Nano-engineered Materials for Textile Waste Remediation

Prof. Ajay Kumar Mishra is Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology and Director at Nanotechnology and Waste Water Innovations, South Africa. He also worked at University of South Africa. He also holds Adjunct Professorship at Jiangsu University and Hebei University of Science & Technology, China. Visiting Professor at Robert Gordon University, UK and Bashkir State University, Russia. His research interests include the synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials, bio-based materials including polymers, carbon nanomaterials, composite materials, and wastewater research. He has authored around 160 publications and edited 35 books. Graduated 13 PhD and 23 master besides presenting in more than 115 conference/Institutes as Plenary/Keynote /Invited Lectures. He is actively playing an active role as editor and editorial board member of peer reviewed international journals. He also serves as member of national and international scientific organisations and funding bodies in his expertise subject areas.

• 1. An introduction to the textile waste remediation.- 2. Textile waste: The genesis, environmental impact and remediation using nanoengineered materials.- 3. Degradation of reactive dyes using photoactive membranes.- 4. Adsorption of azo dye(s) from the waste water.- 5. Textile waste conversion into valuable products for environmental abatement.