Wastewater Treatment Through Nature-Based Solutions

Dr. Naveen Dwivedi is currently working as Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, University Institute of Engineering, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India. He obtained his M. Tech. degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow. Dr. Dwivedi has completed his M. Tech. dissertation work from Fermentation Division of Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow and Ph.D. research work from Bioenergy & Environmental Engineering Research Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Dr. Dwivedi is broadly interested in the fields of Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Bioenergy, Environmental sustainability, Biomass conversion to materials and energy, Waste valorization. Dr. Dwivedi has more than 21 years of teaching and research experience. He has good number of research publications in the peer reviewed journals and conferences, edited books and around more than two dozen chapters in the books published by reputed international publishers.  Dr. Shubha Dwivedi, A researcher by profession, Dr. Shubha Dwivedi is an Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Biotechnology, IIMT University, Meerut, India. She received her Post graduation degree in Biochemistry from Jiwaji University Gwalior and Ph.D. research work from Sustainable Processing and Water Treatment Research Lab, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. She was associated with Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) Delhi during her masters. Her working area has been in the development of eco-friendly technology for the removal of hazardous contaminants from wastewater. Dr. Dwivedi has more than 19 years of teaching and research experience. Her outstanding research work is a testament of a good number of research publications, books, book chapters and patents etc.Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra is working as an Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, UDUPI, India.  Dr. Mishra received his Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam in year 2019. Dr. Mishra has completed his post-doctoral from University of Guelph Canada (2 years) and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (1 year). He has published more than 45 research articles in the reputed publication with an h-index of 27 and over 3047 citations. His current research interests are biomass conversion, pyrolysis, waste management, biochar, biofuel, hydrothermal liquefaction, water and wastewater treatment etc. Dr. Mishra is also associated with various SCI and Scopus International journals as an Editor, Associate Editors, Academic editor and editorial board.

• Chapter 1. Advanced integrated nature-based solutions (NbS) for Fluoride Removal from wastewater to increase sustainability and resilience.- Chapter 2. Ecological restoration through nature-based solutions and minimizing water challenges.- Chapter 3. Vermifiltration in wastewater treatment and waste valorization.- Chapter 4. Advances in Microbial wastewater treatment system.- Chapter 5. Phytoremediation in Restoring Infected or Damaged Water Bodies.- Chapter 6. Urban Circularity Challenges via Nature-Based Solution.- Chapter 7. Phyco -application for the treatment of industrial waste water.- Chapter 8. Wastewater Treatment by Soil Infiltration Process.- Chapter 9. Bio-inspired/ bio-nano materials for wastewater treatment.- Chapter 10. Designing and technical feasibility of bio-hybrid system for scaling up treatment process.- Chapter 11. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) Technology in Bioenergy Generation from Wastewater treatment.- Chapter 12. Integrative Omics Approaches for Improving the Effectiveness of Plants for Phytoremediation.- Chapter 13. Life cycle assessment of microalgae-based systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery.- Chapter 14. Hydroponics/Aquaponics and its co-benefits.- Chapter 15. Enzymatic and Microbial-Based Systems for Bioremediation of Wastewater.- Chapter 16. Solid Wastes to Renewable Energy: An Approach of the Processing Steps.