Biochar Production Engineering

Dr. Arpita Roy is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Sharda School of Bioscience and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida. She obtained her MTech (Industrial Biotechnology) and Ph.D. (Biotechnology) from Delhi Technological University. Her areas of interest include Plant Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Green nanoparticle synthesis and Microbiology. She has published more than 130 SCI/SCOPUS indexed papers in peer-reviewed journals (h-index 43; i-index 115; Total citation >6000) and 30 book chapters. She has edited 10 books. She has qualified GATE, CSIR-UGC-NET and ICAR-ASRB NET. She also receives “Commendable Research Excellence Award DTU 2019, 2020, and 2021” from Delhi Technological University, Delhi. She has been enlisted in the Top 2% of scientists in the world for three consecutive years (Stanford University report published by Elsevier in 2022, 2023, and 2024). She has been an Invited and Keynote Speaker for various conferences. She has served as an editorial board member and reviewer for several reputed international journals. Dr. Rouf Ahmad Bhat (Ph.D) pursued his doctorate at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (Division of Environmental Sciences) and is presently working in the Department of School Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Bhat has been teaching for the past 09 years and is an author of more than 55 research articles (h-index 34; i-index 58; total citation 4200) and 50 chapters and has published more than 50 books with international publishers. Besides, he has worked as an associate environmental expert in World Bank-funded Flood Recovery Project and the environmental support staff in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded development projects.Dr. Gowhar Hamid Dar (Ph.D) currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Department Govt. of J&K and is presently posted in Government Degree College Kulgam where he serves as Head, Department of Environmental Science and Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). He has a Ph. D in Environmental Science with a specialization in Environmental Microbiology. He has been teaching postgraduate and graduate students for the past many years in the Higher Education Department of UT of Jammu and Kashmir. He has more than 80 research articles (h-index 19; i-index 25; total citation >1100) in international and national journals of repute and more than 25 books with international publishers to his credit. Further, Dr. Dar is Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator for different R&D projects sanctioned by Government of India and Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

• Fundamentals of biochar production.- Physical and chemical properties of biochar.- Agricultural wastes for production of biochar.- Production of biochar from sludge and its environmental applications.- Production of biochar from algal biomass and their applications.- Production of biochar from plant biomass and their applications.- Biochar is a solution for pharmaceutical waste disposal.- Removal of inorganic compounds from soil using biochar.- Removal of anionic contaminants using biochar application.- Decontamination of Inorganic and Organic Compounds from Wastewater using Biochar.- Environmental compatibility of biochar.- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their remediation by biochar.- Biochar a futuristic approach for heavy metal remediation from waste water.- Trends and challenges in production of biochar.- Significance of biochar application to economy and environment.