High Resolution NISSAR-Satellite Study of Multiple Stressors in Arctic Marine Systems to Correlate Ocean-Atmosphere-Cryosphere Interactions with Climate Variability and Envi ronmental Pollution using Nanomaterials and Developing ‘Arctic-Ocean Climate Predict ing Models’ (AOCPM)
Abstract:
The present study endeavours to develop innovative technologies to depollute water and environmental pollu tion by using the nanomaterials and conventional technologies by employing Physicochemical and Spectro scopic methods to characterize the in-situ chemical speciation of the inorganic contaminants. Next, it aims to use Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for remediation of Water Pollution by using Catalytic Oxidants of f irst row of transition metal oxides in the Water Treatment Processes and to entrap toxins, by employing High Affinity Toxin Receptors (HART). Also, Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials would be applied to study Chem ical Reaction Kinetics to assess water contaminant transformation. High Resolution NISAR- Satellite Data would be used to study multiple stressors in Arctic marine systems to correlate Ocean-Atmosphere-Cryosphere (OAC) interactions with Climate Variability and Environmental Pollution to evaluate the correlation between the impacts of multiple stressors on the ocean and the associated risks of abrupt state shift, rising of sea lev el, melting of the glaciers, vis-à-vis climate variability. Also, it aims to study regional climate dynamics, and the Correlation of Artic- Ocean-Atmospheric-Cryosphere Variability Mechanism, Sub-Mesoscale Dynamics & its impact on, Climate Variability, and the large-scale kinematic and thermodynamic behaviour of selected mesoscale convective systems. Next, the oxidation process would be employed in remediation of subsurface cum above-ground water treatment systems involving the regeneration of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC). To treat groundwater contaminants, the chemical oxidants viz. hydrogen peroxide, persulfate, permanganate and ozone causing chemical destruction of toxic organic chemicals would be used. Also, the physicochem ical and spectroscopic methods would be developed to characterize in situ chemical speciation of the inor ganic contaminants and in developing ‘Catalytic Chemical Processes’(CCPs) for remediation of water and environmental pollution as well as to investigate process fundamentals for the assessment of contaminant transformation through Chemical Reaction Kinetics. The study aims to investigate whether Nano-Oxidants can be used to Control Global Warming by converting GHG (Methane) to ethanol by catalytic processes and in developing hybrid fuels like bioethanol and biodiesel and go for electricity from biomass. Also, by using cooling technologies like ‘Magnetic Refrigeration Technology’(VG-MRT), developed by the author in the past, can be employed to replace Chlorofluorocarbons in the refrigeration and air-conditioning; to Control Global Warming vis-à-vis Climate change.
