Handbook on Natural Products and Environmental Science

In a time when the environment is in danger and biotechnology is making big strides, this handbook takes you on a full tour of the colorful world of natural goods and how they can be used to help the environment. It combines classic phytochemistry with the latest breakthroughs. It looks at plant-derived compounds, microbial metabolites, and fungal pigments, as well as new ways to extract, clarify structures, and distribute bioactive substances.Each chapter shows how nature-inspired science might change the world, from CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas9 and synthetic biology to sustainable bioplastics and algal-based biodegradables. This book is for researchers, students, and eco-friendly innovators. It will guide researchers and innovators toward different innovations in the fields of medicine and the environment. It not only explains how bioactivity and encapsulation work, but it also shows how to turn these ideas into businesses, protect the environment, and come up with new green ideas. This is the book you need to read if you want to use nature to make the world a better place, whether you're figuring out how molecules work or coming up with new ways to make things that break down naturally.

Dr Dhananjay Tandon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Science at Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur, India, with a PhD in Microbiology from Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, India (2021). His doctoral research, under Prof A.K. Gupta, explored the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of Hygrophila spinosa and Sphaeranthus indicus. He also holds an MSc and BSc in Microbiology and Biology, respectively, and a diploma in Computer Science.Dr Tandon has over three years of academic experience, having previously served in the Department of Life and Allied Science at ITM (Institute of Technology and Management) University, New Raipur, where he contributed to curriculum design for UG and PG microbiology programs. He has mentored four PG and four UG dissertations, guided one PhD to completion, and currently supervises three PhD scholars and two UG projects.Dr Madhavi Tiwari Pandey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Science at Shri Rawatpura Sarkar University, Raipur (CG). She earned her PhD in Biotechnology from Mahaveer Academy of Technology and Science University, Raipur, where her doctoral work focused on the biodegradation of oil and petroleum products by fungal enzymes. With over six years of teaching and research experience, Dr Tiwari specializes in bioremediation, mycoremediation, bioplastic production, fungal pigment extraction, enzyme biotechnology, and sustainable microbial processes.