Addressing Pollution Through Green Processes for Environmental Mitigation and Remediation
摘要
The increasing prevalence of synthetic polymers, hazardous dyes, and toxic solvents in industrial processes necessitates urgent transitions toward greener, safer, and more circular environmental management technologies. This chapter synthesizes two major green process innovations: the reinforcement of sago starch biodegradable films using microbial bio-nanofillers, and the extraction of methyl violet dye using waste vegetable oil-based organic solvents. Reinforcement using Bacillus spp. enhances tensile strength, structural compactness, thermal stability, and moisture resistance of sago starch films, demonstrating their potential as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived polymers. Simultaneously, the valorization of waste cooking oilWaste cooking oil as a liquid–liquid extraction medium achieves high removal efficiency of methyl violet while replacing toxic commercial solvents. This chapter consolidates experimental findings, mechanistic insights to contextualize the environmental, industrial, and circular economyCircular economy relevance of both technologies.