Biogenic Wastes-enabled Nanomaterial Synthesis: Applications in Environmental Sustainability

This book encompasses the knowledge about diverse types of advanced functional nanomaterial development using biogenic materials and associated applications along with various types of waste materials. Biomass generated from different industries has been long identified as major organic waste and it is a one of the major sources of contamination in the environment. This book will provide the global scenarios of low-cost biogenic materials and their suitability, pretreatment, and the ways to synthesize different kinds of nanomaterials (NMs) including carbonaceous, organic, inorganic and polymeric methods. The quantitative and qualitative characterization and applications of NMs will also be discussed in this book along with scientific and technical knowledge to manage suitable waste materials for NMs synthesis. Significant gaps and similarities between chemical synthesis and green synthesis along with their mechanism will be covered in detail as a point of comparison. The book will also contain the information on the need of policies required for waste management and option for their utilization along with the sources of their generation.

The book also contains latest broad aspects of both practical and theoretical fabrication of metal NPs using biogenic waste materials. An emphasis has been made on the recent research related to advance NPs and their application. This book will be useful for undergraduate students, teachers, engineers and researchers, especially those working in areas of environmental science, material science, physical science, biotechnology, biochemistry and microbiology.

Dr. Abhishek Kumar Bhardwaj
Dr. Abhishek Kumar Bhardwaj is working as Assistant Professor at Amity School of Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Science, Amity University, Gwalior, (MP) India-474001. He has obtained his PhD from the Central University of Allahabad, Prayagraj. He has also done Post-doctoral research at the Department of Environmental Science, VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur (India). He is indulging in teaching environmental sciences and engineering subject and also associated with research work. His research interest includes green synthesis of nanomaterials for water purification, Bio-sensing, Nanobased device fabrication, water treatment, Diatom cultivation, Mushroom cultivation, phytoremediation and waste management. He has published more than 40 research publications in various prestigious journals and books including Elsevier, Springer, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Physics Frontier, etc. He is also edited many books with Elsevier and springer.

Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav
Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav works as an Associate Professor at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India. He obtained Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India. He has done post-doctoral research at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. He is currently involved in teaching Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Disaster Management, and Design Thinking to undergraduate engineering students. His research interests include Water Quality Surveillance, Climate Change, Water Treatment, River Ecosystems, Soil Health, Phytoremediation and Waste Management. He has published over 90 research papers in various prestigious journals (Elsevier, Springer Nature, IWA, Wiley, etc.), including book chapters and conference papers. He is the editor of 18 books with Elsevier, Nova, Springer, IGI Global, and Wiley.

Dr. Swapnil Rai
Dr. Swapnil Rai did Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the National Institute of Malaria Research and Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand in 2009. He has more than 14 years of teaching, research and administrative experience and is presently working as a Professor of Environmental Science, Associate Dean of Research & Director (Outcome) at Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, India. Dr Rai worked on pesticide levels in soil, water, sediments, snow, fish, earthworms, food items and human blood and milk in the Himalayan region of India.