Enzymes in Environmental Management (SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science)

Enzymes can help break down plastic waste and make it less harmful to the environment. They can also be used to treat various types of waste, including agricultural and food waste, and wastewater. Enzyme engineering is an important part of chemical biotechnology and helps to keep the environment clean. Making clean and renewable fuels is a priority, and many strategies are being developed to achieve this goal. However, food waste is still a major problem that can harm the environment because most disposal methods are not eco-friendly. This volume aims to inform readers about the latest developments in the use of enzymes for environmental management. This comprehensive resource provides a detailed overview of how enzymes can be used in various sectors to promote ecological sustainability. It covers the composition, properties, characterization, chemistry, and applications of different enzymes in emerging and eco-friendly approaches to waste treatment. It also highlights the latest advancements in sustainable technology and biotechnology enzymes. The book is divided into sections that feature various enzymes used for treating resistant pollutants in wastewater, enzymatically degrading synthetic plastics, and engineering enzymes to impact environmental sustainability positively. It also covers enzymes used in the valorization of waste, enzyme technology in biofuel production, and the recovery of enzymes from food waste. Each chapter presents the enzymes' chemical, physical, and biological attributes and reviews the recent research conducted in this emerging field. The authors hope this document will inspire scientists to explore novel chemical, material, and energy sources in the future and to continue developing innovative applications for enzymes in environmental management.

Dr. Javid A Parray has a Master’s in Environmental Science and completed his MPhil and PhD at the University of Kashmir. He has conducted post-doctoral research at the same university and has been awarded a Fast Track Young Scientist Project by SERB – DST, GoI New Delhi. Dr. Parray teaches at the Department of Environmental Scien ce, GDC Eidgah Srinagar, Cluster University Srinagar. His research interests include ecological and agricultural microbiology, climate change and microbial biotechnology, environmental microbiome, environmental sustainability, and microbial genomics. He has published over 50 research papers and authored 21 books with international publishers. Dr. Parray is also involved in editorial boards, scientific organizations, and societies and has received accolades such as the “Emerging Scientist Year Gold Medal” for 2018 by the Indian Academy of Environmental Science. He is the Course Coordinator for 03 CeC-MOOCS National Swayam courses in Environmental Science and has been awarded a PIFI Visiting fellowship by the Chinese Academy of Science.

Dr. Mohammad Yaseen Mir was working as a senior researcher in Research project funded by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF & CC), Government of India along with G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development under National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) and has recently joined Department of Education J&K as a teacher. He did his M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes from the University of Kashmir. He was awarded Doctorate Merit Scholarship by University of Kashmir to pursue his Ph.D programme. He was awarded Certificate of appreciation by University of Kashmir for participation in National Seminar on “Environment pollution: Join The Race To Make The World a Better Place” on the Eve of Observance of World Environment Day-2016. He earned a Ph.D in Botany with a specialization in plant biotechnology on the topic “Role of elicitors for in vitro induction of secondary metabolites in suspension cultures of Artemisia amygdalina D.” from the University of Kashmir, India. He is currently editor and reviewer of many reputed Journals. Dr. Mir is also subject course expert for Environmental science Approved CEC-Moocs by MHRD GoI New Delhi. He has published many research articles, review papers, book chapters in reputed, referred international and national journals like Springer/Elsevier/Hindwaii/Frontiers. He has also authored and edited many books as well.

A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor with over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings with over 3700 citations and h-index of 31, according to the Google Scholar database. He is currently a senior material engineering consultant in the UK. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a persistent reviewer of leading international journals. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences & Cultures and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal. He has supervised several PhD and MSc theses at the University of Guilan (UG) and co-supervised international doctoral projects. Professor Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA) and holdstwo MSc, one in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University (USA) and another one in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiegne (France). He was awarded a PhD in engineering sciences at Universite de Franche-Comte (France).