Environmental Hydrocarbon Pollution and Zero Waste Approach Towards a Sustainable Waste Management

Dr. Ipsita Dipamitra Behera, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at IGIT Sarang, is a distinguished researcher and educator with over 15 years of teaching experience. She completed her Ph.D. from IIT Kharagpur, where she specialized in the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants. Her research has focused on environmental sustainability, particularly the bioremediation of hazardous pollutants through innovative biochemical engineering techniques. As a researcher, Dr. Behera is actively involved in guiding and contributing to the academic community. Her editorial contributions are notable, with three edited books for international publishers. Dr. Behera's publications have garnered significant recognition, as reflected in her Google Scholar profile. Her work has been cited widely, contributing to her H-index and I-index, which reflect her influence and the high quality of her research in biodegradation and environmental biotechnology. Her published research underscores her expertise and her commitment to advancing knowledge in her specialized field.Dr. Alok Prasad Das:  Dr. Alok Prasad Das is presently serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women’s University, Odisha India. Prior to that Dr. Alok was working as Assistant Professor in Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Tripura Central University, Agartala, India. He is an academician, author of journal articles, several books, and book chapters and Editorial member of several reputed journals. He has more than 15 years of research experience. Dr. Das has been supported through various research grants from the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. His research and innovation work, done in national and international collaborations, has appeared in over 100 publications; and his contributions have been recognized by several awards. His area of expertise includes Biological Wastewater treatment, Bioremediation based bioleaching of mining pollutants, Bioremediation of Microplastics and Microfiber Pollutants, Geomicrobiology of extreme habitats. He has guided several post graduate and Ph.D. scholars. He is the editor of several books of international repute. He is an active lead guest editorial board member in top-rated journals.  His current Google Scholar: Citations is 5160 and h-index 41. Dr. Das is enlisted in the world's top 2% influential scientist as per the Stanford University list 2023.

• A brief Introduction on environmental hydrocarbon waste generation.- In-depth coverage of hydrocarbon waste sources, characteristics, fate and toxicity to the biosphere.- Sources, transport and accumulation of solid and liquid hydrocarbon waste in aquatic as well as terrestrial environments.- Water contamination and accumulation of different hydrocarbon pollutants in the marine environment.- Impact of environmental hydrocarbon pollutants at the global level.- Water contamination and impacts of environmental hydrocarbon pollutants.- Advanced waste management techniques for liquid hydrocarbon waste.- Advanced waste management techniques for solid hydrocarbon waste.- Solid hydrocarbon waste recycling and recovery of value-added products.- Liquid hydrocarbon waste recycling and recovery of value-added products.- Possible innovative approaches to tackle the pollution associated with hydrocarbon.- Environmental hydrocarbon waste management and recycling through zero waste adaptation technology.- Circularity and sustainable economy model towards supply chain management and zero waste.- Sustainable technologies in the development of novel processes and products from environmental hydrocarbon pollutants.- Circular economy-based approaches, regulatory framework and policies to achieve zero waste hydrocarbon management.