Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Rational Use of LD Slag as a Flux Material and Low-Cost Adsorbent for Arsenic and Fluoride Contaminated Water
Sanjukta Banerjee, Tarit Roy Chowdhury and Subarna Bhattacharyya
School of Environmental Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Chapter 2. Ecofriendly Adsorptive Elimination of Gentian Violet from Synthetic Solution Using H3PO4 Pretreated Eucalyptus Leaves: Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Safe Disposal Study
Koushik Ghosh, Sudip Kumar Das and Asit Baran Biswas
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
Chapter 3. The Amendment of Acid Lateritic Soil with Azotobacter and Indigenous Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) as Biofertilizers to Enhance the Growth of Capsicum frutescens
Debashis Kuila1,2, Somdatta Ghosh1, Subrata Giri1 and Gunjan Biswas2
1PG and UG Department of Botany, Midnapore College (Autonomous), Midnapore, India
2Department of Botany and Forestry, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
Chapter 4. Microbial Solutions Toward the Management of Rhizospheric Pollution
Aishita Chakraborty, Arighnee Mitra, Debangshu Mukherjee, Subhankhi Pal, Sayani Kundu, Aditi Konar, Shruti Joshi, Angela Perris and Arup Kumar Mitra
Post-Graduate Department of Microbiology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter 5. A Feasibility Study of a Biogas-Fired Electrical Power Generation System
N. K. Mandal, Sougata Maity, Nayan Mondal, Shirshendu Royand Aindrila Acharya
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering Management, Newtown, Kolkata, India
Chapter 6. The Environmental Impact on Cytotaxonomic Variations in Marine and Estuarine Habitat Actinopterygian of West Bengal, India
Deep Sankar Chini1, Manojit Bhattacharya2, Avijit Kar1, Bidhan Chandra Patra1, Ramesh Chandra Malick2, Basanta Kumar Das2
1Centre For Aquaculture Research, Extension & Livelihood, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
2ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter 7. A Novel Formulation of Biopesticides for Environmental Sustainability
Arpita Dutta, Chhandosee Ganguly, Vaishali Todi, Riya Chakrabarty, Tulika Biswas, Anindita Auddy and Arup Kr. Mitra
Department of Microbiology, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
Chapter 8. Biofilm Associated Iron Remediation of the Potable Water in India
Sayantani Garai, Dipro Mukherje, Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag and Susmita Mukherjee
Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
University Area, Plot, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter 9. An Analysis of Air Pollution: A Multifaceted Global Environmental Problem and Possible Interventions
Sonali Paul, Nivedita Chatterjee, Asmeeta Sircar, Abhilasha Singh, Shimantika Maikap, Sudeshna Acharyya and Susmita Mukherjee
Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, University Area, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter 10. The Role of Plant Polyphenols in the Alleviation of Metal Induced Stress
Pratik Talukder, Sudeshna Roy, Anushka Neogy, Shrirupa Dhar, Saikat Ghosh and Annapurna Jana
Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India
Chapter 11. Concomitant Conversion of Glycerol into Biomass and Lipid by an Oleaginous Yeast and Biodiesel Production
Ravi Ranjan Kumar1, Chandan Sadasivuni2, Debasis Sarkar2 and Ramkrishna Sen1
1Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
2Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Chapter 12. An Assessment of the Hydrocarbon Degradation Potential of a Yeast Isolate
Moumita Bhaumik1, Priyank Kumar Chauhan2 and Ramkrishna Sen1
1Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
2Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
Chapter 13. A Mathematical Model for IEEE 802.11 Wireless Communications with a Probability Function to Make It a Green Computer Wireless Network
Anupam Das
Department of CSIT, Cotton University, Assam, India
Chapter 14. The Production of Amylase through Response Surface Methodology by Solid State Fermentation Using Agro-Residues
M. S. Smitha, Arpit Gupta, Himanshi Dixit and Rajni Singh
Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, U. P., India
Chapter 15. The Potential of Converting Various Biomass Resources into Biofuels and Related Bioproducts
Raj Kumar1, Vijeta Arora2, R. K. Saran3, and Shashikant Yadav4
1Dr. SSBUICET, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
2Department of Chemical Engineering, DeenbandhuChhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, India
3Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
4Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab), India
Chapter 16. A Statistical Approach for the Enhanced Production of Alkaline Protease from a Newly Isolated Strain Alternaria Alternata TUSGF1 by the Utilization of Agro-Waste
Tapasi Polley and Uma Ghosh
Department of Food Technology and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Chapter 17. The Preparation and Characterization of Activated Walnut Powder for the Degradation of Brilliant Red Dye in Water
Vijeta Arora1, DP Tiwari1 and Shashikant Yadav2
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, India
2Department of Chemical Engineering, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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