Sustainable Era of Nanomaterials : Opening Up a Path for a Green Future

This contributed volume provides an overview of the current status of sustainable nanomaterials and their potential applications in various industries, including agriculture. The book describes the principles of green chemistry and toxicology that are essential for the sustainable development of nanomaterials.

There is a growing interest in developing nanomaterials with a focus on sustainability. This book discusses life cycle assessment, cost analysis, and eco-design principles, offering guidance on assessing and developing nanomaterials with reduced environmental footprints. Addressing these challenges and opportunities, it guides scientists and researchers in making informed decisions. The book's interdisciplinary approach connects nanotechnology with sectors like catalysis, energy, and healthcare. By exploring applications in agriculture and food technology, the book contributes to the development of environmentally friendly and resource-efficient practices. Case studies offer practical insights, making it valuable for readers seeking real-world examples.

This book is an essential resource for studying sustainable nanomaterials for multiple applications in agriculture, food, and health, catering to readers associated with agricultural sciences, including researchers, teachers, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students.

Dr. Rajni Rajan is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Fruit Science) in the Department of Horticulture, at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. Her research work focuses on Fruit breeding, Nanobiotechnology, Tissue Culture, Abiotic Stress Management, and Mutation Breeding in fruit crops. She is very keen to explore the area of genomics, metabolomics, genome editing and the implication of artificial intelligence in fruit crops. She has guided 5 MSc Students and 1 Ph.D. Student and guided as a co-member for the 3 Master’s students. She has contributed several research papers, book chapters and articles published in reputed journals and magazines. She also has published two idea patents and 1 design patent granted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. She has managed several international conferences as an Organizing Co-Convener and Co-organizing secretary.

Dr. Faheem Ahmad, is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His research is based on the study of plant-nematode interaction, Nanobiotechnology, Bioanalytical technique, microbe-mediated biotic stress management, and agricultural biotechnology and microbiology. He is the author of more than 55 papers and serving as associate editor & academic editor of the Journals. Dr. Ahmad has guided one PhD student and several MSc students to date. He is a recipient of several fellowships and awards, including NRF, TSRO Young Scientist, SERB-DST Young Scientist, and TUBITAK Foreign Researcher Award. He is a fellow of the International Society for Development and Sustainability (Japan) and Bose Science Society (India). He gained postdoctoral experiences at Ehime University (Japan), North-West University (South Africa), Ege University (Turkey), and National Sun Yat-Sen University (Taiwan).

Dr. Ashok Kumar Koshariya is working as an Assistant Professor at the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya. He has Patent granted 11 Inventions and 13 patents published in different sectors in the Indian and Australian patent offices. He has published over 36 research papers, 10 books, 09 Book chapters, 03 Review Articles and 43 Popular Articles. He is a Life member of several Scientific Societies. He has been honoured with the Young Scientist Award, Best Research Scholar Award, Best Thesis Award, Scientist Associated Award, Best Innovation Award, Excellence in Teaching Award, Best Poster Award, Novel Book of World Record, Asia Book of Records and National Choice Award (100 rising author and educationist) in different national and international seminar and workshop. He has also received the Asia Book of Records.

Dr. Chandra Shekhar Seth is an Associate Professor at the Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. His major research interest’s area includes how various phytohormones, particularly Salicylic acid (SA), Jasmonic acid (JA), and Nitric Oxide (NO) mitigate the heavy metals (HMs) and salinity induce toxicity in plants, photosynthesis and nitrogen metabolism under abiotic stress, and role of nanomaterials in mitigating the HMs and salt stresses in plants. He is a fellow of two prestigious societies named Fellow of the Academy of Environmental Biology (FAEB) and Fellow Society for Plant Research (FSPR). He has guided over 25 M.Sc. dissertations, 04 M.Phil., and 03 PhD students. He has published many peer-reviewed excellent research papers, review papers, and several book and book chapters.