Applications; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; 1. Elements of Sustainability and Bioremediation; The Sustainability, Remediation and Biotechnology Link; Features and Concepts in Sustainability; Sustainability and Scale of Environmental Pollution Clean-up; Biotechnology and Bioremediation; Environmental Pollution and Biotreatment Variants; Main Features of Bioremediation; Advantages of Bioremediation; Disadvantages of Bioremediation; General Approach to Bioremediation; In Situ Bioremediation Technologies; BioventingBiostimulationAir-sparging; Natural Attenuation; Landfarming; Phytoremediation; Ex Situ Bioremediation; Composting; Controlled Solid Phase Biotreatment; Slurry Phase Bioremediation; Anaerobic Digestion Processes; Principles of Anaerobic Digestion Processes; Pollutant Remediation by Anaerobic Processes; Biosorption of Heavy Metals; Science of Biosorption; Biosorption and Heavy Metal Removal; Factors Influencing Bioremediation Rates; pH; Temperature; Metals; Toxic Compounds; Water Content; Nutrient Availability; Bioavailability of Pollutants; Co-metabolism; BioaugmentationTrends in Bioremediation ResearchConcluding Note; Acknowledgements; References; 2. Natural Attenuation; The Natural Attenuation and Sustainability Link; Features and Concepts in Natural Attenuation; Site Assessment, Mass Assimilation and the Need for Active Remedies; Contaminant Transformation Under Natural Site Conditions; Monitoring for Natural Attenuation; Source Area Evaluation; Source Area and Plume Connection; Source Area Delineation and Source Mass Analysis; Source Area Mass Flux Analysis; Source Area Lifetime Estimates; Quantitative Analysis of Natural Attenuation DataPlume Stability DeterminationThiessen Polygon Method; Contaminant Degradation Rate Estimates; Plume Response to Source Removal; Decision Making Regarding Source Area Treatment; Concluding Note; References; 3. Anaerobic Digestion Processes; Anaerobic Digestion Fundamentals; Microbial Populations; Operational Parameters; Nutrients; Inhibition; Applications; Renewable Energy; Waste Management; Nuisance Avoidance; Nutrient Management Plan; Frequency of Use; Project Development; Feedstock Characterization; Estimating Energy Potential; Biochemical Methane Potential; Pilot-Scale Testing; DesignSafetyAnaerobic Digestion Economics; Anaerobic Digestion Monitoring; Conclusions & Future Developments; References; 4. Biosurfactants: Synthesis, Properties and Applications in Environmental Bioremediation; Introduction; Enzymatic Syntheses of Surfactants; Enzymatic Synthesis of Monoglycerides; Enzymatic Synthesis of Sugar Esters; Enzymatic Synthesis of Fatty Amides; Enzymatic Synthesis of Alkyl Glycosides; Enzymatic Synthesis of Lysophospholipids; Microbial Synthesis of Biosurfactants; Surfactin; Sophorolipids; Rhamnolipids; Properties of Biosurfactants; Surface and Interface ActivityTemperature, pH and Ionic Strength ToleranceBioremediation and Sustainability is an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of research and applications for some of the most important low-cost, ""green,"" emerging technologies in chemical and environmental engineering.BioremediationSustainabilityBioremediation.Sustainability.628.1/683SCI026000bisacshMohee Romeela1616448Mudhoo Ackmez1612877MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811059403321Bioremediation and sustainability3947141UNINA