Biodegradation and Biodeterioration at the Nanoscale

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. Ghulam Yasin is a researcher in the School of Environment and Civil Engineering at Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. His expertise covers the design and development of hybrid devices and technologies of carbon nanostructures and advanced nanomaterials for for real-world impact in energy-related and other functional applications. 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. Biodegradation and biodeterioration at the nanoscale: an introduction2. Nanoscale characterization of biodegradation3. Standard methods for evaluation of biodegradation4. Roles of bacteria, fungi, algae, and enzymes in biodegradation5. Roles of nanoparticles in biodegradation6. Roles of biofilms in the corrosion of metals7. Enzyme-encapsulated nanoparticles for the biodegradation of materials8. Enzyme-coupled nanomembranes for the biodegradation of materialsPART 2: BIODEGRADATION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS AT THE NANOSCALE9. Effects of nanoparticles on the biodegradation of organic materials10. Biodegradation of plastic-based waste materials11. Biodegradation of rubber-based waste materials12. Biodegradation of lawn clippings-based waste materials13. Biodegradation of timber industry-based waste materialsPART 3:  BIODETERIORATION OF METALLIC MATERIALS AT THE NANOSCALE14. Microbial-induced corrosion: an introduction15. Effects of nanomaterials on microbial-induced corrosion of metals16. Microbial-induced corrosion of titanium nanoalloys17. Microbial-induced corrosion of aluminum nanoalloys18. Microbial-induced corrosion of copper nanoalloys19. Microbial-induced corrosion of braze nanoalloys20. Methods for mitigation of microbial-induced corrosionPART 4: BIODETERIORATION OF MINERAL MATERIALS AT THE NANOSCALE21. Biodeterioration of mineral materials by microorganisms22. Microbiologically induced deterioration of concrete23. Microbiologically induced deterioration of nanoconcretes24. Microbiologically induced deterioration of cement-based materialsPART 5: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND FUTURE SCOPES25. Ecotoxicological impacts and socio-economical aspects of biodegradable materials26. Ecotoxicological impacts and socio-economical aspects of biocorrosion27. Current challenges, research gaps, and measures28. Enforcement, legislation, and future perspectives