Nano-Bioremediation: Fundamentals and Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Nano-bioremediation: an introduction 2. Classification, potential routes, and risks of emerging pollutants 3. Characterization of nanomaterials used in nano-bioremediation 4. Nanotoxicity and antibacterial properties of nanomaterials, when used in nano-bioremediation 5. Interactions of nanomaterials with microbes

PART 2: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR AIR REMEDIATION� 6. Nano-bioremediation for air remediation: an introduction 7. Bionanosensors to detect (and quantify) air pollutants (nanobiosensors for virus detection in the air) 8. Nanomaterials for biological membrane in filtration processes (immobilization of nanoparticles in the filtration of bio-membrane structures) 9. Bioremediation of air using microorganisms encapsulated within a nanoshell (nanocontainer/nanocapsule) 10. Nanomaterials in bioadsorbents for airborne particulate matter 11. Nano-bioremediation for indoor air treatment 12. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanomaterials when used in air remediation 13. Nanomaterials for biological- and physicochemical-combination processes

PART 3: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR WATER REMEDIATION 14. Nano-bioremediation for water remediation: an introduction 15. Nanostructured catalytic biomembranes for water filtration 16. Nano-biocatalysts for wastewater remediation and redefining of pollutants 17. Nano-biosorbents to remove contaminants from water matrices 18. Enzyme-linked nanomaterials to mitigate emerging contaminants 19. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanomaterials when used in water remediation

PART 4: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR SOIL REMEDIATION 20. Nano-bioremediation for soil remediation: an introduction 21. Soil contamination, risk assessment, and nano-bioremediation 22. Nanobiosensors for soil quality monitoring 23. Bioremediation of organic pesticides using nanomaterials 24. Nano-sorbents to remove heavy metal pollutants 25. Nano-bioremediation of insecticides and herbicides 26. Toxic risks of nanomaterials used in soil remediation

PART 5: CURRENT PILOT/INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE SCOPE 27. Pilot scale treatment of environment using nano-bioremediation 28. Current challenges, research gaps, and measures 29. Enforcement and legislation 30. Future perspectives

Authors

Hafiz M. N. Iqbal Research Professor, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnol�gico de Monterrey, Mexico. Hafiz M.N. Iqbal is a Research Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Tecnol�gico de Monterrey, Mexico. His areas of research are biomaterials, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, bioremediation, bio-catalysis, enzymes, immobilization, chemical engineering, green chemistry, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam. He received B.S. in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist in the Montana State University (USA), 2006-2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at Institute for Tropical Technology. His research activities include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities and digital twins. He edited over 70 Elsevier, 12 CRC Press, 1 Springer, 1 RSC and 2 IGI Global books. He is Editor-In-Chief of "Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience".