Abhishek Kumar, PhD, is an assistant director and associate professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He is also a post-doctoral fellow at the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has published over 150 publications in scientific journals and conferences and is a series E\editor for three books series. He is also working on numerous books for Scrivener Publishing. Pramod Singh Rathore is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Communication Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur, India. He is pursuing his doctorate in computer science engineering from the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur. With over 11 years of academic teaching experience, he has published more than 65 papers in scientific journals, books, and conferences. He has co-authored and edited numerous books and is working on numerous books for Scrivener Publishing. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has more than 16 years of teaching experience and has authored or edited 15 books and has published over 65 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He serves as an editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. Arun Lal Srivastav, PhD, is working as associate professor at the Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has published more than 80 research papers in various prestigious journals and is the editor of 17 books. Vishal Dutt is currently working as a technical trainer at Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India with a strong background in academia and industry. With over seven years of teaching and research experience, he has authored over 50 scientific journals, conferences, and book chapters. He has contributed to the editorial process of many books and is currently working on three more publications. T. Ananthkumar, PhD, is working as an assistant professor at the IFET College of Engineering affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. His fields of interest are networks on chips, computer architecture, and application-specific integrated circuit design. He is a life member of the International Society of Technology in Education and has many patents in various domains. He has written many book chapters and edited four books.

• Foreword xviiPreface xix1 Integration of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Energy Management 1Bhanu Chander and Kumaravelan Gopalakrishnan2 Artificial Neural Network Process Optimization for Predicting the Thermal Properties of Biomass: Recent Advances and Future Challenges 47S. Dayana Priyadharshini and M. Arvindhan3 E-Waste Management and Bioethanol Production 67Anshu Sibbal Chatli4 A Novel-Based Smart Home Energy Management System for Energy Consumption Prediction Using a Machine Learning Algorithm 79N. Deepa, Devi T., S. Rakesh Kumar and N. Gayathri6 Comprehensive Review of IoT-Based Green Energy Monitoring Systems 113Aishwarya V.7 The Contribution of Renewable Energy with Artificial Intelligence to Accomplish Organizational Development Goals and Its Impacts 145K. M. Baalamurugan and Aanchal Phutela8 Current Trends in E-Waste Management 167Anjali Sharma, Devkant Sharma, Deepshi Arora and Ajmer Singh Grewal9 Current E-Waste Management: An Exploratory Study on Managing E-Waste for Environmental Sustainability 187Shweta Solanki and Pramod Singh Rathore10 Challenges in E-Waste Management 201Himani Bajaj, Anjali Sharma, Deepshi Arora, Mayank Yadav, Devkant Sharma and Prabhjot Singh Bajwa11 Recycling of Electronic Wastes: Practices, Recycling Methodologies, and Statistics 221Suresh Chinnathampy M., Ancy Marzla A., Aruna T., Dhivya Priya E. L., Rindhiya S. and Varshini P.12 Sustainable Development Through the Life Cycle of Electronic Waste Management 237D. Magdalin Mary, S. Jaisiva, C. Kumar and P. Praveen Kumar13 E-Waste Challenges & Solutions 255K. Dhivya and G. Premalatha14 Global Challenges of E-Waste: Its Management and Future Scenarios 277Pranay Das and Swati Singh15 Impact of E-Waste on Reproduction 293Adrija Roy, Sayantika Mukherjee, Dipanwita Das and Amrita Saha16 Challenges in Scale-Up of Bio-Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Electronic Waste: From Laboratory-Based Research to Practical Industrial Applications 301Ana Cecilia Chaine Escobar, Andrew S. Hursthouse and Eric D. van Hullebusch17 Current Advances in Recycling of Electronic Wastes 341Kumar Sagar Maiti, Irin Khatun, Serma Rimil Hansda and Dipankar Ghosh18 E-Waste: The Problem and the Solutions 375Krati Taksali and Pramod Singh Rathore19 Contribution of E-Waste Management in Green Computing 397Shweta Sharma and Vishal DuttReferences 411Index 413

Abhishek Kumar, PhD, is an assistant director and associate professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He is also a post-doctoral fellow at the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has published over 150 publications in scientific journals and conferences and is a series E\editor for three books series. He is also working on numerous books for Scrivener Publishing. Pramod Singh Rathore is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Communication Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur, India. He is pursuing his doctorate in computer science engineering from the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur. With over 11 years of academic teaching experience, he has published more than 65 papers in scientific journals, books, and conferences. He has co-authored and edited numerous books and is working on numerous books for Scrivener Publishing. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has more than 16 years of teaching experience and has authored or edited 15 books and has published over 65 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He serves as an editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. Arun Lal Srivastav, PhD, is working as associate professor at the Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has published more than 80 research papers in various prestigious journals and is the editor of 17 books. Vishal Dutt is currently working as a technical trainer at Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India with a strong background in academia and industry. With over seven years of teaching and research experience, he has authored over 50 scientific journals, conferences, and book chapters. He has contributed to the editorial process of many books and is currently working on three more publications. T. Ananthkumar, PhD, is working as an assistant professor at the IFET College of Engineering affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. His fields of interest are networks on chips, computer architecture, and application-specific integrated circuit design. He is a life member of the International Society of Technology in Education and has many patents in various domains. He has written many book chapters and edited four books.

• Foreword xviiPreface xix1 Integration of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Energy Management 1Bhanu Chander and Kumaravelan Gopalakrishnan2 Artificial Neural Network Process Optimization for Predicting the Thermal Properties of Biomass: Recent Advances and Future Challenges 47S. Dayana Priyadharshini and M. Arvindhan3 E-Waste Management and Bioethanol Production 67Anshu Sibbal Chatli4 A Novel-Based Smart Home Energy Management System for Energy Consumption Prediction Using a Machine Learning Algorithm 79N. Deepa, Devi T., S. Rakesh Kumar and N. Gayathri6 Comprehensive Review of IoT-Based Green Energy Monitoring Systems 113Aishwarya V.7 The Contribution of Renewable Energy with Artificial Intelligence to Accomplish Organizational Development Goals and Its Impacts 145K. M. Baalamurugan and Aanchal Phutela8 Current Trends in E-Waste Management 167Anjali Sharma, Devkant Sharma, Deepshi Arora and Ajmer Singh Grewal9 Current E-Waste Management: An Exploratory Study on Managing E-Waste for Environmental Sustainability 187Shweta Solanki and Pramod Singh Rathore10 Challenges in E-Waste Management 201Himani Bajaj, Anjali Sharma, Deepshi Arora, Mayank Yadav, Devkant Sharma and Prabhjot Singh Bajwa11 Recycling of Electronic Wastes: Practices, Recycling Methodologies, and Statistics 221Suresh Chinnathampy M., Ancy Marzla A., Aruna T., Dhivya Priya E. L., Rindhiya S. and Varshini P.12 Sustainable Development Through the Life Cycle of Electronic Waste Management 237D. Magdalin Mary, S. Jaisiva, C. Kumar and P. Praveen Kumar13 E-Waste Challenges & Solutions 255K. Dhivya and G. Premalatha14 Global Challenges of E-Waste: Its Management and Future Scenarios 277Pranay Das and Swati Singh15 Impact of E-Waste on Reproduction 293Adrija Roy, Sayantika Mukherjee, Dipanwita Das and Amrita Saha16 Challenges in Scale-Up of Bio-Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Electronic Waste: From Laboratory-Based Research to Practical Industrial Applications 301Ana Cecilia Chaine Escobar, Andrew S. Hursthouse and Eric D. van Hullebusch17 Current Advances in Recycling of Electronic Wastes 341Kumar Sagar Maiti, Irin Khatun, Serma Rimil Hansda and Dipankar Ghosh18 E-Waste: The Problem and the Solutions 375Krati Taksali and Pramod Singh Rathore19 Contribution of E-Waste Management in Green Computing 397Shweta Sharma and Vishal DuttReferences 411Index 413

Abhishek Kumar, PhD, is an assistant director and associate professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He is also a post-doctoral fellow at the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has published over 150 publications in scientific journals and conferences and is a series E\editor for three books series. He is also working on numerous books for Scrivener Publishing. Pramod Singh Rathore is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Communication Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur, India. He is pursuing his doctorate in computer science engineering from the University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur. With over 11 years of academic teaching experience, he has published more than 65 papers in scientific journals, books, and conferences. He has co-authored and edited numerous books and is working on numerous books for Scrivener Publishing. Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has more than 16 years of teaching experience and has authored or edited 15 books and has published over 65 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He serves as an editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for numerous peer-reviewed journals. Arun Lal Srivastav, PhD, is working as associate professor at the Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has published more than 80 research papers in various prestigious journals and is the editor of 17 books. Vishal Dutt is currently working as a technical trainer at Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India with a strong background in academia and industry. With over seven years of teaching and research experience, he has authored over 50 scientific journals, conferences, and book chapters. He has contributed to the editorial process of many books and is currently working on three more publications. T. Ananthkumar, PhD, is working as an assistant professor at the IFET College of Engineering affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. His fields of interest are networks on chips, computer architecture, and application-specific integrated circuit design. He is a life member of the International Society of Technology in Education and has many patents in various domains. He has written many book chapters and edited four books.

• Foreword xviiPreface xix1 Integration of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Energy Management 1Bhanu Chander and Kumaravelan Gopalakrishnan2 Artificial Neural Network Process Optimization for Predicting the Thermal Properties of Biomass: Recent Advances and Future Challenges 47S. Dayana Priyadharshini and M. Arvindhan3 E-Waste Management and Bioethanol Production 67Anshu Sibbal Chatli4 A Novel-Based Smart Home Energy Management System for Energy Consumption Prediction Using a Machine Learning Algorithm 79N. Deepa, Devi T., S. Rakesh Kumar and N. Gayathri6 Comprehensive Review of IoT-Based Green Energy Monitoring Systems 113Aishwarya V.7 The Contribution of Renewable Energy with Artificial Intelligence to Accomplish Organizational Development Goals and Its Impacts 145K. M. Baalamurugan and Aanchal Phutela8 Current Trends in E-Waste Management 167Anjali Sharma, Devkant Sharma, Deepshi Arora and Ajmer Singh Grewal9 Current E-Waste Management: An Exploratory Study on Managing E-Waste for Environmental Sustainability 187Shweta Solanki and Pramod Singh Rathore10 Challenges in E-Waste Management 201Himani Bajaj, Anjali Sharma, Deepshi Arora, Mayank Yadav, Devkant Sharma and Prabhjot Singh Bajwa11 Recycling of Electronic Wastes: Practices, Recycling Methodologies, and Statistics 221Suresh Chinnathampy M., Ancy Marzla A., Aruna T., Dhivya Priya E. L., Rindhiya S. and Varshini P.12 Sustainable Development Through the Life Cycle of Electronic Waste Management 237D. Magdalin Mary, S. Jaisiva, C. Kumar and P. Praveen Kumar13 E-Waste Challenges & Solutions 255K. Dhivya and G. Premalatha14 Global Challenges of E-Waste: Its Management and Future Scenarios 277Pranay Das and Swati Singh15 Impact of E-Waste on Reproduction 293Adrija Roy, Sayantika Mukherjee, Dipanwita Das and Amrita Saha16 Challenges in Scale-Up of Bio-Hydrometallurgical Treatment of Electronic Waste: From Laboratory-Based Research to Practical Industrial Applications 301Ana Cecilia Chaine Escobar, Andrew S. Hursthouse and Eric D. van Hullebusch17 Current Advances in Recycling of Electronic Wastes 341Kumar Sagar Maiti, Irin Khatun, Serma Rimil Hansda and Dipankar Ghosh18 E-Waste: The Problem and the Solutions 375Krati Taksali and Pramod Singh Rathore19 Contribution of E-Waste Management in Green Computing 397Shweta Sharma and Vishal DuttReferences 411Index 413