Table Of ContentSanket J. Joshi
Arvind Deshmukh
Hemen Sarma Editors
Biotechnology
for Sustainable
Environment
Biotechnology for Sustainable Environment
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Sanket J. Joshi Arvind Deshmukh
Hemen Sarma
Editors
Biotechnology for
Sustainable Environment
Editors
SanketJ.Joshi ArvindDeshmukh
Oil&GasResearchCenter DepartmentofMicrobiology
SultanQaboosUniversity Dr.BabasahebAmbedkarMarathwada
Muscat,Oman University
Aurangabad,Maharashtra,India
HemenSarma
DepartmentofBotany
NandaNathSaikiaCollege
Titabar,Assam,India
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Preface
Over the past century,humankind hasseen tremendousgrowthinall aspects, be it
socioeconomicorscientific,andthusprovidingmuchcomfortablelife,andmadeit
virtuallypossibletoliveina“worldwithoutborder.”However,weachieveditata
cost, and our environment suffered the most! Better life expectancy and
opportunitiesleadtoincreasedpopulationandextensiveindustrialization,urbaniza-
tion, cutting forests, overexploitation of agricultural lands, soil erosion, increased
salinitiesandscarcityofpotable-cleanwater,frequentuncontrolleduseandrelease/
accumulation of recalcitrant toxic chemicals, pollution of three spheres of life (air,
water, and land), and other catastrophes. Although ata slower pace,mothernature
takes care of recycling those resources (such as agricultural resources) and also
remediating and rejuvenating the environment. However, currently environmental
pollutionbeyondnaturalhealingisamatterofgraveconcern!Efficientandeffective
environmentally friendly approaches are the need of the hour, which can be
implemented for sustainable environmental bioremediation. Plant- or
microorganism-based biotechnological processes are some of the promising
environmentallyfriendlytechniqueswhichcanbenefithumanitybyeitherutilizing
it as such, or their metabolites enabling the degradation of toxic chemicals and/or
biotransformationtoharmlessorusefulintermediatesandendproducts.Itcouldplay
asignificantroleinbioremediationofsuchcontaminatedsiteswithpersistenttoxic
compounds,heavymetals,pesticides,PCBs,PAHs,anddifferenttypesofindustrial
waste in an environmentally friendly manner. The bioconversion of such agro-
industrial solid or liquid wastes to industrially useful products is already being
exploitedasanattractiveoption,forbothenvironmentalremediationandeconomy.
This book ‘Biotechnology for Sustainable Environment’ highlights recent
advancementsinsuchavasttopic,throughcontributionfromexpertsdemonstrating
different applications in day-to-day life, both existing and newly emerging
technologies, and thought provoking approaches from different parts of the world,
potentialfutureprospectsassociatedwithsomefrontierdevelopmentofbiotechno-
logical research related to the environment. Experts from India, Serbia, Algeria,
Tunisia, China, Egypt, France, Poland, Iran, Spain, The Netherlands, Norway, and
Oman,authoredchaptersinthecurrentbook.Introductorychapterscovertheroleof
environmentalbiotechnologyforsustainablefuture,apossibleroleofmethanogenic
archaea,andchitosancoatingsforsustainabledevelopmentoftheenvironment.Two
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chapterscoveredthepossiblebacterialdegradationofbisphenol-A,andcurrentstate
and future prospects of microbial degradation of marine plastics. Issues associated
withheavymetalandminedepositsarecoveredbychaptersonthemechanismand
pretreatment effect of fungal biomass on the removal of heavy metals; metal
bioremediation, mechanisms, kinetics, and the role of marine bacteria in the biore-
mediation; biofilm-associated metal bioremediation; phytoremediation of mine
wastedisposalsites;metallicolousplantsassociatedwithamendmentsandselected
bacterialconsortia,tostabilizehighlypolymetalliccontaminatedminedeposits;and
bioindication ofheavymetalcontamination bymushroomsandmosses inahighly
industrialized environment. Two chapters covered issues of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons toxicity and bioremediation approaches, including biogenic
nanoparticles-based strategies of “Nano-Bioremediation.” The remaining chapters
covered value-added products from agroindustry by-product: bagasse;
bio-prospecting offruitswaste for exopolysaccharide productionbybacteria; plant
growth-promoting rhizobacteria as bioinoculants for plant growth; and microbial
andenzymaticbioconversionoftannerywastes:progresstowardacirculareconomy
intheleatherindustry.Withthestatedobjectiveofourbook,webelievethatitwill
be able to address potential applications and challenges in this particular area. We
hopethechaptersofthisbookwillbenoveltoreadersandcanbereadilyadoptedas
references for newer and further research. Moreover, since this book contains
information related to different applications, we assume that international readers,
especially students and researchers, will also find this book valuable for reference
purposes.
Last but not least, the editors are thankful to all the researchers, expert
academicians, and leading scientists whose contributions as authors and reviewers
haveenrichedthisbook.Wealsoexpressourdeepsenseofgratitudetoourfamily
members,fortheirkindunderstandingandunconditionalsupportduringthecourse
of such scholarly academic activities. We all strived to make sure that this book is
free from any misleading or erroneous information, and any such mistakes are
completely unintentional, and pardon us. We are also thankful to Springer Nature
for giving us this opportunity, and especially the editorial support team members,
Ms. Aakanksha Tyagi and Ms. Vaishnavi Venkatesh, for their relentless support
throughout the publishing process. We would also like to sincerely thank our
universities for extending the facilities and encouragement for such activities. We
thankthemfromthecoreofourheart.
Muscat,Oman SanketJ.Joshi
Aurangabad,Maharashtra,India ArvindDeshmukh
Titabar,Assam,India HemenSarma
Contents
1 EnvironmentalBiotechnology:TowardaSustainableFuture. . . . . 1
SajjadGhahari,SomayehGhahari,SaeidGhahari,
GhorbanAliNematzadeh,andHemenSarma
2 TheMysteryofMethanogenicArchaeaforSustainable
DevelopmentofEnvironment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MythiliRavichandran,KasiMurugan,SharmilaDeviNatarajan,
andSumathiSamiappan
3 ChitosanCoatingBiotechnologyforSustainableEnvironment. . . . 63
AmrSayedEmamIsmail
4 BacterialBiodegradationofBisphenolA(BPA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
SnehalIngale,KajalPatel,HemenSarma,andSanketJ.Joshi
5 MicrobialDegradationofMarinePlastics:CurrentState
andFutureProspects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
AnnikaVaksmaa,VictorHernando-Morales,EmnaZeghal,
andHelgeNiemann
6 MechanismandPretreatmentEffectofFungalBiomass
ontheRemovalofHeavyMetals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
AparnaB.Gunjal
7 MetalBioremediation,Mechanisms,KineticsandRoleofMarine
BacteriaintheBioremediationTechnology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
KinjalH.Upadhyay,AvniM.Vaishnav,DevayaniR.Tipre,
andShaileshR.Dave
8 Biofilm-AssociatedMetalBioremediation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
AmritaJasu,DibyajitLahiri,MoupriyaNag,andRinaRaniRay
9 PhytoremediationofMineWasteDisposalSites:Current
StateofKnowledgeandExamplesofGoodPractice. . . . . . . . . . . . 223
KsenijaJakovljević,DraganaRanđelović,andTomicaMišljenović
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10 MetallicolousPlantsAssociatedtoAmendmentsandSelected
BacterialConsortia,toStabilizeHighlyPolymetallic
ContaminatedMineDeposits. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 251
ManhattanLebrun,RomainNandillon,FlorieMiard,Domenico
Morabito,andSylvainBourgerie
11 BioindicationofHeavyMetalsContaminationbyMushrooms
andMossesinHighlyIndustrializedEnvironment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
MarekPająkandMarcinPietrzykowski
12 PolycyclicAromaticHydrocarbons:ToxicityandBioremediation
Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
DjaberTazdaïtandRymSalah-Tazdaït
13 BiogenicNanoparticlesandStrategiesofNano-bioremediation
toRemediatePAHsforaSustainableFuture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
PunniyakottiParthipan,ChandarPrakash,DhandapaniPerumal,
PunniyakottiElumalai,AruliahRajasekar,andLiangCheng
14 Value-AddedProductsfromAgroindustryBy-product:Bagasse. . . 339
AparnaB.Gunjal
15 Bio-prospectingofFruitsWasteforExopolysaccharide
ProductionbyBacteria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
AvniM.Vaishnav,KinjalH.Upadhyay,DevayaniR.Tipre,
andShaileshR.Dave
16 PlantGrowthPromotingRhizobacteriaasBioinoculants
forPlantGrowth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
AparnaB.GunjalandBalasahebP.Kapadnis
17 MicrobialandEnzymaticBioconversionofTanneryWastes:
ProgressTowardaCircularEconomyintheLeatherIndustry. . . . 387
RaniaOuertani,MounaMahjoubi,HabibChouchane,AmeurCherif,
andMohamedNeifar
About the Editors
Sanket J. Joshi is a Deputy Director, Oil & Gas
Research Center, and an Application Specialist, Oil &
Gas Science at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
Dr. Joshi has 16 years of academic teaching and
research experience, and 4 years of industrial R&D
experience, in India and Oman. While working in
Indianpharmacompanies,heundertookseveralturnkey
projects(bothupstreamanddownstream)onantibiotics
(β-lactams, macrolides, glycopeptides), antidiabetic
drug (for type II diabetes), and Co-enzyme Q10. His
current research interests encompass: Energy (In-situ/
ex-situ microbial enhanced light/heavy oil recovery;
chemical enhanced oil recovery; biofuels); Microbial
products (biosurfactants, biopolymers, R&D and scale-
up);andEnvironmentalbioremediation.Thoseresearch
projects are multidisciplinary, involving both biotech-
nology and engineering disciplines. He serves as an
Academic/Associate/Guest Editor for some of the
highlyreputedjournals.
Arvind Deshmukh has served several academic
institutes with a career spanning more than 37 years.
DuringthoseyearsheservedastheHeadofMicrobiol-
ogydepartment,board member ofUniversity Teaching
and Research, Board of Studies in Microbiology, Aca-
demic Council, District Environment Committee,
formed by Govt. of Maharashtra (2000–2006), Exami-
nation Committee, Research & recognition Committee
in Microbiology and Biotechnology, Chairman, Board
ofstudiesinMicrobiology,andseveralotherimportant
posts in various colleges and Universities across
Maharashtra, India. He was awarded as a fellow of
Biotech Research Society of India, in 2005. Along
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with other experts, he formed Microbiologists Society,
India, a registered NGO, and is currently serving as
Presidentofthesociety.Currently,hetirelesslyprovides
guidancetoMicrobiologystudentsthroughoutIndiaand
abroad for free, engages subject experts over several
topics,provideslecturesandtrainings.
Hemen Sarma is currently senior Assistant Professor
at Nanda Nath Saikia College, affiliated to Dibrugarh
University, Assam, India, and hasbeen working at this
institute since 2012. His research focuses on plant-
microbiome interactions, biosurfactants, sustainable
remediation, CRISPR/cas9 gene editing and
nanobiotechnology. He has a patent and over
50 publications, including conference papers and book
chapters. He received numerous awards, distinctions
and fellowships, including the DBT-Overseas Asso-
ciateship [2015–16] and the DBT-Research Associate-
ship[2011–12],theIIScResearchAssociateship[2009]
and the UGC Dr. DS Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship
Awards [2009–10]. In 2017–18, Dr. Sarma joined the
Visitor Professor Fellowship Program as an affiliate of
theDepartmentofChemistryandBiochemistry,Univer-
sityofTexasatElPaso,USA.
