Advanced Technologies for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Effluents

This book covers major areas in advanced technologies for treating industrial effluents contaminated with heavy metals. It also includes selected in-situ sustainability studies involving advanced computational techniques and artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting the sustainability aspects of the investigated technologies.

Dr. Vineet Kumar Rathore is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat) India. He completed his PhD on the topic ＂Studies on removal of fluoride and arsenic from contaminated water＂ from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India in 2018. His research interests include treatment of groundwater and industrial wastewater with the help of technologies such as adsorption, photocatalytic degradation, advanced coagulation etc., solid waste management, LCA and development of advanced materials for environmental applications. He has published 12 SCI/Scopus indexed publications in highly reputed international journals, authored 03 book chapters and participated in several international conferences. He has also developed a novel water treatment system for the removal of extremely hazardous components like arsenic and fluoride from contaminated groundwater and got this technology patented and is currently under the evaluation phase in the rural areas of Chhattisgarh.

Dr. Nitin Kumar Singh is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Marwadi University, India. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from IIT Roorkee, an M. Tech. in Environmental Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, and a B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow. His research expertise includes wastewater treatment, waste valorisation, green synthesis, environmental monitoring, and sustainability assessment. Dr. Singh has authored 43 SCI-indexed publications (h-index: 26, i10-index: 40), 6 Scopus-indexed papers, 21 book chapters, and 14 conference papers. He has also edited 6 international books with reputed publishers. He is also part of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board-approved Environmental Audit Team at Marwadi University, and serves as a Testing Engineer in an NABL-accredited Chemical Testing Laboratory. His accolades include multiple international travel grants (DST, Indo-EU, MOST Taiwan), innovation awards, and a fellowship from Tata Trusts & Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, GOI. He has presented his research works at global forums in Malaysia, Israel, Taiwan, the UK, and Nepal.