Current developments in biotechnology and dioengineering : solid waste management /
Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Solid Waste Management provides extensive coverage of new developments, state-of-the-art technologies, and potential future trends, reviewing the latest innovative developments in environmental biotechnology and bioengineering as they pertain...
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Solid Waste Management; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editors; Preface; 1
- Bioplastics From Solid Waste; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Polyhydroxybutyrate; 1.2.1 History of Polyhydroxybutyrate; 1.2.2 Properties and Applications of Polyhydroxybutyrate; 1.2.3 Market and Industrial Manufacture of Polyhydroxybutyrate; 1.2.4 Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxybutyrate; 1.2.5 Polyhydroxybutyrate Production From Glycerol and Other Low-Cost Feedstock.
- 1.3 Poly(Lactic Acid)1.3.1 The History of Poly(Lactic Acid); 1.3.2 Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid); 1.3.2.1 Physical Properties; 1.3.2.2 Biological Properties; 1.3.3 Applications of Poly(Lactic Acid); 1.3.4 Commercialization of Poly(Lactic Acid) (Poly(Lactic Acid) Market); 1.3.5 Poly(Lactic Acid) Production; 1.3.5.1 Raw Material and Lactic Acid Production; 1.3.5.2 Poly(Lactic Acid) Synthesis Method; 1.4 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 2
- Value-Added Bio-products From Sewage Sludge; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Enzymes; 2.2.1 Alkaline Protease Enzymes.
- 2.2.2 Thermostable Alkaline Protease Enzyme2.2.3 Degradative Enzymes; 2.2.4 Microbial Enzyme Extraction From Activated Sludge; 2.3 Biofuel Production; 2.3.1 Bioethanol; 2.3.2 Biofuel From Olive Mill Wastewater; 2.3.3 Bioethanol and Value-Added Products From Cheese Industry Wastewater; 2.4 Biopolymers; 2.5 Biopesticides; 2.6 Bioplastics; 2.7 Bio-surfactant; 2.8 Bio-fertilizer; 2.8.1 Sludge as Organic Fertilizer; 2.9 Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; 3
- Biopesticide Production From Solid Wastes; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Solid Wastes; 3.3 History of Biopesticides.
- 3.4 Viral Biopesticide Production Using Solid Wastes3.5 Extracts From Plants and Solid Waste (Vermiwash) as Biopesticides; 3.5.1 Vermicompost From Solid Waste for Crop Production; 3.6 Bacterial Biopesticide Production From Solid Wastes; 3.6.1 Bt Production From Municipal Solid Waste; 3.6.2 Bt Production From Spent Mushroom Substrate; 3.6.3 Mosquitocidal Bacteria Production From Clarified Butter Sediment Waste; 3.6.4 Utilization of Silkworm Litter and Pupal Waste for Bt production; 3.6.5 Bt Production From Kitchen Waste; 3.7 Fungal Biopesticide Production From Solid Wastes; 3.8 Conclusions.
- AcknowledgmentsReferences; 4
- Improving Compost Quality by Controlling Nitrogen Loss During Composting; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Composting and Compost Quality; 4.3 Nitrogen Transformation During Composting; 4.4 Routes of Nitrogen Loss; 4.5 Factors Influencing the Nitrogen Loss; 4.5.1 Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio; 4.5.2 pH; 4.5.3 Temperature; 4.5.4 Aeration; 4.6 Controlling Nitrogen Loss; 4.6.1 Formulation of Initial Composting Mix; 4.6.2 Struvite Formation; 4.6.3 Adsorption; 4.6.4 Other Chemical Precipitation Approaches; 4.6.5 Microbial Inoculation; 4.7 Conclusions and Perspectives; References.
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- Vermitechnology for Organic Waste Recycling.