Abstract:
Waste water pollution is increasing all over the globe at a rapid pace. Various pollutants are regularly discharged through the effluents of the chemical based industries into nearby water resources; such as rivers, ponds, lakes, sea, etc. These pollutants can affect the life of human beings, vegetation and aquatic animals adversely. Therefore, it is necessary to degrade or mineralize these pollutants completely in eco-friendly manner. Photocatalysis has emerged as an eco-friendly method for waste water treatment, but it has several disadvantages; fast recombination of electron and hole pairs and minimum or low adsorption in the visible light. These two problems can be overcome, by modifications of existing photocatalysts such as sensitization, doping by metal and non-metals, using cocatalyst, formation of composite, formation of Z-, S-, and double Z-Schemes.
Biography:
Prof. Suresh C. Ameta, a distinguished chemist, earned his M.Sc. (Gold Medal, 1970) and Ph.D. (1980) from the University of Udaipur and Vikram University. He has held prominent positions, including Professor & Head of Chemistry at North Gujarat University and M.L. Sukhadia University, and Dean of the Faculty of Science at PAHER University. Currently, he serves as Professor of Eminence at Pacific University, Udaipur. Prof. Ameta has been a lifelong advisor to the Indian Chemical Society and served as its President (2000-2001). He has received numerous awards, including the National Teacher Award (2011) and Life Time Achievement Awards from various organizations. With over 450 research papers and 36 books, he has contributed significantly to Green Chemistry, Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis, and Photocatalysis. He has completed several major research projects and guided 110 Ph.D. students. Prof. Ameta is a respected speaker and session chair at national and international conferences, having delivered lectures in countries such as Japan, Spain, the USA, and China. He has proposed the Ameta Index, a complementary index to improve the h-index, for which he holds a copyright.
