Decarbonization of Wastewater Pollutants as a Sustainable Solution

Dr. Alok Prasad Das received his PhDs in Biotechnology from Siksha O Anusandhan University, India, carried out most of his PhD work at CSIR-IMMT and received his M. Tech degree from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. Dr. Das’s research focuses on Development of Bioleaching technologies for metal recovery and waste management. He has been associated with the development of a methodology whereby microbes could improve the biorecovery process of metals. In addition to this, he is also investigating advanced mineral processing technology with special emphasis on microbial resource recycling techniques, which are required for sustainable development and to accomplish present demand. This technology can be applied to other fields such as resource utilization, waste minimization and environmental remediation. His research interests also focus upon microbial biogeochemical cycling of manganese which has resulted in a number of key papers in the area (see S. Ghosh and A.P. Das 2018, Nature Scientific Report; Mohanty et al., 2018, Rev in Env Sc & Biotech, Das et al., 2011, Biores Tech- 85 citations). His current Google Scholar: Citations is 600 and h-index 13. Dr. Alok has more than 10 years of research experience on bioleaching, bioremediation, mineral recovery techniques with expertise on microbial culture isolation and screening studies, strain development and optimization studies for efficient mineral recovery. Sunanda Mishra is a PhD research scholar. She has 5 years of research experience and published several Books, Journal Articles, and Editorial member of several reputed journals. Currently her major work involves Heavy metal pollution, Environmental Biotechnology, and Environmental Microplastic and Microfiber Pollution and management, Sustainability. Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.

• 1. Introduction on circular economy concept highlighting the Sustainable Development. Goals that can be achieved through decarbonization process of wastewater2. Sources of different types of anthropogenic pollutants into aquatic ecosystem3. Elimination of hazardous micropollutants from industrial wastewaters by both traditional and cutting-edge biological treatment techniques4. Case studies on Recent Advances in waste water treatment technologies in sustainable manner 5. Ecological diversity of microbial communities engaged in the removal of anthropogenic contaminants present in aquatic ecosystem6. Microbe mediated waste water treatment technology and its advantage over physical and chemical methods7. Resource recovery from wastewater for value addition and renewable energy generation8. Advanced technology for sustainable management of Waste generated during post pandemic period. Challenges, opportunities, and strategies for effective remediation of anthropogenic wastes present in fresh water and marine ecosystem