Advances in Environmental Sustainability, Energy and Earth Science

Pankaj Pathak is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at SRM University AP, India. Her research domain includes valorization of resources from solid and hazardous waste, circular economy and supply chain in metal industry, sustainable metal recovery from e-waste and solar panels. Her research area is also aligned with the plastic degradation and its conversion into resourceful materials. Her research is entirely focused on acquiring secondary resources from waste materials to build the sustainable future. She has published several research articles, patents, and books with Springer, CRC press, ACS publications.

Sadia Ilyas is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden. Dr. Ilyas has a strong presence in the research domain of aqueous-based extraction of energy-critical elements. Her academic background in inorganic chemistry drives her research towards hydrometallurgical exploitation of ores, minerals, industrial and post-consumer wastes, etc. for an efficient, low-cost, and less emission technology. In addition, the usage of microbial activity in metal extraction (i.e., biohydrometallurgy) from lean-grade ores, tailing, urban mine resources, and biomineralization is her expertise. The unique combination of solution chemistry of metals, metals-to-microbes interactions, organometallic complexation, life-cycle assessment, etc. has further led her research towards integrated process for sustainable metallurgy. Due to the vitality of her research, she has been listed among the top-2% of scientists worldwide and ranked among the top-100 in the sub-field of mining & metallurgy. Dr. Ilyas has published over 75 research articles in high-impact journals some of which are among highly cited articles, several patents, edited books and laboratory manuals, and contributed books chapters.

Rajiv Ranjan Srivastava is an academician, industrial researcher, and consultant with his specialization in hydrometallurgy, resource management, and reaction thermodynamics for the exploitation of exploitation of energy-critical elements. 
He earned his Ph.D. in 2017 from the University of Science and Technology (South Korea) in the major of Resources Recycling, and currently, he is Lecturer at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Duy Tan University (Da Nang), and Senior Researcher at the Center of Advanced Chemistry, Institute of Research and Development (Da Nang), Vietnam. He started his research career with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, and remained associated with different industries in various capacities. Notably, a few of technology developed by Dr. Srivastava, particularly related to the recycling of critical metals from industrial and post-consumer waste materials, is currently running at the commercial scale of production.
Dr. Srivastava has several patents and published about 50 research articles in high-impact journals, some of which are among highly cited articles. He has also been listed among the top-2% of scientists worldwide.

Javid Ahmad Dar is a forest ecologist, working on forest biomass carbon & nitrogen dynamics, CO2 efflux, plant functional trait analyses with special reference to their structure, composition and other ecological parameters.

Subashree Kothandaraman is currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh, India. She works towards understanding the influence of disturbance events like plant invasion and forest fires on plant distributions. She also assesses crop productivity patterns of different agro-climatic zones in the country. 

Part I: Circular Economy and Resource Recycling.- Automated Segregation of Plastic Wastes: Pioneering a Greener Frontier in Waste Management.- Investigations on Water Pollutant Load Reduction Using Inverse Fluidized Bed Bioreactor.- Energy Sustainability by Adopting Resource Recycling: A Case Study in Coir Industry.- Micro-Crystalline Cellulose: A Sustainable Alternative to Combat Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil.- Sustainable Recycling of PPE Biomedical Waste for Eco-Friendly Brick Production.- Assessment of financial risk associated with integrated project delivery using BIM.- Part II: Green Technologies for Sustainable Solutions.- Feasibility Study on Utilization of Incinerated Solid Waste Ash for Mitigating Swell-Shrink and Consolidation Characteristics of Expansive Soil.- Evaluating bitumen mix with a blend of RHA and Synthetic material: A comparative perspective.- Demand forecasting of highway construction materials using machine learning model.- A review on liquefaction analysis based on stress and energy based approaches using SPT.- Value addition of medicinal herbs using sustainable solar dryer: a case study of sirumalai hills, Tamilnadu.- Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Concrete at High Temperatures.- Predictive Modelling for Compressive Strength in Sustainable Concrete Using Machine Learning Techniques.- Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection using Geospatial Technology: A Comprehensive Study.- Exploring Spatial Technology for In-Depth Natural Resource Management: A Comprehensive Study.- Carbon Sequestration for Net-Zero Achievement in Africa and Asia: A Comprehensive Explanation.- Part III: Water Resources & Biogeochemistry.- Groundwater potential Zones Identification in Wyra sub-basin in Lower Krishna Basin in South India.- Enhancing Water Quality of Panchaganga River in Kolhapur, Maharashtra: A Study on the Efficacy of Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland System.- Groundwater Quality Assessment for Drinking and Irrigational Purposes using Water Quality Index (WQI) of Dubbak (M), Siddipet District, Telangana, India.- Solar powered water purification using a natural coagulant.- Assessment of water surcharge conditions in an urban area using SEWERGEMS: a case study.- Impact of seawater intrusion on groundwater in Kanchipuram district, Tamil nadu coastal area.- A review on groundwater and surface water interaction: Insight into measuring methods.- Technological Advances in Leachate Leakage Detection and Monitoring in landfill area - A review.- Part IV: Smart Agricultural Solutions for Sustainability.- Examining Agrivoltaics Systems: Impacts on Energy Yield and Crop Productivity.- Fate and risk assessment of invitro hydroponic cropping system under dye and saline medium.- Empowering Women in Agri-startups for Sustainable Food Security.- Uncovering the Impact of Forest Resource Extraction on Mammalian Communities in selected Wildlife Sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh, India.