Decentralized Sanitation and Water Treatment

Professor R. D. Tyagi is an internationally recognized Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Chief Scientific Officer of BOSK Bioproducts. He has served as Professor for 36 years and Senior Canada Research Chair on Value Added Products from Wastes for 18 years at the University of Quebec, Canada. His research on bioconversion and bioprocessing to bioproducts and activity of transfer of technology to the user’s sector has received many National and International Awards.Professor Ashok Pandey is currently Distinguished Scientist at the Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India and Distinguished Professor, Sustainability Cluster, University of Petroleum and Energy, Dehradun, India. His major research and technological development interests are industrial & environmental biotechnology and energy biosciences, focusing on biomass to biofuels & chemicals, waste to wealth & energy, etc.Professor Patrick Drogui is Professor at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique’s Centre Eau Terre Environnement in Canada. He is an internationally recognized expert in electrochemical and membrane technologies, and oxidative processes for different applications in water treatment from industrial wastewater to potable water. Dr Bhoomika Yadav completed her PhD from Institut national de la recherche scientifique’s Centre Eau Terre Environnement. She has strong research skills and works in multidisciplinary areas of biotechnology, microbiology and biochemical engineering. Her research interest includes waste to value transformation, bioflocculants, wastewater treatment, bioplastics and circular bioeconomy.Dr Sridhar Pilli is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. He is an expert in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Anaerobic Digestion, and Waste to Energy. Professor Jonathan WC Wong is Distinguish Professor of the Research Center for Eco-environmental Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, China. Formerly, he was Professor in Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. His major research interests are on bioconversion of organic wastes for energy and bioproducts.

• PART I Decentralized treatment in cold environments1. Water and wastewater treatment in cold environmentsXiaolei Zhang, Zhuoyue Wang, Yan Song, RD Tyagi and Patrick Drogui2. Treatment of run-off water from de-icing salt for road safety in cold climate conditionsSong Yan, Patrick Drogui, R. D. Tyagi and Jonathan Wong 3. Mobile and portable technologies for water/wastewater treatment in cold environmentsSong Yan, Patrick Drogui, R. D. Tyagi and Jonathan Wong 4. Potential decentralized anaerobic treatment of wastewater in cold environmentsSong Yan, Patrick Drogui, R. D. Tyagi and Jonathan Wong 5. Strategic issues for wastewater reuse in extreme cold conditionsSong Yan, Patrick Drogui, R. D. Tyagi and Jonathan WongPART II Environmental and techno-economic aspects of decentralized systems6. Environment and hygiene with decentralized treatmentDenisse Serrano-Palacios, Ana M. Rentería-Mexía, Lourdes M. Díaz-Tenorio, Edna R. Meza-Escalante, Luis H. Álvarez-Valencia, Pasiano Rivas-García, Gabriela Ulloa-Mercado, Pablo Gortáres-Moroyoqui and Luis A. Leyva-Soto7. Social aspects and public acceptance of decentralized treatmentChinthala Sumanth, Bhukya Gopal, Manojkumar Y and Sridhar Pilli8. Life-cycle environmental assessment of decentralized sanitation systems9. Feasibility and suitability of decentralized water systems10. Decentralized wastewater treatment and reuse towards sustainability and circular economy11. Challenges and Future Perspectives of Decentralized Water Treatment