This volume focuses on Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) for degrading toxic dyes and heavy metals in textile wastewater. It covers Fenton processes, plasma technology, and carbon tetrachloride's role in dye degradation. Additional topics include sonoenzymatic treatments, electroflocculation, photocatalysis, and enhancing anaerobic digestion.
This book explores advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for dye removal from wastewater, focusing on methods like ozone-based AOPs, UV irradiation, and catalytic AOPs. It discusses operational parameters and the role of nanoparticles, providing valuable insights for environmental engineers and chemists addressing wastewater pollution.
This book explores carbon footprint calculation and mitigation in manufacturing and transportation. It emphasizes the urgent need to address global warming through sector-wise assessment and remediation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The volume consists of six chapters focusing on these sectors.
This book highlights the significance of recycling for environmental sustainability, addressing its role in both postindustrial and post-consumer contexts. It emphasizes the need to assess and enhance the environmental benefits of recycled products, featuring five insightful chapters on their environmental footprints.
This book explores various environmental footprints, including carbon, ecological, water, and nitrogen footprints, and discusses new indicators for measuring the environmental performance of products. It emphasizes the importance of assessing agricultural crops' footprints in the context of sustainability, featuring five informative chapters on the topic.
This book explores the water footprint concept across various industries, including leather tanning, steel, agriculture, textiles, and wine. It emphasizes the importance of assessing water use and pollution in supply chains, in line with ISO 14046, to address the growing scarcity of freshwater resources.
This book highlights the urgent need to combat microplastic pollution for a sustainable environment. It discusses the harmful effects of microplastics on oceans, aquatic life, and human health, detailing their sources and impacts. The book contains six informative chapters aimed at addressing these critical issues.
This book explores the concepts and assessment methods of Ecological Footprints, defined as the area of biologically productive land and water needed for resource consumption and waste absorption. Developed by William Rees in 1992, it includes comparisons of consumption footprints to biological capacity across five engaging chapters.
Exploring the intersection of biotechnology and sustainability, this book highlights the potential of bacterial cellulose in the textile and fashion industries. It shifts the focus from traditional biotechnological applications to addressing the growing demand for sustainable materials in fashion. By connecting the bioengineering properties of bacterial cellulose with contemporary sustainability challenges, it offers a unique perspective on how this innovative material can transform the industry.
This book offers insightful case studies on calculating and mitigating carbon footprints across various industries. It examines the carbon footprints of national power generation, crude glycerol production, and Brazil's highway network, emphasizing the integration of renewable energy for effective decarbonization strategies.