Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Bioremediation Strategies

Dr. Rajneesh Kumar is an Associate Professor at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P, India since October 2017. He earned his M.Sc from Banaras Hindu University in the specialization of Nuclear Physics and has completed his Ph.D at the Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India in the field of plasma antennas. After he earned his Ph.D, he was a post-doctoral fellow at LAPALCE, University of Toulouse France where he worked on plasmas as metamaterials and plasma photonic crystals for microwave invisibility and post-doctoral research associate in Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE where he worked on plasma technology for waste to energy applications. He was a project scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India and worked on pulsed laser deposition systems for thin films and then became an Assistant Professor in Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, M.P., India. He has co-authored 30 articles in reputed international journals. He is a life member of the Plasma Science Society of India. Dr. R. S. Singh is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology at IIT (BHU), Varanasi, with a robust academic and research background. Holding a Ph.D. from IIT (BHU) with a focus on the degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using supported film bioreactors, he has built an illustrious career in biodegradation, bioremediation, and environmental biotechnology. His professional journey includes roles such as GET at Tata Chemicals, Lecturer at BITS Pilani and BIET Jhansi, and various academic positions at IT BHU, culminating in his current role as Professor at IIT (BHU) since 2015. With an impressive H-index of 40, over 5,000 citations, and an i10 index of 90, Dr. Singh's research contributions are highly regarded. He has 19 years of total research experience, including 13 years post-doctoral, and has mentored numerous post-doctoral fellows, Ph.D. candidates, and M.Tech. students. His research primarily focuses on bioaugmentation, biofiltration, synthesis of biodiesel, and the application of biochar and petroleum-degrading consortia for wastewater treatment. Dr. Singh's work has significantly impacted the field of environmental engineering, providing sustainable solutions for pollution control and fostering future professionals and researchers.Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.

• 1. Introduction to Wastewater Bioremediation2. Fundamentals of Bioremediation3. Bioremediation Techniques for Wastewater Treatment4. Microbial Consortia in Wastewater Bioremediation5. Bioreactors in Wastewater Treatment6. Advanced Bioremediation Technologies7. Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants8. Treatment of Heavy Metals and Inorganic Pollutants9. Bioremediation of Industrial Wastewater10. Bioremediation of Municipal Wastewater11. Challenges in Wastewater Bioremediation12. Future Prospects and Research Directions