Emerging Technologies for Waste Valorization and Environmental Protection

Chapter 1. Bird Diversity in the Mining Area of Bellary-Hospet Region, Karnataka, India.- Chapter 2. IOT Based Waste Management System through Cloud Computing and WSN.- Chapter 3. A Study on Selection of the Biofilm for the Hybrid Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (Huasb) Reactor Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis.- Chapter 4. Experimental Investigations on the combined effect of TiO2 Nano additive and EGR on Engine Performance by using Mimusops Elangi Biodiesel Blend .- Chapter 5. Production and Application of chitosanases in Valorization of Crustacean Waste to Wealth.- Chapter 6. Capture of CO2 from Automobile exhaust by using Physical Adsorption Technique.- Chapter 7. Chemical Characterization and Environmental Implications of Recycled Sewage Sludge in the Proximity Soil of Treatment Plant.- Chapter 8. Novel Techniques of Synthesis of Nano-Cellulose from Sugarcane Bagasse and Its Applications in Dye Removal.- Chapter 9. Assessment of Greenhouse Gases and Perceptionof Communities on Emissions from the Largest Dumpsite in Africa.- Chapter 10. Performance Analysis of Treatment of Distillery Spent-wash Using EGSB Reactor with Addition of Iron and Manganese.

Prof. Sadhan Kumar Ghosh is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Chief Coordinator of Centre for Sustainable Development and Resource Efficiency Management at Jadavpur University. He is the former Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology & Ex-Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Jadavpur University, India. He is well known international experts in the fields of waste management, circular economy, SME sustainability, green manufacturing, ISO Standards and TQM. He served as the Director, CBWE, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and L&T Ltd. Prof Ghosh is the Founder and Chairman of the IconSWM-CE and the President of the International Society of Waste Management, Air and Water (ISWMAW), as well as the chairman of the "Indian Congress on Quality, Environment, Energy and Safety Management Systems (ICQESMS)". He was awarded a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, to work on "Energy Recovery from MSW" and working as PI at JU for Horizon 2020 project, "INDIA H20". He received several national and international awards. He is involved in collaborative research with experts from more than 30 countries and in a few national committees. He has three patents, more than 200 publications.

Prof. Chiranjib Bhattacharya is the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University. He is a Professor and former Head in Chemical Engineering. He works as the Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Technology & Registrar at Jadavpur University. He completed his M.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (1991), and Ph.D. from Jadavpur University (1998) in Chemical Engineering. His areas of research interests include mass transfer studies in ultrafiltration, simulation of ultrafiltration process; other membrane separation processes like emulsion liquid membrane; wastewater treatment with specific emphasis on the membrane route; bioremediation; bioprocess engineering. He has more than 11 years of