Abstract
Sustainable approaches of wastewater treatment emphasize on clean technologies for large scale industrial effluents treatment. Feasible demonstration and commercialization of biomass-based treatment systems for waste treatment and value addition have been targeted by sustainable development. Value addition in terms of renewable electricity generation system, biomass recovery, biofuel production, and efficient sludge usage has been recommended in any new pollution compaction technique. Bioelectrochemical systems, microbial fuel cell, and microalgae-based wastewater treatment techniques have been the focus on the book chapter as its development focuses on synergistic waste treatment and resource recovery. This chapter summarizes the principle, mechanism, merits, and demerits of the chosen system in general. The specific industrial application in tannery, leather, and pesticide wash off water treatment has been discussed. Challenges of sustainable approaches toward commercialization have been discussed.
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Abbreviations
- ABS:
-
Algal–bacterial synergy
- AOX:
-
Absorbable organic xenobiotics
- BEC:
-
Bioelectrochemical process
- BET:
-
Bioelectrochemical treatment system
- BOD:
-
Biochemical oxygen demand
- COD:
-
Chemical oxygen demand
- EABs:
-
Electroactive biofilms
- EPS:
-
Extracellular polymeric substance
- HRAP:
-
High-rate algal ponds
- HRT:
-
Hydraulic retention time
- IPT:
-
Isoprothiolane
- MCPA:
-
2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid
- ME-FBR:
-
Microbial electrochemical fluidized bed reactor
- MFC:
-
Microbial fuel cell
- NP:
-
Nanoparticle
- PBR:
-
Photobioreactor
- PPCPs:
-
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- SMX:
-
Sulfamethoxazole
- TC:
-
Tetracycline
- TDS:
-
Total dissolved solids
- TOC:
-
Total organic carbon
- UASB:
-
Up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket
- UBES:
-
Up-flow anaerobic bioelectrochemical system
- VFA:
-
Volatile fatty acids
- WWTPs:
-
Wastewater treatment plants
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The authors acknowledge SRM institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Kattankulathur, for its research facilities. UGC Start up research grant (BSR/2022/524) and DST-SERB for the Start-up Research grant (DST/SERB/SRG/ES 01396) have been acknowledged by GK.
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Nair, S.J., G, K. (2024). Sustainable Approaches for Pollution Control: Bioelectrochemical Systems, Microbial Fuel Cell, and Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment Strategy. In: Pal, D.B., Kapoor, A. (eds) Biomass-based Clean Technologies for Sustainable Development. Clean Energy Production Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0847-5_12
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