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Microbial Technology for Sustainable E-waste Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
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Microbial Technology for Sustainable E-waste Management (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
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This book, besides discussing challenges and opportunities, will
reveal the microbe-metal interactions and strategies for e-waste
remediation in different ecosystems. It will unveil the recent
biotechnological advancement and microbiological approach to
sustainable biorecycling of e-waste such as bioleaching for heavy
metal extraction, valorization of precious metal, biodegradation of
e-plastic, the role of the diverse microbial community in e-waste
remediation, genetically engineered microbes for e-waste
management, the importance of microbial exopolysaccharides in metal
biosorption, next-generation technologies, omics-based technologies
etc. It also holds the promise to discuss the conservation,
utilization and cataloging indigenous microbes in e-waste-polluted
niches and promising hybrid technology for sustainable e-waste
management. Revolution in the area of information technology and
communication is constantly evolving due to scientific research and
development. Concurrently, the production of new electrical and
electronic equipment also thus uplifting in this era of revolution.
These technological advancements certainly have problematic
consequences which is the rise of huge amounts of electronic
obsoletes or electronic waste (e-waste). Improper management of
both hazardous and nonhazardous substances of e-waste led to a
major concern in our digital society and environment. Therefore, a
sustainable approach including microbial candidates to tackle
e-waste is the need of the hour. Nevertheless, the continuous
demand for new-generation gadgets and electronics set this
high-tech evolution to a new frontier in the last few years. With
this continuing trend of technological development, e-waste is
expanding exponentially worldwide. In the year of 2019, the
worldwide generation of e-waste was approximately 53.6 Mt, of which
only about 17.4% of e-waste was collected and recycled, and the
other 82.6% was not even documented. E-waste contains various
heterogeneous waste complexes such as metals (60%), blends of many
polymers (30%) and halogenated compounds, radioactive elements and
other pollutants (10%), respectively. The sustainable, efficient,
and economic management of e-waste is thus, a challenging task
today and in the coming decades. Conventional techniques such as
the use of chemicals, incineration and informal ways of e-waste
dismantling trigger serious health risks and contamination to the
human population and environment, respectively due to the
liberation of toxic and hazardous substances from the waste. In
this context, bio-candidates especially microorganisms could be
sharp-edged biological recycling tools to manage e-waste
sustainably. As microbes are omnipresent and diverse in their
physiology and functional aspects, they offer a wide range of
bioremediation.
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