Bionanotechnology Towards Green Energy: Innovative and Sustainable Approach

Bionanotechnology Towards Green Energy explains the role of bionanotechnology in the next generation technologies of green energy from an interdisciplinary and sustainability perspective. Chapters cover different roles of bionanotechnology such as applications of bio-nano enabled materials/coatings, scaling-up of green energy production, design and synthesis of bio-inspired nanomaterials and their applications, bio-nanofluid-based photovoltaic thermal systems, the use of bio-templated and biomimetic materials, and so forth. It focuses on waste-to-energy conversion and fixing intricate environmental issues.

Key features:

• Provides detailed coverage of green energy production through bionanotechnological intervention
• Reviews future research needs in bionanotechnology in the green energy sector and scientific challenges in the mitigation of energy crises
• Deals with cutting-edge research on microbial synergism in biohydrogen production and storage
• Discusses the fabrication of bio-nano/hybrid electrode materials for supercapacitors and energy storage devices
• Includes extensive illustrations, case studies, summary tables, and up-to-date references

This book is aimed at researchers and professionals in bionanotechnology, energy sciences, and environmental engineering.

Shubha Dwivedi, a researcher by profession, is Associate Professor and Head of the department in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, IIMT University, Meerut, India. She received her MSc degree in Biochemistry from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, and an MBA degree from Punjab Technical University. Dr Dwivedi completed her MSc dissertation work at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), Delhi, and PhD research work at the Sustainable Processing and Water Treatment Research Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. She has more than 16 years of experience in teaching and research work in the areas of biochemical engineering and environmental biotechnology. Her area of work has been eco-friendly technology development for the removal of hazardous contaminants from wastewater. She has published more than 47 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. Moreover, she has published more than a dozen book chapters with CRC Press, AAP, Wiley, Elsevier, and Springer, etc. Dr Dwivedi has published one book titled Introduction to Biotechnology with University Science Press, New Delhi. She is also engaged in three international book projects with Wiley and CRC Press. Recently, she was appointed session lead at an IPR workshop organized in RAIB-2021 at Precious Cornerstone University, Nigeria. She has chaired sessions at many national and international conferences. She has been invited as a keynote speaker to various institutes of national and international repute. Presently she is engaged in many international projects with various universities such as research exchange programmes, organizing workshops and conferences, etc.

Naveen Dwivedi is currently working as Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology at the S.D. College of Engineering and Technology, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his MTech degree in Biotechnology from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow. Dr Dwivedi completed his MTech dissertation work at the Fermentation Division of the Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow, and PhD research work at the Bioenergy and Environmental Engineering Research Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Dr Dwivedi is broadly interested in the fields of bioenergy and environmental biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, the biological remediation of wastewater, bioprocess engineering, and fermentation biotechnology. Dr Dwivedi has more than 18 years of teaching experience. He has about 50 research publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. He has also contributed 20 chapters to books published by Elsevier, CRC Press, AAP, Springer, and Wiley. He is an author of the book Introduction to Biotechnology published by University Science Press, New Delhi. Presently he is also engaged in editing various book projects of international repute with Wiley, Elsevier, and CRC Press. Dr Dwivedi has received many research awards and project grants. Dr Dwivedi has delivered several invited talks and guest lectures on various topics in biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and bioenergy in different places in India and abroad. He is the member of the editorial board and reviewer of several international journals. He is a senior member of the Universal Association of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineers (IRED), New York, USA, and the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).