Virendra Kumar, Speaker at Climate Change Conference
Prof. Emeritus & Advocate, India
Title : Application of chemical technology and chemistry to control earths global warming

Abstract:

The present investigations aim to Control Earth’s Global Warming by using innovative Chemical Technology and physicochemical Catalytic processes. The increase of temperatures of earth surface has got direct relation with the rise of concentration of various greenhouse gases viz. Carbon-dioxide and Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Chloro-FluroCarbons(CFC),resulting major changes in the various climate parameter including rise in Sea-sub-surface temperature effecting marine life; rise of sea levels by melting of polar-ice-caps. Budgets of these gases depend on the exchange between the planetary boundary layer and free troposphere- stratosphere exchange processes. Global Warming (GW) is triggering variable for the release of methane from sources both on land and on the deep ocean floor, while Thawing permafrost, e.g. frozen peat bogs in Siberia, are another variables of the rapid release of CO2 and CH4

The efforts are to study the spatial and temporal resolutions of atmospheric aerosols and Green House Gases (GHG) measurements and then to develop methods of efficient separations, recovery, disposal, reuse, etc.

Also, the focus is to convert GHG (Methane, CO2 ) to ethanol by catalytic processes and develop hybrid fuels like bio- ethanol and bio- diesel and go for electricity from biomass. Methane got mitigated by converting it to non-toxic substance e. g. ethanol/methanol by means of Catalytic Processes. The reduction of GHG and emission of CO2 have been reduced by the absorption of CO2 from air by di - π- cyclopentadienyl Cobalt, C5 H5 Co+, bio-filtration process and Sequestration technology e. g carbon dioxide air capture & Solar Radiation Management(SRM),reducing the insolation by the addition of stratospheric Sulphur aerosols . The depletion of ozone (O3 ) in the stratosphere results GW and hence, the efforts have been made to study the means to produce more O3 by Catalytic Processes. Next, to control Global Warming and save inhabitation of marine life (Under Water) ; the oxidation process would be employed to treat Groundwater contaminants by making use of the chemical oxidants (hydrogen peroxide, persulfate, permanganate),and Water treatment process by making use of catalytic oxides of first row transition metals(Cobalt Oxides). These oxidants have been able to cause the rapid and complete chemical destruction of many toxic organic chemicals. The emphasis has been given on the study of spatial and temporal resolutions of atmospheric aerosols, small organic compounds and larger biomolecules, toxins, toxic gases, Green House Gases in particular; by entrapping the toxins, Chemical toxicants, by developing High Affinity Toxin Receptors (HART).

Also, develop pollution control devices e.g. catalyst – beds, absorption – beds, pollution – masks, and GHG-Absorption Towers (GAT), involving Carbon-Sinks to limit Greenhouse Gases and inhibit the generation and widespread release of toxic chemical substances along with Magnetic Refrigeration (MRT) using transition metal oxide catalysts (e.g. Cobalt Oxides) in correlation with the magnetic susceptibility values and the catalytic activity have been found an alternative to CFC.

Finally, efforts are to develop Computational Forecasting Climate Chemistry Models (FCCM) to study interactions between Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate forcing as well as Detoxification of toxin and GHG through the Catalytic Processes & Chemical Technology.

Biography:

Dr. Virendra Goswami, Ph. D Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, MS from the University of Wisconsin, USA. Post Doctorate Fellow (PDF) at the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. ‘Visiting Scientist’ to UNIDO, ICTP, Italy &International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Canada. Founder President ’Environment & Peace Foundation (EPF). Dr. Virendra Goswami worked at Space Science Engineering Centre, NOAA(NASA) at the University of Wisconsin, USA. Former Vice-Chancellor: Sangam & Sunrise Universities. Had been, Director General of Management Institutes, Director of Engineering Institutes & Wing Commander. Special Invitee by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 2001& 2016. More than 44 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience at Home and Abroad. Presented Papers in the field of Chemical Technology, Atmospheric Sciences, Space Sciences, Satellite Application, Geo-Sciences, Bio-Sciences, Climate Variability, Control of Global Warming & Quality Higher Education at International and National Conferences held in India, USA, UK Latin America, South Africa, Canada and Europe (more than 32 countries of all the Continents). Besides, headed various delegations at the National & International Levels.

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