Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, many book chapters, and dozens of edited books, many with Wiley-Scrivener. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctorate degree from University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has worked as head of the Chemistry Department at Taif university and Vice Dean of Science College. In 2015, one of his works was nominated for Green Tech awards from Germany, Europe’s largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. He has also co-edited a number of scientific books. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has more than 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. Currently, he is serving as an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at Artificial Muscle Research Center, Konkuk University, South Korea, and he earned his PhD degree in the field of ionomers (Ion-containing Polymers), from Chosun University, South Korea. He has edited three books and published numerous scientific papers and book chapters. He is an editor for several journals, and he has been awarded several grants for academic research. Joseph K. Bwapwa, PhD, earned his PhD in engineering from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. Sewage treatment, environmental engineering, bioenergy, waste to energy, green energy, algal biotechnology, and bioprocessing engineering are among his areas of interest. Dr. Bwapwa has about 40 peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals, as well as more than seven book chapters. He has also attended and presented research papers at international conferences. He has also chaired a few sessions at international conferences and received appropriate financing.

• 1 Thermal/Photocatalytic Conversion of Sewage Sludge and Biomass to Energy 1Maria Siddique, Sumia Akram, Zainab Liaqat and Muhammad Mushtaq2 Sewage Sludge Conversion to Sustainable Energy: Biogas, Methane, Hydrogen, and Biofuels 43El Asri Ouahid, Ben EL Caid Mohamed, Yousfi Ikram and BenKaddour Rachid3 Biodiesel from Sewage Sludge 73Sonica Sondhi and Roopali Sharma4 Carbon Emissions, Energy Reduction, and Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants 93Abas Siraj Hamda, Dinsefa Mensur, Belay Berhane, Sunaina and Tatek Temesgen5 Integrated Use of Biomass to Produce Energy and Construction Material 113Samavia Fiaz, Mehwish Khalid, Sumia Akram and Muhammad Mushtaq6 Technical and Economic Evaluation of Old and Novel Technologies for Energy Resources Production from Wastewater Treatment Plants 151Shubhankar Mishra, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar and Subbiah Nagarajan7 Recovery of Cellulose and Extracellular Polymers from Sewage Sludge 175Muthumari Perumal, Varalakshmi Varatharajan, V. Karthik, Selvakumar Periyasamy and Beula Isabel8 Wastewater-Derived Biomass for Energy 195Surbhi Sharma, Ridhika Bangotra, Bisma Habib, Muskaan Chib, Arpana Thakur, Ritu Mahajan and Bijender Kumar Bajaj9 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge: Processes, Life Cycle Assessment, and Costs 225Abiola E. Taiwo, Olayomi A. Falowo, Anthony I. Okoji, Lekan M. Latinwo and Eriola Betiku10 Various Biomasses from Wastewater and Possibilities of Conversion to Energy Resources 259Neelaambhigai Mayilswamy and Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian11 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants for Sustainable Agriculture 283Anuska Raichoudhury, Radha Sankar Mal, Ranjay Kumar Thakur, Subhankar Mishra, Mukesh Singh and Amit Biswas12 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge Using Biological Processes 327Nadia Akram, Khalid Mahmood Zia, Muhammad Usman, Fozia Anjum and Sana Pervaiz13 Wastewater Treatment Processes and Resource Recovery, Effectiveness, and Challenges 347Urvashi Tomar and Pallavi Jain14 Circular Bioeconomy in the Recovery of Polymers from Sewage Sludge 365Merry Meryam Martgrita and Siti Khodijah Chaerun15 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plant for Sustainable Agriculture: An Indian Scenario 391Aruna Jyothi KoraAcknowledgments 408References 408Index 413

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, many book chapters, and dozens of edited books, many with Wiley-Scrivener. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctorate degree from University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has worked as head of the Chemistry Department at Taif university and Vice Dean of Science College. In 2015, one of his works was nominated for Green Tech awards from Germany, Europe’s largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. He has also co-edited a number of scientific books. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has more than 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. Currently, he is serving as an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at Artificial Muscle Research Center, Konkuk University, South Korea, and he earned his PhD degree in the field of ionomers (Ion-containing Polymers), from Chosun University, South Korea. He has edited three books and published numerous scientific papers and book chapters. He is an editor for several journals, and he has been awarded several grants for academic research. Joseph K. Bwapwa, PhD, earned his PhD in engineering from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. Sewage treatment, environmental engineering, bioenergy, waste to energy, green energy, algal biotechnology, and bioprocessing engineering are among his areas of interest. Dr. Bwapwa has about 40 peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals, as well as more than seven book chapters. He has also attended and presented research papers at international conferences. He has also chaired a few sessions at international conferences and received appropriate financing.

• 1 Thermal/Photocatalytic Conversion of Sewage Sludge and Biomass to Energy 1Maria Siddique, Sumia Akram, Zainab Liaqat and Muhammad Mushtaq2 Sewage Sludge Conversion to Sustainable Energy: Biogas, Methane, Hydrogen, and Biofuels 43El Asri Ouahid, Ben EL Caid Mohamed, Yousfi Ikram and BenKaddour Rachid3 Biodiesel from Sewage Sludge 73Sonica Sondhi and Roopali Sharma4 Carbon Emissions, Energy Reduction, and Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants 93Abas Siraj Hamda, Dinsefa Mensur, Belay Berhane, Sunaina and Tatek Temesgen5 Integrated Use of Biomass to Produce Energy and Construction Material 113Samavia Fiaz, Mehwish Khalid, Sumia Akram and Muhammad Mushtaq6 Technical and Economic Evaluation of Old and Novel Technologies for Energy Resources Production from Wastewater Treatment Plants 151Shubhankar Mishra, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar and Subbiah Nagarajan7 Recovery of Cellulose and Extracellular Polymers from Sewage Sludge 175Muthumari Perumal, Varalakshmi Varatharajan, V. Karthik, Selvakumar Periyasamy and Beula Isabel8 Wastewater-Derived Biomass for Energy 195Surbhi Sharma, Ridhika Bangotra, Bisma Habib, Muskaan Chib, Arpana Thakur, Ritu Mahajan and Bijender Kumar Bajaj9 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge: Processes, Life Cycle Assessment, and Costs 225Abiola E. Taiwo, Olayomi A. Falowo, Anthony I. Okoji, Lekan M. Latinwo and Eriola Betiku10 Various Biomasses from Wastewater and Possibilities of Conversion to Energy Resources 259Neelaambhigai Mayilswamy and Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian11 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants for Sustainable Agriculture 283Anuska Raichoudhury, Radha Sankar Mal, Ranjay Kumar Thakur, Subhankar Mishra, Mukesh Singh and Amit Biswas12 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge Using Biological Processes 327Nadia Akram, Khalid Mahmood Zia, Muhammad Usman, Fozia Anjum and Sana Pervaiz13 Wastewater Treatment Processes and Resource Recovery, Effectiveness, and Challenges 347Urvashi Tomar and Pallavi Jain14 Circular Bioeconomy in the Recovery of Polymers from Sewage Sludge 365Merry Meryam Martgrita and Siti Khodijah Chaerun15 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plant for Sustainable Agriculture: An Indian Scenario 391Aruna Jyothi KoraAcknowledgments 408References 408Index 413

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, many book chapters, and dozens of edited books, many with Wiley-Scrivener. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He received his doctorate degree from University of Adelaide, Australia in the year 2014 with Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has worked as head of the Chemistry Department at Taif university and Vice Dean of Science College. In 2015, one of his works was nominated for Green Tech awards from Germany, Europe’s largest environmental and business prize, amongst top 10 entries. He has also co-edited a number of scientific books. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has more than 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. Currently, he is serving as an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at Artificial Muscle Research Center, Konkuk University, South Korea, and he earned his PhD degree in the field of ionomers (Ion-containing Polymers), from Chosun University, South Korea. He has edited three books and published numerous scientific papers and book chapters. He is an editor for several journals, and he has been awarded several grants for academic research. Joseph K. Bwapwa, PhD, earned his PhD in engineering from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. Sewage treatment, environmental engineering, bioenergy, waste to energy, green energy, algal biotechnology, and bioprocessing engineering are among his areas of interest. Dr. Bwapwa has about 40 peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals, as well as more than seven book chapters. He has also attended and presented research papers at international conferences. He has also chaired a few sessions at international conferences and received appropriate financing.

• 1 Thermal/Photocatalytic Conversion of Sewage Sludge and Biomass to Energy 1Maria Siddique, Sumia Akram, Zainab Liaqat and Muhammad Mushtaq2 Sewage Sludge Conversion to Sustainable Energy: Biogas, Methane, Hydrogen, and Biofuels 43El Asri Ouahid, Ben EL Caid Mohamed, Yousfi Ikram and BenKaddour Rachid3 Biodiesel from Sewage Sludge 73Sonica Sondhi and Roopali Sharma4 Carbon Emissions, Energy Reduction, and Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Plants 93Abas Siraj Hamda, Dinsefa Mensur, Belay Berhane, Sunaina and Tatek Temesgen5 Integrated Use of Biomass to Produce Energy and Construction Material 113Samavia Fiaz, Mehwish Khalid, Sumia Akram and Muhammad Mushtaq6 Technical and Economic Evaluation of Old and Novel Technologies for Energy Resources Production from Wastewater Treatment Plants 151Shubhankar Mishra, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar and Subbiah Nagarajan7 Recovery of Cellulose and Extracellular Polymers from Sewage Sludge 175Muthumari Perumal, Varalakshmi Varatharajan, V. Karthik, Selvakumar Periyasamy and Beula Isabel8 Wastewater-Derived Biomass for Energy 195Surbhi Sharma, Ridhika Bangotra, Bisma Habib, Muskaan Chib, Arpana Thakur, Ritu Mahajan and Bijender Kumar Bajaj9 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge: Processes, Life Cycle Assessment, and Costs 225Abiola E. Taiwo, Olayomi A. Falowo, Anthony I. Okoji, Lekan M. Latinwo and Eriola Betiku10 Various Biomasses from Wastewater and Possibilities of Conversion to Energy Resources 259Neelaambhigai Mayilswamy and Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian11 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plants for Sustainable Agriculture 283Anuska Raichoudhury, Radha Sankar Mal, Ranjay Kumar Thakur, Subhankar Mishra, Mukesh Singh and Amit Biswas12 Recovery of Value-Added Products from Sewage Sludge Using Biological Processes 327Nadia Akram, Khalid Mahmood Zia, Muhammad Usman, Fozia Anjum and Sana Pervaiz13 Wastewater Treatment Processes and Resource Recovery, Effectiveness, and Challenges 347Urvashi Tomar and Pallavi Jain14 Circular Bioeconomy in the Recovery of Polymers from Sewage Sludge 365Merry Meryam Martgrita and Siti Khodijah Chaerun15 Recycled Wastewater from Sewage Treatment Plant for Sustainable Agriculture: An Indian Scenario 391Aruna Jyothi KoraAcknowledgments 408References 408Index 413