Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability
Status, Challenges and Prospective
- 1st Edition - September 19, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editors: Vinod Kumar Garg, Anoop Yadav, Chandra Mohan, Sushma Yadav, Neeraj Kumari
- Language: English
Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability: Status, Challenges and Prospective provides a comprehensive and complete overview of the emerging discipline of green… Read more
Description
Description
Key features
Key features
- Encompasses all aspects of green chemistry through an interdisciplinary approach
- Addresses major accomplishments for sustainable development
- Presents green chemistry as a philosophical approach whereby its core principle can attribute towards sustainable developments
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to Environmental and Green Chemistry
Driver for changes
Basic principles of green chemistry
Advancements in green chemistry towards sustainable future
Summary
References
2. Environmental Pollution
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
Soil Pollution
Noise Pollution
Light Pollution
Nanomaterial pollution
Summary
References
3. Chemical Toxicology in Environmental matrices
3.1 Basic concept of Chemical Toxicology
Different Areas of Chemical Toxicology
Classes of Chemical Toxicants
Uptake and disposition of toxic chemicals
Effects and prevention of Chemical Toxicity
Summary
References
Tentative author: Prof. Chen Meixue
4. Applications of Green Chemistry for Environmental Remediation
4.1 Challenges of green chemistry for environmental remediation
4.2 Different approaches of green chemistry for environmental remediation
4.3 Role of green chemistry in water remediation
4.4 Role of green chemistry in air remediation
4.5 Role of green chemistry in soil remediation
4.6 Summary
4.7 References
5. Approaches and challenges with respect to green chemistry in Industries
5.1 Greening of the Chemical Industry
5.2 Industrial application of green chemistry
5.3 The challenges to chemists: Using green solvent
5.4 The challenges to chemists: Using green approach
5.5 Case studies
5.6 Summary
5.7 References
6. Plant-derived compounds and their green synthesis in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Plant derived compounds
6.3 Green synthesis in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
6.4 Conclusion
6.5 References
7. Greener Anthrosphere through Industrial Ecology
7.1 Green Anthrosphere
7.2 Industrial ecosystem
7.3 Green chemistry and industrial ecology
7.4 Summary
7.5 References
8. Radioactive waste minimization and management
8.1 Radioactive waste generation
8.2 Basic waste management technologies
8.3 Radioactive waste reduction in nuclear power plants
8.4 Radioactive waste reduction in biomedical science
8.5 Summary
8.6 References
9. Green Chemistry for production of renewable energy
9.1 Renewable energy
9.2 Contribution of renewable energy sources towards the energy demand globally
9.3 Challenges faced by renewable energy sector
9.4 Summary
9.5 References
10. Role of chemistry in green energy production
10.1 Concept of green energy
10.2 Alternate energy sources
10.3 PV solar technology
10.4 Energy storage devices
10.5 Energy production through biogas/biomass
10.6 Summary
10.7 References
11. Use of Renewable feedstocks for chemical Synthesis
11.1 Introduction of renewable feedstock
11.2 Renewable feedstock in chemical industry for sustainable development
11.3 Preparation of natural products from renewable feedstock
11.4 Production of polymeric materials from renewable feedstock
11.5 Summary
11.6 References
12. Full blown green metrics
12.1 Green Chemistry Metrics
12.2. Mass-based metrics of greenness
12.3 Mass-based versus impact-based metrics
12.4 E-factor in green metrics
12.5 Summary
12.6 References
13. A green approach: Living Nano factories
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Approaches for Microbes-Derived Nanoparticle Synthesis
13.3 Application of microbial nanoparticles
13.4 Summary
13.5 References
14. Green Fuels Technology
14.1 Introduction to biofuels
14.2 Different types of biofuels like bioethanol, biodiesel, biohydrogen
14.3 Challenges and synthesis of biofuels
14.4 Summary
14.5 References
15. Green Technologies for Biovalorization
15.1 Microbial approach for valorization of wastes
15.2 Valorization of agri-food wastes
15.3 Wastewater sludge valorization
15.4 Summary
15.5 References
16. Depolymerization of Waste Plastics and Chemicals
16.1 Plastic pollution
16.2 Plastics depolymerization technologies
16.3 Plastics waste as an alternate source of energy
16.4 Chemical Depolymerization
16.5 Challenge and Future
16.6 Summary
16.7 References
17. SDGs for addressing environmental Challenges
17.1 Introduction of SDGs
17.2 Role of chemistry to achieve the SDGs
17.3 Responsibilities of individual and society
17.4 Responsibilities of governments
17.5 Summary
17.6 References
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 20, 2023
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Vinod Kumar Garg
Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg is presently working as Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Previously, he has worked at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology and CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India, in different capacities. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations including, Biotech Research Society of India, Indian Nuclear Society etc. He was elected Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India in 2011. He has completed several research projects funded by various funding agencies. He was awarded “Thomson Reuters Research Excellence – India Citation Awards 2012”.
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Anoop Yadav
Dr. Anoop Yadav is currently employed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Studies, Central University of Haryana, India. He has done a PhD from the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar (Haryana), India. He has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience. His current research focuses on the recovery of nutrients from the solid wastes of industries using vermicomposting technology and environmental pollution management. He is also a life member of the Biotech research society of India and The Indian Science Congress Association, (India).
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Chandra Mohan
Dr. Chandra Mohan is a distinguished faculty member with over 15 years of teaching and research experience. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Chemistry at K. R. Mangalam University, India. Dr. Mohan earned his Ph.D. from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India. His research interests include transition metal chemistry, chemical and biosensor applications, and polymer nanocomposites.
He has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles, review papers, and book chapters, and is the author of several books. Dr. Mohan holds 10 international and national patents and was honored with the Advanced Materials Award from IAAM, Sweden, in recognition of his outstanding research contributions.
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Sushma Yadav
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Neeraj Kumari
Dr. Neeraj Kumari is an Assistant Professor at K. R. Mangalam University, where she teaches inorganic chemistry to B.Sc. and M.Sc. Chemistry students.
She earned her Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Delhi in 2018. She completed her postgraduate studies in Inorganic Chemistry at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar.
Dr. Kumari has published several research works, including articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. She holds two patents and has edited two books.