Nano-Bioremediation: Fundamentals and Applications

Hafiz M.N. Iqbal is a Research Professor in the School of Engineering and Sciences at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. His areas of research are biomaterials, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, bioremediation, bio-catalysis, enzymes, immobilization, chemical engineering, green chemistry, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy. Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS. Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received a BS in physics from Hanoi University in 1992, a BS in economics from Hanoi National Economics University in 1997, and a PhD in chemistry from the Paris Diderot University, France, in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University, South Korea, in 2004, and the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2005. He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at Montana State University, United States in 2006-09. In 2012 he was appointed as the Head of the Microanalysis Department at the Institute for Tropical Technology. His research areas of interest include smart sensors, smart networks, smart hospitals, smart cities, complexiverse, and digital twins. He has edited more than 74 books for Elsevier, 12 books for CRC Press, 1 book for Springer, 1 book for RSC, and 2 books for IGI Global. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology & Nanoscience.

• PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES1. Nano-bioremediation: an introduction2. Classification, potential routes, and risks of emerging pollutants3. Characterization of nanomaterials used in nano-bioremediation4. Nanotoxicity and antibacterial properties of nanomaterials, when used in nano-bioremediation5. Interactions of nanomaterials with microbesPART 2: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR AIR REMEDIATION 6. Nano-bioremediation for air remediation: an introduction7. Bionanosensors to detect (and quantify) air pollutants (nanobiosensors for virus detection in the air)8. Nanomaterials for biological membrane in filtration processes (immobilization of nanoparticles in the filtration of bio-membrane structures)9. Bioremediation of air using microorganisms encapsulated within a nanoshell (nanocontainer/nanocapsule)10. Nanomaterials in bioadsorbents for airborne particulate matter11. Nano-bioremediation for indoor air treatment12. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanomaterials when used in air remediation13. Nanomaterials for biological- and physicochemical-combination processesPART 3: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR WATER REMEDIATION14. Nano-bioremediation for water remediation: an introduction15. Nanostructured catalytic biomembranes for water filtration16. Nano-biocatalysts for wastewater remediation and redefining of pollutants17. Nano-biosorbents to remove contaminants from water matrices18. Enzyme-linked nanomaterials to mitigate emerging contaminants19. Toxicity/risk assessment of nanomaterials when used in water remediationPART 4: NANOMATERIALS-BASED BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR SOIL REMEDIATION20. Nano-bioremediation for soil remediation: an introduction21. Soil contamination, risk assessment, and nano-bioremediation22. Nanobiosensors for soil quality monitoring23. Bioremediation of organic pesticides using nanomaterials24. Nano-sorbents to remove heavy metal pollutants25. Nano-bioremediation of insecticides and herbicides26. Toxic risks of nanomaterials used in soil remediationPART 5: CURRENT PILOT/INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE SCOPE27. Pilot scale treatment of environment using nano-bioremediation28. Current challenges, research gaps, and measures29. Enforcement and legislation30. Future perspectives