Table Of ContentDesigner Biochar Assisted
Bioremediation of
Industrial Effuents
This book provides useful information and applications of biochar produced from agricultural
waste for removal of contaminants from industrial effuent and reutilization of waste sludge in
the production of biofuel/bioenergy. It describes how designer or modifed biochar or combined
application (biochar + microbes) can be applied successfully for reuse of wastewater and
contaminated soil for ecorestoration, environment protection, and sustainable development. It also
deals with the unique features, advantages, and disadvantages of techniques for biochar production
and analyses. It underlines a road map in development of future strategy for pollution abatement and
sustainable development.
Features:
• Provides exhaustive coverage of biochar and its production and properties.
• Highlights use of biochar in pollution control and environment protection.
• Covers use of agricultural waste/waste biomass for dye decolorization and degradation.
• Explores synergistic approaches for contaminants removal for better insights into basic and
advanced biotechnological applications.
• Describes how biochar treatment can be successfully applied for reuse of wastewater and
contaminated soil ecorestoration and environment protection.
This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical/biochemical engineering,
biotechnology, environmental sciences/engineering, and agriculture engineering.
Designer Biochar Assisted
Bioremediation of
Industrial Effuents
A Low-Cost Sustainable Green Technology
Edited by
Riti Thapar Kapoor and Maulin P. Shah
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Contents
Editor Biographies ...........................................................................................................................vii
List of Contributors ...........................................................................................................................ix
Preface............................................................................................................................................ xiii
Chapter 1 Recent Advances in Biochar Production and Its Applications toward
Textile Industry Effuent Treatment .............................................................................1
Ankush D. Sontakke, Shreya Tiwari, Abhik Bhattacharjee, Piyal Mondal,
and Mihir K. Purkait
Chapter 2 Utilization of Modifed Biochar for Wastewater Recycling and Management:
An Overview ..............................................................................................................23
Kriti Shrivastava and Ankur Jain
Chapter 3 Removal of Emerging Contaminants by Biochar: An Eco-friendly Approach
for a Sustainable Environment ................................................................................... 49
Riti Thapar Kapoor, V. P. Sharma, and Maulin P. Shah
Chapter 4 Biochar for the Remediation of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soil: Present
Scenario and Future Challenges .................................................................................65
Sai Shankar Sahu, Dipita Ghosh, and Subodh Kumar Maiti
Chapter 5 Review on Biochar Production from Biomass and Its Applications in
Removing Environmental Pollutants ......................................................................... 79
Veerupaksh Galyan, Sidhika Joshi, Vandana Singh, Mohit Sahni,
S. Shankara Narayanan, Sanjay Kumar, Kanupriya, Ankit Kumar,
and Soumya Pandit
Chapter 6 Modifed Biochar for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse ............................................ 95
Bikram Mishra and Neelancherry Remya
Chapter 7 Utilization of Sustainable Biochar Approach to Improve Contaminated
Agricultural Soils for Plant Growth Promotion ....................................................... 107
Kamal Prasad and Ajay Kumar Singh
Chapter 8 Prospects of Biochar Technology for Clean Water Provision .................................. 121
Piyush Gupta, Namrata Gupta, Neha Rana, Sapna Salar,
and Subhakanta Dash
Chapter 9 Biochar for Removal of Dyes from Industrial Effuents .......................................... 145
Neha Rana, Sapna Salar, and Piyush Gupta
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Chapter 10 Effcacy of Biochar in Decontamination of Pesticides ............................................ 157
Sapna Salar, Neha Rana, and Piyush Gupta
Chapter 11 Application of Biochar in the Removal of Organic and Inorganic
Contaminants from Wastewater: Mechanism, Operating Conditions,
and Modifcations..................................................................................................... 173
Pranjal P. Das, Mukesh Sharma, Simons Dhara, and Mihir K. Purkait
Chapter 12 Removal of Pharmaceutical Active Compounds (PhACs) from Wastewater
by Designer Biochar................................................................................................. 199
Pranjal P. Das, Mukesh Sharma, Abhik Bhattacharjee, Piyal Mondal,
and Mihir K. Purkait
Chapter 13 Recent Advances in Dye Removal Technologies by Designer Biochar...................223
Prangan Duarah, Pranjal P. Das, Mukesh Sharma, and Mihir K. Purkait
Chapter 14 Restoration of Contaminated Agricultural Soils Using Modifed Biochar..............241
Mukesh Sharma, Kumar Abhishek, Pranjal P. Das, Arun Chakraborty,
Jayanarayanan Kuttippurath, and Mihir K. Purkait
Chapter 15 Use of Biochar for the Remediation of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soil...............255
Mukesh Sharma, Pranjal P. Das, Niladri Shekhar Samanta, Arun
Chakraborty, and Mihir K Purkait
Chapter 16 Treatment of Industrial Wastewater by Utilization of Biochar as a Green
Technology ............................................................................................................... 273
Mukesh Sharma, Pranjal P. Das, Rahul Raghudhas, Arun Chakraborty,
and Mihir K. Purkait
Chapter 17 Biochar Application for Treatment of Industrial Effuent as a Green
Technology: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Perspectives........................... 291
Swati Sambita Mohanty
Index ..............................................................................................................................................309
Editor Biographies
Riti Thapar Kapoor is Associate Professor in Amity Institute of
Biotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. Dr.
Kapoor received her PhD from the University of Allahabad and worked
as postdoctoral fellow at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Dr. Kapoor has 14 years of teaching and research experience, and her
area of specialization is environmental biotechnology, bioremediation,
and abiotic stresses. Dr. Kapoor is author of three books and editor
of fve books of international repute (Elsevier, Springer, DeGruyter,
etc.). She has published over 80 research papers in various journals of
national and international repute. Dr. Kapoor has visited eight coun-
tries for participation in different academic programs. Dr. Kapoor
has received a prestigious travel award from Bill & Melinda Gates
Research Foundation (CGIAR project) for participation in an international training program held
at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines in 2010. She is also recipient
of a DST travel grant for participation in an International Conference held at Sri Lanka in 2013. Dr.
Kapoor has been awarded a Teacher’s Research Fellowship from the Indian Academy of Sciences,
Bengaluru, in 2019.
Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and scientifc writer in his feld
for over 20 years. He received a BSc degree (1999) in Microbiology
from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned
his PhD degree (2005) in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar
Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat), India. His research
interests include Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental
Microbiology, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, and Phytoremediation
of Environmental Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters. He has published more than 250 research
papers in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegrada-
tion and bioremediation of environmental pollutants. He is the editor of 90 books of international
repute (RSC, Elsevier, Springer, DeGruyter, Wiley, and CRC Press).
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Contributors
Abhishek, Kumar Ghosh, Dipita
Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Department of Environmental Science and
Land Sciences Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School
Kharagpur of Mines)
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Bhattacharjee, Abhik Gupta, Namrata
Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati RBS Engineering Technical Campus
Guwahati, Assam, India Bichpuri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Chakraborty, Arun Gupta, Piyush
Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere Department of Chemistry
and Land Sciences Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Indian Institute of Technology SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Kharagpur Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh,
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India India
Das, Pranjal P. Jain, Ankur
Department of Chemical Engineering Centre for Renewable Energy & Storage
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Suresh Gyan Vihar University
Guwahati, Assam, India Mahal Road, Jagatpura, Jaipur, India
Dash, Subhakanta Joshi, Sidhika
Department of Chemistry Department of Life Sciences
Synergy Institute of Engineering and School of Basic Sciences and Research
Technology Sharda University
Dhenkanal, Odisha, India Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dhara, Simons Kanupriya
Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Life sciences
Indian Institute of Technology School of Basic Sciences and Research
Guwahati Sharda University
Guwahati, Assam, India Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Duarah, Prangan Kapoor, Riti Thapar
Centre for the Environment Amity Institute of Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Amity University
Guwahati, Assam, India Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
Galyan, Veerupaksh Kumar, Ankit
Department of Life Sciences Department of Life Sciences
School of Basic Sciences and Research School of Basic Sciences and Research
Sharda University Sharda University
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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