Green Chemistry Approaches to Environmental Sustainability

Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg is an environmental scientist and academician currently serving as Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India. With over three decades of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration, he has made significant contributions to the field of environmental sciences, particularly in pollution control, radioecology, and sustainable waste management. Prof. Garg’s research interests encompass water and wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, pesticide pollution, heavy metal contamination, radio-ecology, green chemistry and sustainability. He has published many research papers in reputed national and international journals and contributed to a number of books in the domain of environmental sustainability.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).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.Dr Sushma is currently working as Assistant Professor in Industrial Waste Management under department of Vocational Studies and Skill Development in Central University of Haryana. She has completed her M.Sc and M.Tech degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from Guru Jambheshwar University of Hisar, Haryana and PhD in Environmental Engineering from IIT Delhi. She has 5 years of teaching and research experience. Her field of research is advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment. She has published 7 research articles and 3 book chapters with high impact factor reputed journals. She got the best paper award in international conference (Chemcon-2016) and has a life membership of IIChE. 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.

• 1. Driver for changes2. Environmental Pollution3. Chemical Toxicology in Environmental matrices4. Applications of Green Chemistry for Environmental Remediation5. Approaches and challenges with respect to green chemistry in Industries6. Plant-derived compounds and their green synthesis in pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals7. Greener Anthrosphere through Industrial Ecology8. Radioactive waste minimization and management9. Green Chemistry for production of renewable energy10. Role of chemistry in green energy production11. Use of Renewable feedstocks for chemical Synthesis12. Full blown green metrics13. A green approach: Living Nano factories14. Green Fuels Technology15. Green Technologies for Biovalorization16. Depolymerization of Waste Plastics and Chemicals17. SDGs for addressing environmental Challenges