1st Edition

Microbes for Sustainable Development and Bioremediation

Edited By Ram Chandra, RC Sobti Copyright 2020
    386 Pages 4 Color & 162 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    386 Pages 4 Color & 162 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Microbes are the predominant form of life on the planet due to their broad range of adaptation and versatile nutritional behavior. The ability of some microbes to inhabit hostile environment incompatible with most forms of life means that their habitat defines the extent of the biosphere and delineates the barrier between the biosphere and geosphere. The direct and indirect role of microbes that include bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, viruses, mycoplasma, and protozoans are very much important in development of modern human society for food, drugs, textiles, agriculture, and environment. Furthermore, microorganisms and their enzyme system are responsible for the degradation of various organic matters.

    Microbes for Sustainable Development and Bioremediation emphasizes the role of microbes for sustainable development of ecosystem. Environmental microbiology role in biogeochemical cycle and bioremediation of environmental waste is major theme, which comprises the following aspects:

    • Bacterial phytoextraction mechanism of heavy metals by native hyperaccumulator plants from complex waste-contaminated site for eco-restoration
    • Role of microbial enzyme for eco-friendly recycling of industrial waste
    • Field-scale remediation of crude oil–contaminated desert soil and treatment technology
    • Microbial technology for metal recovery from e-waste printed circuit board
    • Impact of genomic data on sustainability of ecosystem
    • Methane monooxygenases: their regulations and applications
    • Role of microbes in environmental sustainability and food preservation

    This book will be directly beneficial to researchers and classroom students, in areas of biotechnology, environmental microbiology, molecular biology, and environmental engineering with specialized collection of cutting-edge knowledge.

    Chapter 1 Bacterial-Assisted Phytoextraction Mechanism of Heavy Metals by Native

    Hyperaccumulator Plants from Distillery Waste–Contaminated Site for

    Eco-restoration..............................................................................................................1

    Vineet Kumar and Ram Chandra

    Chapter 2 Microbial Enzymes for Eco-friendly Recycling of Waste Paper by Deinking........... 43

    Sanjeev Balda, Aarjoo Sharma, Neena Capalash, and Prince Sharma

    Chapter 3 Advances in Industrial Wastewater Treatment............................................................ 55

    Maulin P. Shah

    Chapter 4 Microbial Degradation of Pesticides in the Environment........................................... 73

    Prashant S. Phale, Kamini Gautam, and Amrita Sharma

    Chapter 5 Dissimilatory Iron-Reducing Bacteria: A Template for Iron Mineralization and

    Nanomaterial Synthesis...............................................................................................89

    Abhilash

    Chapter 6 Heat and Chemical Pretreatment of Bacterial Cells to Enhance

    Metal Removal..................................................................................................107

    Ling Sze Yap and Adeline Su Yien Ting

    Chapter 7 Field-Scale Remediation of Crude Oil–Contaminated Desert Soil Using

    Various Treatment Technologies: A Large Remediation Project Case Study........... 121

    Subhasis Das, Veeranna A. Channashettar, Nanthakumar Kuppanan, and

    Banwari Lal

    Chapter 8 Microbial Processes for Treatment of e-Waste Printed Circuit Boards and

    Their Mechanisms for Metal(s) Solubilization.......................................................... 131

    Shailesh R. Dave, Asha B. Sodha, and Devayani R. Tipre

    Chapter 9 Application of Thermostable Enzymes for Retaining Sustainable Environment:

    Improvement of the Enzymatic Activities of Two Thermophilic Archaeal

    Enzymes without Decreasing Their Stability........................................................... 145

    Yutaka Kawarabayasi

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    Chapter 10 Metagenomics: A Genomic Tool for Monitoring Microbial Communities

    during Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants................................................ 155

    Gaurav Saxena, Narendra Kumar, Nandkishor More, and

    Ram Naresh Bharagava

    Chapter 11 Microbial Capacities for Utilization of Nitroaromatics............................................ 177

    Asifa Qureshi, Hitesh Tikariha, and Hemant J. Purohit

    Chapter 12 Methane Monooxygenases: Their Regulations and Applications in Biofuel

    Production................................................................................................................. 187

    Dipayan Samanta, Tanvi Govil, David R. Salem, Lee R. Krumholz,

    Robin Gerlach, Venkata Gadhamshetty, and Rajesh K. Sani

    Chapter 13 Plant Growth–Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Bioremediation of

    Industrial Waste.........................................................................................................207

    Sangeeta Yadav, Kshitij Singh, and Ram Chandra

    Chapter 14 Fungi Treatment of Synthetic Dyes by Using Agro-industrial Waste....................... 243

    Yago Araújo Vieira, Débora Vilar, Ianny Andrade Cruz,

    Diego Batista Menezes, Clara Dourado Fernandes,

    Nádia Hortense Torres, Silvia Maria Egues, Ranyere Lucena de Sousa,

    Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira, and Ram Naresh Bharagava

    Chapter 15 Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture...................................................... 257

    Aneesh Kumar Chandel, Hao Chen, Hem Chandra Sharma,

    Kaushik Adhikari, and Bin Gao

    Chapter 16 Detoxification of Biomedical Waste.......................................................................... 267

    Bamidele Tolulope Odumosu, Tajudeen Akanji Bamidele,

    Olumuyiwa Samuel Alabi, and Olanike Maria Buraimoh

    Chapter 17 Immobilized Enzyme-Based Biocatalytic Cues: An Effective Approach to

    Tackle Industrial Effluent Waste...............................................................................287

    Muhammad Bilal, Shahid Mehmood, and Hafiz M. N. Iqbal

    Chapter 18 Lipase of Lactic Acid Bacteria: Diversity and Application...................................... 313

    Vrinda Ramakrishnan, Bhaskar Narayan, and Prakash M. Halami

    Chapter 19 Role of Microbes in Environmental Sustainability and Food Preservation............. 325

    En Huang, Ravi Kr. Gupta, Fangfei Lou, and Sun Hee Moon

    Chapter 20 Bioinformatics and Applications in Biotechnology.................................................. 337

    Desh Deepak Singh

    Chapter 21 Microbial Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture: Trends, Constraints, and

    Future Perspectives................................................................................................... 343

    Hillol Chakdar, Sunil Pabbi, and Sunil Pabbi

    Biography

    Ram Chandra is currently professor in Department of Microbiology, School for Environmental Sciences, B.B Ambedkar University (A Central University), Lucknow, India. He has obtained his B.Sc. (Hons.) & M.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India, 1987. Subsequently, his Ph.D. was awarded in 1994. He has internationally lead work on bacterial degradation of chlorolignin compounds for detoxification of pulp paper & mill effluent and molasses melanoidin compounds of distillery waste. He has published more than160 original research papers in peer reviewed journal of  high impact, review article & technical reports with citations 2700 and h-index 32. He has published six books from CRC Press, USA, CBS Publisher India and more than 30 book chapters on biodegradation and bioremediation of industrial pollutants. He has been awarded Fellow of the Academy of Environmental Biology (FAEB), Fellow of the Association of Microbiologists of India (FAMI), and Fellow of the Biotech Research Society of India (FBRSI). He is also the member in International Academic of Sciences, Indian Science Congress, The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), Japan. He has received several honors and awards from National Agency. He is reviewer in various International journal of high reputed published from peer-reviewed journals from Elsevier-USA, Springer-USA, Taylor & Francis-USA and John Wiley & Sons-USA. Prof. Ram Chandra has also trained scientists from Germany and Nigeria under the TWAS-CSIR fellowship programme. He has completed more than 25 Grant-in-Aid projects funded from Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) New Delhi, Department of Science and Technology (DST) India. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) & Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

    R.C. Sobti is currently Professor Emeritus Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh and former Vice Chancellor B.B. Ambedkar University (A Central University), Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has completed his Ph.D. (1974) from Panjab University, Chandigarh and D.Sc. (2011) from Himachal Pradesh University India, His main contribution is in cancer biology. He has demonstrated that the regulation of stem cell character under in-vitro conditions is a function of morphological assortment of Solid Lipid Nano Particles (SLNC). Ha has published more than 180 research   paper, technical reports & review article in peer reviewed journal with more than 2600 citations. He has published 35 books and completed 23 sponsored research project funded from various agencies. He is indeed, a polymath a renowned academician, distinguished scientists, dynamic administrator and a visionary gifted with an immensely optimistic disposition and integrity of character, words and action. He has been bestowed with Padma Shri in 2009 remarkable leadership and extraordinary contribution in higher education. He has been also honored with Bharat Gaurav, Life time achievement award at the House of Commons, British Parliament London, United Kingdom. Professor Sobti is a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), National Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy.