Biochar and its Application in Bioremediation

Chapter 1. Application of biochar for wastewater treatment.- Chapter 2. Utility of Surface modified biochar for sequestration of heavy metals in water.- Chapter 3. Biochar and microbes- Collaborative approach for bioremediation of industrial effluents.- Chapter 4. Application of biochar for wastewater treatment.- Chapter 5. Synergistic approaches in the bioremediation of industrial effluents.- Chapter 6. Role of biochar in the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from wastewater.- Chapter 7. Recent advances in biochar-based dye remediation.- Chapter 8. Application of biochar for the treatment of textile dyes and wastewater.- Chapter 9. Conversion of agricultural wastes into biochar and its characteristics.- Chapter 10. Antiepileptic drugs: from public to environmental health problem.- Chapter 11. Biochar :A futurastic tools to remove heavy metals from contaminated soils.- Chapter 12. Conversion of agricultural wastes into biochar and its characteristics.- Chapter 13. Biochar as a tool for the remediation of agricultural soils.- Chapter 14. Removal of contaminants by modified biochar-based material.- Chapter 15. Application of biochar for wastewater treatment.- Chapter 16. A unique collaborative perspective on the utilisation of biochar in accelerated  biodegradation of discharge from factories.- Chapter 17. Application of biochar for wastewater treatment.- Chapter 18. Restoration of contaminated agricultural soils.- Chapter 19. Application of biochar for soil remediation.- Chapter 20. Active control of environmental enteric viruses and bacteria using biochar.- Chapter 21. Application of biochar for soil remediation.

Dr. Riti Thapar Kapoor is Assistant Professor in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Kapoor received her Ph.D from University of Allahabad and worked as post - doctoral fellow in ICAR project at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Dr. Kapoor has thirteen years of teaching and research experience and her area of specialization is environmental biotechnology. Dr. Kapoor has published seventy research papers in various journals of national and international repute. She has been awarded with Fellow of Indian Botanical Society (FBS) for her significant contribution to research in the field of life-sciences. Dr. Kapoor has visited seven countries for the participation in different academic programmes. Dr. Kapoor has received prestigious travel award from Bill & Melinda Gates Research Foundation (CGIAR project) for participation in International training programme held at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines in 2010. She is also recipient of DST travel grant for participation in International Conference held at Sri Lanka in 2013. Dr. Kapoor has been awarded with Teacher's Research Fellowship from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru in 2019. Being a dynamic personality, Dr. Kapoor contributed several popular science articles in reputed magazines as a science communicator.

Graduated in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande (1999), master's degree from the State University of Campinas (2001), and Ph.D. in Food Engineering at the State University of Campinas (2004). She is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS) - Campus Erechim. She operates in undergraduate courses in Environmental Engineering and Agronomy is a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Environmental Science and Technology (UFFS-Campus Erechim) and Food Science and Technology (UFFS-Campus Laranjeiras do Sul). She has 250 articles published