Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associate with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interest includes microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters and five patents issued or pending, and edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and he has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He has been serving as editorial board member: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology including series editor of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently, working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan, Ph.D. is pursuing a career that contributes the valuable teaching and research in the area of Chemistry and Engineering. He completed Bachelors & Master’s degree in Chemistry from Bharathiyar University, Tamilnadu, India and did Ph.D. in Chemistry (Anna University, Tamilnadu, India) by studying industrial wastewater treatment. He has been focused the research area ofwastewater and drinking water purification, biogas generation, CO2 capture, biodegradable polymers and fermentation technology. He has published twenty five research articles in international peer review journals and attended the more than ten seminars or conferences. Presently, working as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in UEM, Brazil.

• Preface.- Application of nanomaterials in bio-electrochemical water treatment.- Nanomaterials in the development of biosensors.- Water and wastewater treatment using bioelectrochemical systems.- New technologies to remove halides from water.- Clay-based nano-composites.- Silver nanoparticles as a biocide for water treatment applications.- Emerging pollutants degradation using Fe-doped TiO2 under UV and visible light.- Bionanocomposite materials based on titanium oxide/clay for waste water treatment.- Improvement of mechanical properties of hydro-thermal aged glass fiber reinforced polymer composites through nano-TiO2 and Al2O3.- Water pollution remediation techniques with special focus on adsorption.- Electron-electron correlation in a spherical quantum dot for water management.- Polymeric and metallic nano-composites forfiltration of water.- Nanotechnology Explored for the Water Purification.- Nano-functionalized materials for effective oil-water treatment.- Immobilized nano catalysts for degradation of industrial wastewater.- Application of nano-photocatalysts for disinfection of wastewater.- Oxide nanomaterials for efficient water treatment.- Nanotechnology and innovative methods for waste water treatment and purification.- Micro- and nano hollow spheres in heavy metal removals from water.- Index.-

Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associate with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interest includes microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters and five patents issued or pending, and edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and he has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He has been serving as editorial board member: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology including series editor of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently, working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan, Ph.D. is pursuing a career that contributes the valuable teaching and research in the area of Chemistry and Engineering. He completed Bachelors & Master’s degree in Chemistry from Bharathiyar University, Tamilnadu, India and did Ph.D. in Chemistry (Anna University, Tamilnadu, India) by studying industrial wastewater treatment. He has been focused the research area ofwastewater and drinking water purification, biogas generation, CO2 capture, biodegradable polymers and fermentation technology. He has published twenty five research articles in international peer review journals and attended the more than ten seminars or conferences. Presently, working as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in UEM, Brazil.

• Preface.- Application of nanomaterials in bio-electrochemical water treatment.- Nanomaterials in the development of biosensors.- Water and wastewater treatment using bioelectrochemical systems.- New technologies to remove halides from water.- Clay-based nano-composites.- Silver nanoparticles as a biocide for water treatment applications.- Emerging pollutants degradation using Fe-doped TiO2 under UV and visible light.- Bionanocomposite materials based on titanium oxide/clay for waste water treatment.- Improvement of mechanical properties of hydro-thermal aged glass fiber reinforced polymer composites through nano-TiO2 and Al2O3.- Water pollution remediation techniques with special focus on adsorption.- Electron-electron correlation in a spherical quantum dot for water management.- Polymeric and metallic nano-composites forfiltration of water.- Nanotechnology Explored for the Water Purification.- Nano-functionalized materials for effective oil-water treatment.- Immobilized nano catalysts for degradation of industrial wastewater.- Application of nano-photocatalysts for disinfection of wastewater.- Oxide nanomaterials for efficient water treatment.- Nanotechnology and innovative methods for waste water treatment and purification.- Micro- and nano hollow spheres in heavy metal removals from water.- Index.-

Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associate with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interest includes microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and microbial nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles & book chapters and five patents issued or pending, and edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and he has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) & Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He has been serving as editorial board member: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology including series editor of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently, working as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.Thirugnanasambandham Karchiyappan, Ph.D. is pursuing a career that contributes the valuable teaching and research in the area of Chemistry and Engineering. He completed Bachelors & Master’s degree in Chemistry from Bharathiyar University, Tamilnadu, India and did Ph.D. in Chemistry (Anna University, Tamilnadu, India) by studying industrial wastewater treatment. He has been focused the research area ofwastewater and drinking water purification, biogas generation, CO2 capture, biodegradable polymers and fermentation technology. He has published twenty five research articles in international peer review journals and attended the more than ten seminars or conferences. Presently, working as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in UEM, Brazil.

• Preface.- Application of nanomaterials in bio-electrochemical water treatment.- Nanomaterials in the development of biosensors.- Water and wastewater treatment using bioelectrochemical systems.- New technologies to remove halides from water.- Clay-based nano-composites.- Silver nanoparticles as a biocide for water treatment applications.- Emerging pollutants degradation using Fe-doped TiO2 under UV and visible light.- Bionanocomposite materials based on titanium oxide/clay for waste water treatment.- Improvement of mechanical properties of hydro-thermal aged glass fiber reinforced polymer composites through nano-TiO2 and Al2O3.- Water pollution remediation techniques with special focus on adsorption.- Electron-electron correlation in a spherical quantum dot for water management.- Polymeric and metallic nano-composites forfiltration of water.- Nanotechnology Explored for the Water Purification.- Nano-functionalized materials for effective oil-water treatment.- Immobilized nano catalysts for degradation of industrial wastewater.- Application of nano-photocatalysts for disinfection of wastewater.- Oxide nanomaterials for efficient water treatment.- Nanotechnology and innovative methods for waste water treatment and purification.- Micro- and nano hollow spheres in heavy metal removals from water.- Index.-