Green Technologies for the Environment

Sherine O. Obare is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and also the Associate Chair and Graduate Director at the Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry atWest Virginia State University, and she received her Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina with Professor Catherine J. Murphy. She completed a two-year Dreyfus postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University with Professor Gerald. J. Meyer.Professor Rafael Luque received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universidad de Cordoba, Spain in 2005. His research program and expertise focus on (nano)materials science, heterogeneous (nano)catalysis, microwave and flow chemistry, biofuels, and green chemical methods in synthetic organic chemistry.He has published over 220 research articles, filed 3 patent applications, and edited seven books; he has also written several book chapters. He has given Invited, Keynote, and Plenary lectures, along with keynote addresses, at several international conferences. Professor Luque is also heavily involved in chemical education and promoting science in developing countries.

• 1. Green Technologies for the EnvironmentSolvent Systems for Green Chemistry Processes2. Carbon Dioxide Solvent Applications in a Biorefinery 3. Deep Eutectic Solvents: Environmentally Friendly Media for Metal-Catalyzed Organic Reactions 4. Amino Acid-Derived Imidazolium Zwitterions: Building Blocks for Renewable Ionic Liquids and Materials 5. Opportunities for the Replacement/Minimization of Selective Hazardous Solvents: Applications, Concerns and Approaches To Identify Alternatives Advances in Materials and Chemical Reactions6. Greener Oxidation of Alcohols, Glycosides and Sulfides 7. An EcoScale Comparison of Mechanochemistry and Solution Based Reactions 8. Some Strategies in Designing Highly Efficient Photocatalysts for Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Water 9. Environmentally-Friendly Designs and Syntheses of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Biomass and Waste Valorization to Chemicals, Materials and Fuels10. Food Waste Valorisation for High Value Chemicals and Energy Production 11. Lignin Based Carbon Materials for Energy Storage Applications12. Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Biomass Conversion Processes 13. Agricultural Residues as Feedstocks for Lactic Acid Fermentation