Abstract:
The world is facing a major problem of water pollution due to increasing transportation, industrialization, population, construction, etc. Most of the industries throw their effluents into the nearby water resources with no or negligible treatment. Most of the treatment methods are associated with some or other disadvantages. Therefore, there is an urgent demand to develop an eco-friendly method for waste water treatment. Here, photocatalysis enter the scene. It is the beauty of the photocatalysis that it can provide oxidizing as well as reducing environment, simultaneously. The oxidizing species generated on exposing a photocatalyst can oxidize even recalcitrant pollutants. The photocatalysts can also be used for reduction of carbon dioxide into useful synthetic fuels, which can not only solve the problem of energy crisis, but it will put a check on increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and in turn, global warming.
Biography:
Prof. Suresh C. Ameta obtained his Master’s degree from University of Udaipur and was awarded gold medal-1970. He obtained Ph.D. degree from Vikram University in 1980. He has served as Professor & Head, Department of Chemistry, North Gujarat University Patan (1994) and M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur (2002-2005) & Head, Department of Polymer Science (2005-2008). He also served as Dean, P.G. Studies for a period of four years (2004-2008) in M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur and Dean, Faculty of Science, PAHER University, Udaipur (2011-2019). Now, he is serving as Professor of Eminence (Distinguished Professor), Faculty of Science, PAHER University, Udaipur. Prof. Ameta has an experience of more than 50 years of Teaching and Research. He has successfully guided 120 students for Ph. D. Prof. Ameta has occupied the prestigious position of President, Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata (2000-2001) and is now lifelong Advisor. He was awarded a number of prizes during his career like National prize twice for writing Chemistry books in Hindi, Prof. M. N. Desai Award, prof. W. U. Malik Award, Scientist of the Year Award, national Teacher Award, Prof. G. V. Bakore Award and above all, the Life Time Achievement Awards by Indian Chemical Society (2011), Kolkata Indian Council of Chemists, Agra (2015) and Association of Chemistry Teachers, Mumbai (2018) and North Gujrat University, Patan (2022). Dr. Ameta has more than 450 research papers and 36 books to his credit. He has contributed Chapters in Books published by Trans-Tech, Switzerland, Nova Science, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, Springer, and Apple Academic Press, USA. He has seventeen books to his credit; including Green Chemistry, Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis and Solar Energy Conversion & Storage, Group Theory, Photocatalysis, Solar Energy Conversion & Storage, Advanced Oxidation Processes for Waste Water Treatment and Sonochemistry all from International Publishers. Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata has published a Special issue of the Journal of Indian Chemical Society on his Sixtieth Birthday in 2008 and also instituted a National Prize in his honor as Prof. Suresh C. Ameta Award to be given to a Senior Scientist of the country from 2003 onwards. He has delivered Invited Lectures/ Keynote addresses in International Conferences at China, Japan, UK, USA, Spain, Italy, etc.
