Handbook of Solid Waste Management : Sustainability through Circular Economy

The issue and finding the green solution of Solid Waste Management are important challenges throughout the world. This book explores cutting edge developments in Circular Economy and Sustainability on Solid Waste Management, current research perspectives, existing problems on solid waste management system, industrial development and the latest green methodology for in Solid Waste conversion and regenerate products and materials, environmental solutions, social awareness and development on solid waste management and the future perspectives of Circular Economy for industrial revolution 4.0 with the mission of green chemistry and engineering on solid waste management. It focuses on chapters from different researchers, faculty members, scientists and engineers, industrialist and experts from different countries working on the Circular Economy on Solid Waste Management. It also features the importance of integration of multi-disciplinary research fields on Circular Economy for Sustainable Development. It provides latest development in and current research perspectives, technology development, and critical thinking and societal requirements and development on Circular Economy of Solid Waste Management to researchers, scientists, engineers, environmental managers, policy makers, and Experts of Energy Division of Government and Private Organization and Industries.

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Dr. Chinnappan Baskar is a Professor and Director of Research and Development Center at Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Ph.D. in Organic and Materials Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore. He has worked as Brain Korean 21 (BK21) Research Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University, South Korea and co-researcher in Energy and Environmental Fusion Technology Center, Myongji University. His research interests include Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Conducting Polymers, Green Chemistry and Engineering, Ionic Liquids, Poly(ionic) Liquids, Radiation Resistant Polymers, Biopolymers, Biodegradable Polymers. He has published several research papers in journals of national and international repute He has one Korean Patent to his credit.

Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng, is the Director of Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). He chairs the Circular Economy Taskforce, and a member of Enterprise Singapore's ISO/TC323 committee on Circular Economy. He has co-authored over 1,000 SCI listed international journal papers. He received his Ph.D. from University of Cambridge, UK. He received numerous recognitions which include CUT Honorary Engineering Doctorate, ASEAN Outstanding Engineer Award; UK Cambridge Nehru Fellowship, Singapore LKY Fellowship, and more. He facilitated large scale research and innovation partnerships with world leading universities in USA, Europe and Asia.

Dr. Shikha Baskar is the Principal Investigator of SYST-DST Project at the Chemistry and Bioprospecting Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India. She obtained her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab, India and received post-doctoral training at Myongji University, South Korea. She has worked as Sr. Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Punjab; Associate Professor of Chemistry and Dean (Academic Affairs) at GRD Institute of Management and Technology, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India; and Guest Faculty at Faculty of Pharmacy and Women Institute of Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand Technical University. Her current research interests include synthetic organic chemistry, green chemistry, ionic liquids, and biomass conversion.

Dr. Rashmi Sharma is a Senior Scientists in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. She received her Ph.D. from National Institute of Agrobiological Resource (NIAS), Tsukuba, Japan and M.Sc. Biotechnology from the University of Roorkee. Currently, she is associated with Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division and National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) Division of DST. She has published several research papers in journals of national and international repute. She has been invited to attend and deliver lectures in several conferences, seminars and workshops. She has patents on her credit. She was awarded Amity Outstanding Women Award on National Science Day (2019); Star of the Department, Ocimum Biosolutions (2008); Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2002-2004); and Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Fellowship (1993-1995).

Dr. Amutha Chinnappan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore. She received her Ph.D. degree in organic nanomaterials using ionic liquids for energy applications from Myongji University, South Korea. She has published 55+ peer reviewed scientific research articles in reputed international journals with high impact factors. She has received many awards and accolades for her research work such as Brain Korea 21 Plus (BK21+) Postdoctoral Fellowship in South Korea, and Excellence Award for outstanding achievements and exemplary performance as a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Energy Science and Technology, Myongji University, South Korea. Her current research interests include green chemistry, circular economy, plastic recycling, conducting cables/ wires, smart textiles, wearable/flexible electronics, and ionic liquid-based functional nanomaterials for energy applications.

Dr. Rashmi is a professor of Chemistry and Head of Basic Sciences at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel university of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, India. Prior to this, she worked as a Senior Scientist in Chemistry and Bioprospecting Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India. She has received doctorate degree from the Department of Chemistry, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India. She did her post doctorate from Kinjo Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan. Her research interest is focusing on value addition of forest biomass/non-wood forest products. She has authored/co-authored several research papers reflecting her research interests in diversified field of Chemistry.