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Format: 1 online resource (395 pages)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 0-443-15292-6

Content: Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability deals with current challenges of environmental problems along with the approaches of environmental sustainability in alliance with green chemistry. The book shows how to lessen the impact on the environment by maintaining a balance between society, the environment, and the economy, all of which are regarded as fundamental pillars of sustainability. Furthermore, policymakers and scholars will gain insights into how to develop and explore innovative techniques for achieving sustainable development goals. This book is unique in the field of environmental sustainability, as it is based on green chemistry concepts.

Note: Front Cover -- Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- A. Environmental management -- 1 Insights into the prospects of green chemistry and nanotechnology in environmental sustainability -- Introduction -- Basic principles of green chemistry -- Properties and principles of nanotechnology -- Green nanotechnology and its applications -- Role in environmental sustainability -- Nanotechnology in water treatment -- Nanotechnology for the remediation of plastic wastes -- Renewable energy generation -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Importance of microbial consortia and green chemistry in the removal of xenobiotics from the environment -- Introduction -- Adverse impacts of xenobiotic compounds -- Bioremediation of xenobiotic compounds -- Purpose of microbial consortium in bioremediation -- Concept of green chemistry -- Green chemistry and the role of microbial consortia -- Role of green chemistry and microbial consortium in xenobiotics removal -- Significance of omics technology in green chemistry -- Challenges and future scopes of xenobiotics removal using microorganisms -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Role of environmental sustainability for climate change adaptations -- Introduction -- Adaptation to climate change -- Adaptation -- Types of adaptation -- Climate change adaptation steps -- Pillars of climate action -- Strategies for climate change adaptation -- Environmental sustainability -- Environmental sustainability challenges -- Advantages of environmental sustainability -- Role of environmental sustainability for climate change adaptations -- Sustainable development goals -- Sustainable energy supply choices -- Prevention of pollution -- The impact of digital transformation on environmental sustainability. , Climate change and global warming -- Garden cities -- Waste management analysis -- Water crisis management -- Anthropogenic activities and global warming -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 The role of green chemistry and nanotechnology in developing environmental sustainability -- Introduction -- Environmental sustainability issues -- Climate change -- Natural resource use -- Waste production -- Water pollution -- Deforestation -- Overfishing -- Ocean acidification -- Air pollution -- Environmental sustainability in pharmaceutical manufacturing -- UN sustainability goals -- Green chemistry for environment sustainability -- Process -- Chemical and physical methods -- Ball milling -- Microwave irradiation -- Photocatalysis -- Hydro(solvo)thermal synthesis -- Ultrasound-assisted (sonochemical) synthesis -- Magnetic field-assisted synthesis -- Solvents and catalysis in green processes -- Green supercritical solvents -- Biological methods -- Uses of green chemistry in environmental sciences -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Nanobioremediation: a sustainable approach for environmental monitoring with special reference to the restoration of heav... -- Introduction -- Soil remediation -- Nanomaterial in soil heavy metal remediation -- Nanophytoremediation of soil -- Use of nanoparticles in soil remediation -- Wastewater treatment -- Nanomaterials in the treatment of wastewater -- Nanomembrane technology in wastewater treatment -- Nanozyme-based treatment of wastewater -- Peroxidase nanozymes -- Oxidase nanozyme -- Other nanozymes -- Merits and demerits -- Environmental significance of nano-based composites -- Economic factors, challenges, and future recommendations -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Plants as monitors and managers of pollution -- Introduction -- Environmental pollution -- Air pollution -- Water pollution -- Land pollution. , Plants as monitors of pollutants -- Plants as managers of pollutants -- Limitations associated with using plants as pollution monitors and ecosystem managers -- Prospects of using plants as pollution monitors and ecosystem managers -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, the environment, and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: a review of t... -- Introduction -- Climate change mitigation measures and adaptation strategies -- Climate change mitigation measures -- Carbon capture and sequestration -- Climate change adaptation strategies -- Climate change adaptation to sea level rise -- How are vulnerable regions adapting to climate change? -- Case study: Bangladesh -- Case study: Maldives -- Case study: the US State of Florida -- COVID-19 pandemic's impacts on climate change adaptation -- Conclusions -- References -- B. Water sustainability -- 8 Importance of indigenous knowledge in achieving environmental sustainability -- Introduction -- Overview of green chemistry -- How green chemistry differs from cleaning up pollution? -- Indigenous peoples' definition -- Indigenous and modern knowledge -- Sustainable development -- Importance of indigenous knowledge -- Knowledge transmission systems -- The community and the family -- Transmission system for the human being -- Formal schooling -- Sustainable practices for indigenous knowledge -- Land, ecotourism, and resource management -- Role of women in land and resource management -- Strategies of new livelihood: an alternative to sustainable development is ecotourism -- Indigenous knowledge and disaster risk reduction -- Traditional practices in animal husbandry -- Indigenous knowledge systems in forestry development -- Knowledge systems integration and the implication for the Agenda 2030 -- Applications of green chemistry in environmental sustainability. , Conclusion -- References -- 9 Recent advances in sustainability science for environmental conservation -- Introduction -- What is sustainability science? -- Soil pollution -- Novel techniques to reduce soil pollution -- Ball milling -- Phytoremediation -- Bioventing and biosparging -- Biopile -- Pyrolysis -- Thermal remediation -- Electrokinetic remediation -- Nano-bioremediation -- Water pollution -- Novel techniques to reduce water pollution -- Physical methods -- Physicochemical and chemical methods -- Biological methods -- Thermal methods -- Air pollution -- Novel techniques -- Fabric filter -- Electrostatics and electrostatic precipitation -- Wet and dry scrubbing -- Thermal oxidation -- Gas-phase activated carbon adsorption -- Ultraviolet photolysis -- Biological control systems -- Noise pollution -- Novel methods to control noise pollution -- Role of green chemistry in environmental conservation -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Microplastic in the environment: sources, workflow, identification techniques, and impacts on human health -- Introduction -- Sources of microplastics -- Personal care products -- Synthetic textile -- Plastic pellet manufacturers -- Packaging material and litter -- Foodstuffs packaging materials -- Types of microplastics -- Fragments -- Fibers -- Microbeads -- Film -- Foam -- Microplastic identification workflow in environmental samples -- Methods for sampling and preparation -- Water samples -- Sediment samples -- Sample preparation methods -- Characterization and chemical identification techniques of microplastics in water samples -- Optical microscopy -- Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy -- Infrared spectroscopy -- Micro Raman spectroscopy -- Pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry -- Impact of microplastics on human health. , Strategies to reduce microplastic pollution -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11 Green synthesis of nanomaterials for the removal of emerging water pollutants -- Introduction -- Scope of nanoparticles and their various applications -- Recent advancements in sustainable approaches for pollutant abatement using nanoparticles -- Approaches for pollutant separation from water through green synthesized nanoparticles -- Adsorption -- Photocatalysis -- Nanofiltration -- Future scope and challenges -- Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- 12 Optimized conditions for removal of Ni(II) using sugarcane bagasse biosorbent as an adsorbent -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Preparation of sugarcane bagasse adsorbent -- Adsorbent acid activation -- Nickel solution preparation -- Batch mode adsorption studies -- Results and discussion -- Adsorbent characterizations -- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis of sugarcane bagasse biosorbent -- Morphological analysis -- Surface area (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) analysis -- Ni(II) metal ion analysis -- Contact time effect -- Temperature effect -- pH effect -- Sugarcane bagasse biosorbent dose effect -- Inception M+ ion concentration effect -- Adsorption isotherm models -- Kinetic studies -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 13 Application of pyrolysis techniques to produce bio-sorbents for water treatment -- Introduction -- Pyrolysis process and characteristics of biochar -- Sources of biochar -- Pyrolysis process -- Properties of biochar -- The chemical composition of biochar -- The surface morphology -- The pH and the zeta potential of biochar -- Modified pyrolysis -- Physical methods -- Chemical methods -- Modified the feedstock -- Modified the prepared biochar -- Combine modified the feedstock and modified biochar. , Application of biochar in adsorption for water treatment.

Additional Edition: Print version: Srivastav, Arun Lal Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability San Diego : Elsevier,c2023 ISBN 9780443152917

Language: English