Bionanotechnology Towards Green Energy

Shubha Dwivedi, a researcher by profession, is Associate Professor and Head of the department in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, IIMT University, Meerut, India. She received her MSc degree in Biochemistry from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, and an MBA degree from Punjab Technical University. Dr Dwivedi completed her MSc dissertation work at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), Delhi, and PhD research work at the Sustainable Processing and Water Treatment Research Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. She has more than 16 years of experience in teaching and research work in the areas of biochemical engineering and environmental biotechnology. Her area of work has been eco-friendly technology development for the removal of hazardous contaminants from wastewater. She has published more than 47 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. Moreover, she has published more than a dozen book chapters with CRC Press, AAP, Wiley, Elsevier, and Springer, etc. Dr Dwivedi has published one book titled Introduction to Biotechnology with University Science Press, New Delhi. She is also engaged in three international book projects with Wiley and CRC Press. Recently, she was appointed session lead at an IPR workshop organized in RAIB-2021 at Precious Cornerstone University, Nigeria. She has chaired sessions at many national and international conferences. She has been invited as a keynote speaker to various institutes of national and international repute. Presently she is engaged in many international projects with various universities such as research exchange programmes, organizing workshops and conferences, etc.Naveen Dwivedi is currently working as Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology at the S.D. College of Engineering and Technology, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his MTech degree in Biotechnology from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow. Dr Dwivedi completed his MTech dissertation work at the Fermentation Division of the Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, and PhD research work at the Bioenergy and Environmental Engineering Research Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Dr Dwivedi is broadly interested in the fields of bioenergy and environmental biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, the biological remediation of wastewater, bioprocess engineering, and fermentation biotechnology. Dr Dwivedi has more than 18 years of teaching experience. He has about 50 research publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. He has also contributed 20 chapters to books published by Elsevier, CRC Press, AAP, Springer, and Wiley. He is an author of the book Introduction to Biotechnology published by University Science Press, New Delhi. Presently he is also engaged in editing various book projects of international repute with Wiley, Elsevier, and CRC Press. Dr Dwivedi has received many research awards and project grants. Dr Dwivedi has delivered several invited talks and guest lectures on various topics in biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and bioenergy in different places in India and abroad. He is the member of the editorial board and reviewer of several international journals. He is a senior member of the Universal Association of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineers (IRED), New York, USA, and the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).

• 1. Recent Advances of Bio-Nanotechnology Potential in the Scaling Up of Sustainable Green Energy Production 2. Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials: Applications in Artificial Photosynthesis and Energy Generation 3. Bio-Nanofluids-Based Photovoltaic Thermal System 4. Applications of Bio-Nanoenabled Materials and Coatings for Affordable, Reliable and Sustainable Green Energy Production 5. Bionanocatalysts as Green Catalysts: Design and Application for Production of Renewable Biofuels 6. Biomimetic Concepts and Their Applications in Green Energy 7. Fabrication of Hybrid Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors and Energy Storage Devices 8. Tailored Bio-Nanomaterial Electrodes for Bioelectricity Generation 9. Challenges and Future Scope of Bio-nanotechnology in Algal Biofuel and Life Cycle Analysis 10. Bio-Mimetic and Bio-Templating of Natural Materials: An Approach to Sustainable Development Using Bionanotechnology 11. Bionanotechnology and Microbial Synergism in Biohydrogen Generation and Wastewater Treatment 12. Bionanotechnology in a Biogas-Based Power Generation System Using Lignocellulosic Biomass 13. Bio-nanotechnology in Waste to Energy Conversion in a Circular Economy Approach for Better Sustainability 14. Enhancement of Biohydrogen Production by the Application of Microbial Nanotechnology 15. Case Studies: An Insight into Green Energy Resources, Infrastructure, Economies, Energy Schemes, and Sustainability in India