Microbial Electrochemical Systems highlights major challenges in large scale operation and presents the future scope of these techniques to make treatment processes more sustainable as new hybrid technologies combining algae, bacteria, and chemical agents are being developed for sustainable wastewater treatment processes. This book delves into the latest advancements in Microbial Electrochemical Systems, emphasizing the major obstacles faced during large-scale operations and outlining the future potential of these techniques to enhance sustainability in treatment processes. As urbanization and intensive agriculture increase, the variety and concentration of contaminants in wastewater continue to grow. The book addresses these evolving challenges with innovative solutions.
Moreover, the book emphasizes the limitations of conventional wastewater treatment methods, which often require longer processing times and higher energy input. By exploring the potential of Microbial Electrochemical Systems (MES), the book offers insights into a more sustainable approach to wastewater treatment. It also highlights the global significance of adopting these advanced technologies to cope with the rising levels of pollutants due to modern detergents, soaps, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. The comprehensive examination of MES in this book provides a clear understanding of how these systems can revolutionize wastewater management.
1. Microbial desalination cell: Design and Applications
2. Integration of phytoremediation and electrokinetics: Future treatment
techniques for contaminated soil and water
3. A hybrid system for a wastewater-based biorefinery using microalgae fuel
cells and algal technology
4. Microbial desalination cell technology: Sustainable approach for
desalination, electricity generation, and wastewater treatment
5. Challenges in the scale-up of microbial electrochemical technologies for
wastewater treatment
6. Bioelectrochemical systems: Basic concepts and types
7. Microbial electrochemical systems in anaerobic digestion: A hybrid system
for industrial effluent treatment and energy recovery
8. Augmenting energy recovery in wastewater treatment through the application
of photogranules
9. Microbial fuel cells: A holistic review of design, substrate and microbes
selection, influencing factors, and applications
10. Microbial electrochemical systems-based heavy metal removal and recovery
from industrial wastewater
11. Recovery of bioenergy from wastewater A greener approach
12. Microbial fuel cells coupled with algal technology: A hybrid system for
municipal wastewater-based biorefineries
13. Wastewater resource harnessing: Applications and challenges of microbial
electrochemical
Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.
