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With the growth of the world population and the production of more waste, the world needs to implement sustainable waste management to make better use of our resources. Biorefineries are an essential technology in converting biomass into useful materials. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of biorefining processing techniques, technologies, and materials that can use waste products in a number of innovative ways. It covers proven case studies that demonstrate the most advanced and innovative processes and product developments on waste biorefinery principles. This new book also provides valuable data and technologies that consider environmental impacts.This reference book is divided into three sections that provide a thoughtful outlook on technologies associated with waste biorefinery. In the first section, the reader is introduced to recent steps toward renewable and clean energy along with waste-to-energy technologies. The second section of this book is devoted to modern technologies for waste valorization that holds a valuable prospective for a sustainable green world. In the last section of the book, the authors consider the future energy, green products, and waste treatment.This volume is a practical guide for postgraduate scholars and scientists interested in waste biorefinery. Readers will also gain a broader overview on theory and application of this important field.

This new book analyzes the exploration and sustainable valorization of natural resources from the arid zones, putting special emphasis on the challenges that the industry faces in an era of sustainable development and ecological conservation programs.The volume describes the geographic and climatic characteristics as well as the natural resources from arid zones, divided into three main groups: a) microbiological resources as biotechnological tools and change agents to produce and/or obtain compounds with industrial or medicinal applications; b) plants as an important source of principal compounds or subproducts produced by natural adaptation to the extreme environmental conditions; and c) animal resources, which includes insects, animal residues, products or subproducts derived from animal sources, as well as poisons.The authors focus on the processes or bioprocesses used in the valorization and transformation of these three main groups for research purposes as well as for biotechnological processing to obtain important compounds for use in various industries.The information provided in this volume, Exploration and Valorization of Natural Resources from Arid Zones, can be used as reference for investigation, training, and education, and also as main tool in under- and postgraduate university education on the sustainable uses of resources from arid zones.

This volume, Bio-Based Polymers and Composites: Properties, Durability, and Applications, takes its inspiration from Nature as the source of innumerable and priceless resources. When applying human ingenuity and experience to natural resources and processes, scientists and researchers can maximize the potential of nature for human benefit. In that vein, this new volume explores the latest breakthroughs in natural biopolymers, green composites, and green nanocomposites, a field that is rapidly expanding.This book consolidates information on the synthesis and applications of biopolymers, green composites, and green nanocomposites for various applications with detailed characterization, mechanical approaches, and theoretical consideration. Recent development in advanced devices using nanostructured materials are covered. This book provides fundamentals and advanced concepts for developing nanostructured materials based on biopolymers and their composites.The volume also looks at bio-based polymers and composites for environmental sustainability, such as in bioremediation and for wastewater treatment. It discusses natural polymers from waste products. It considers the use of bio-based polymers and composites in fertilization in horticulture as well as in industry and construction, for recycling of concrete, for gas sensing applications for safety, for fiber-reinforced epoxy composites, etc. In medicine, a study shows the use of biopolymers and green composites for measuring the blood glucose concentration of a patient.Over the past 20 years, the size and sophistication of natural polymers and biomaterials have significantly increased due to advances in science, technology, and business. The circumstance has compelled academic and industrial researchers to do substantial research in these fields. Academicians (undergraduate to doctoral students and researchers) and professionals will be interested in this volume.

This new reference book reports on research studies on sustainable water treatment and ecosystem protection strategies. It reviews new advances in pollution control and addresses the need to design greener water treatment systems to prevent water pollution from affecting ecosystems.The chapters explain the most recent practical techniques to be used for wastewater and water treatment. It also covers new insights in green technologies for a cleaner environment. More specifically, this volume describes in detail the consequences and outcome of increasing global water pollution and analyzes precaution measures for mitigation.By reporting on the latest new technological interventions for water and wastewater treatment methods, the chapters identify preventive measures to overcome water pollution along with perspectives on future trends and challenges to provide a better understanding into the development of green technologies that are very important for ensuring sustainability.This title also covers case studies that demonstrate practical applications and theories on water treatment and management of natural resources.This valuable reference book, Sustainable Water Treatment and Ecosystem Protection Strategies, will be useful for postgraduate environmental engineering students, scientists, and research scholars who are engaged in development of sustainable technologies.