Bioremediation : Advances in Research and Applications / Mohammed Kuddus, editor.

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Intro; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1; Microbes in Bioremediation; Abstract; Introduction; Microbes in Bioremediation; Mechanisms of Bioremediation; Microbial Enzymes in Bioremediation; Oxidoreductases; Oxygenases; Monooxygenases; Dioxygenases; Laccases; Peroxidases; Bioremediation by Physio-Bio-Chemical Mechanism; Bioremediation Process by Molecular Mechanisms; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2; Biodegradation and Detoxification of Environmental Recalcitrant Compounds; Abstract; Introduction; Plastics; Mechanisms of Plastic Degradation; Nature of Pretreatments; Routes of Plastic Degradation.

Modes of Plastic DegradationExtrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Governing Microbial Degradation of Plastics; Enzymatic Action; Conventional Methods of Plastic Disposal (Land Filling and Incineration); Methods Adopted for Estimation and Evaluation of Plastic Biodegradation; Alternatives of Plastic Reuse; Biofuel Generation from Plastic Wastes; Bioplastics; Agrochemicals; Phytoremediation; Rhizoremediation; Mycoremediation; Phycoremediation; Bacterial Remediation; Enzymes; Factors That Affect Bioremediation; Various Physico Chemical Reactions Occurring during Biodegradation; Dyes.

Removal of Dye from WastewaterBioremediation Strategies; Biomedical Waste Management; Microbial Assisted Degradation; Factors Which Affect Drug Stability; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3; The Significance of Microbial Cell Surface Energy in Wastewater Bioremediation; Abstract; Introduction; Microbial Cell Surface Free Energy: Components, Estimation Methods and Approaches; Application of Surface Free Energy in Wastewater Treatment; Flocculation and Sedimentation; Adhesion in Biofilm-Mediated Systems; Granulation or Aggregation; Pollutants Removal; Microbial Fuel Cells; Conclusion.

AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 4; The Use of Green Microalgal Cultures for Bioremediation of Freshwater Environments Polluted with Chromium, Nickel and Cadmium; Abstract; Introduction; Advantages of Microalgae in Bioindication and Remediation of Water Pollution; Limitations of Using Microalgae in Monitoring and Reducing Contamination of Aquatic Environments; Biological Processes Involved in Treatment of Water Polluted with Heavy Metals; Use of Immobilized Microalgae in Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Wastewater.

Influence of Chromium on Algal Developmental and Metabolic ProcessesChanges Induced by Nickel in Algal Cells; Effects of Cadmium on Algal Metabolism and Growth; Physiological Markers of the Impact of Chromium, Nickel and Cadmium on Microalgae Grown in Polluted Water; Interactions between Heavy Metals in Microalgae Exposed to Co-Contaminated Water; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5; Advances in Microbial Degradation of Substituted Phenols with Special Reference to Actinomycetes; Abstract; Introduction; Substituted Phenols; Toxicity; Biological Processes for Substituted Phenol Degradation.

Biodegradation of Substituted Phenols by Aerobic Bacterial System.

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