TY - BOOK AU - Srivastava,Shalini AU - Goyal,Pritee ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Novel Biomaterials: Decontamination of Toxic Metals from Wastewater T2 - Environmental Science and Engineering, SN - 9783642113291 AV - TD419-428 U1 - 363.7394 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Environmental sciences KW - Environmental toxicology KW - Environmental pollution KW - Biomaterials KW - Environment KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution KW - Ecotoxicology N1 - Heavy Metals: Environmental Threat -- Detoxification of Metals – Biochelation -- Metal Decontamination: Techniques Used So Far -- Existing Metal Removal Technologies: Demerits -- Hyperaccumulation: A Phytoremedial Approach -- Biosorption: A Promising Green Approach -- Biosorption: Mechanistic Aspects -- Biosorbents Used So Far -- Biosorption: Application Strategies -- Designing of Experiments -- Interpretations -- Sorption Isotherms and Kinetics -- Reusability of Biomaterial: A Cost-Effective Approach -- Characterization of Metal–Biomaterial Interaction -- Protein as Possible Bioactive Principle -- Novel Biomaterials – Commercialization Approach N2 - Current research revolves around trends to bring technology into harmony with the natural environment and in order to protect the ecosystem. Bioremediation involves processes which reduce the overall treatment costs by using agricultural residues. Regeneration of the biosorbent further increases the cost effectiveness of the process, thus warranting its future success in solving water quality problems. Special emphasis is paid to chemical modifications resulting in tailored novel biomaterials which improve its sorption efficiency and environmental stability. In this way it can be used commercially as a simple, fast, economical, ecofriendly green technology, for the removal of toxic metals from waste water particularly in rural and remote areas of the country UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-11329-1 ER -