Education

• April  2003  –  January  2006  :  PhD,  Bio-inorganic  Chemistry.  Department  of  Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
• July  2001  –  October  2002  :  M.Phil,  Bio-inorganic  Chemistry.  Department  of  Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
• July 1999 – June 2001 : M.Sc, Inorganic Chemistry. Department of Chemistry, Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi, India.
• July 1999  –  June  2001  :  P.G.D.M.,  Environmental  Science.  Department  of  Environmental Science, Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi, India.
• July 1994  –  June  1997  :  B.Sc,  Chemistry,  Botany.  Department  of  Chemistry,  Udai  Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi, India.

Biography

Ajay Kumar Mishra is a full Professor at the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at College of Science, Engineering & Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, South Africa. He received his B. Sc, M. Sc., degrees in 1997 and 2001 respectively from Purvanchal University Jaunpur, India and M. Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in 2003 and 2007, respectively, from The University of Delhi, India. From March 2006 to September 2009, he was postdoctoral fellows at various South African Institutes/Universities. In addition, he was appointed as “Senior Lecturer” in October 2009 at the Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa where he was promoted to “Associate Professor” in November 2011 until December 2014. Recently, he was appointed by University of South Africa as “Full Professor” since January 2015. He is also working as “Adjunct Professor” at Jiangsu University, China. His research interests include synthesis of multifunctional nano-materials, nano-composites, biopolymer and/or petrochemical based biodegradable polymers, polymers based materials/composites, smart materials, CNT and graphene based composite materials and water research. He has authored over 100 scientific papers. He has hosted several visiting researchers/scientists/postdocs in his group. He has also developed a number of collaborations worldwide. He has delivered a number of including Plenary/Keynote/Invited Lectures. For his outstanding research profile, he was awarded a number of international awards. Prof. Mishra also served as Associate Editor as well as member of the editorial board of many peer-reviewed international journals. He has edited several books by the renowned publishers and also reviewer of many international journals. He is serving as member advisory board of a number of international scientific societies, conferences and workshops.

Research Interest

Synthesis of multifunctional nano-materials, nano-composites, biopolymer and/or petrochemical based biodegradable polymers and polymers based materials/composites for various applications.
Nanotechnology towards to the development of smart materials for various applications in the field of Materials Science/Polymer Science/Water Research/Bio-inorganic Chemistry.
Organometallic Chemistry/Bio-inorganic Chemistry in the area of Inorganic Chemistry.
Biopolymer based mesoporous materials.
Biopolymer-metal/ metal oxide nanocomposites.
Designing of novel conducting polymers and their copolymers/composites.
CNT and graphene based composite materials for technological applications.

Professional Activities:

Awards

• Nominated for “Jewel of India Awards” 2015
• Special recognition from “ICE MCMP 2015” at Boston, USA.
• Nominated and approved for “Pravasi Rattan Awards-2015” at White House, Washington, DC USA.
• Winner of “Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman 2014” at House of Lords, Westminster, UK.
• Special recognition from “Materials Science 2014” at San Antonio, USA.
• Winner of “HIND RATAN AWARD 2014” at Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi, India.
• Winner of AML Medal 2011 during “ICNANO 2011” Delhi, India.
• Winner of IAAM Scientist Award for the year 2011 during “AM2011” Jinan, China.
• Winner of Acharya Vinova International (AVI) Award 2009 from Vinova Bhave Research Institute (VBRI), India.
• Nominated for NSTF-BHP Billiton Award 2012/13.
• Nominated for the UJ’s Most Promising/Young Researcher Award (UJ) for the year 2010-2011, 2014.

Honors

• Y 2 rated researcher by National Research Foundation, South Africa.
• Acknowledged by University of Johannesburg as top 10 researchers in terms of research output by the faculty of Science for the year 2009-2014.
• Biography selected for prestigious MARQUIS Who’s Who in the World 2012 (29th Edition) November 2011.
• Guest Editor, Scientific World Journal, Hindawi Publisher-Todate
• Guest Editor, Current Environmental Engineering, Bentham Science Publisher, 2013-Todate
• Associate Editor, Journal of Chinese Advanced Materials Society, Taylor & Francis Publisher, UK, 2013-Todate.
• Associate Editor, NanoProduct Review Journal An Open Acess, Cranfiled University, UK, 2012- Todate
• Associate editor, Advanced Materials Letters, VBRI Press, India, 2010-2011.
• One of the papers published in the Journal “Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy” has been ranked under category “TOP 25 Hottest Article” during month October-December 2011.
• Anand D Tiwari, A.K. Mishra, S.B. Mishra, B. Maji, B.B. Mamba, S. Bhattacharya, “DNA binding studies and Synthesis of Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) metal complexes of N1,N5-bispyridine-2- methylidne.-thiocarbohydrazone Schiff base ligand” , Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 79 (5), 1050-
• 1056, 2011.
• One of the papers published in the Journal “Europ. J. Med. Chemistry” has been ranked under category “TOP 25 Hottest Article” during month October-December 2007.
• A.K.     Mishra and      N.K.     Kaushik,          “Platinum     (IV)     and     palladium     (II)    thiodiamine complexes:Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic study,” Europ. J. Med. Chem., 42, 1239-1246, 2007.
• Examiner of a number of National and International Universities for MSc and PhD students.
• External expert for the assessment of research funding proposal (Master, Doctoral, Postdoctoral) for the National Research Foundation (NRF).
• External expert for the assessment of research funding proposal (Postdoctoral) for the National Claude Leon Foundation.
• External expert for the assessment of research funding proposal for the Ministry of Earth Sciences, India.

Publications

Authored and Edited books

1. “S mar t B io mo lec ules i n Me d i cine” , Editor (s), Ajay K. Mishra, Ashutosh Tiwari, Shivani B. Mishra and Hisatoshi Kobayashi, VBRI Press, India, 2010. ISBN: 978-81-920068-01.
2. “T r ansitio n   Me tals:   Char ac te r istics,   P r o p er ties   and   Uses ” ,  Editor,  Ajay  Kumar  Mishra,  Nova Science Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61324-559-0.
3. “I n telli gen t  Nano mater ial s” , Editor(s), Ashutosh Tiwari, Ajay K. Mishra, H. Kobayashi and Antony F. Turner, Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-470-93879-9.
4. “ Carbon  Nanotubes:  Synthesis  and  Properties” ,  Editor,  Ajay  Kumar  Mishra,  Nova   Science Publishers, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-62081-914-2.
5. “Nano med ici ne  fo r  Dr ug  Deliver y  a nd  T her ap eutics” , Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-11841-409-5.
6. “Ap p licatio n s  o f  Carbon Nanotubes” , Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Nova Science Publishers, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-62081-918-0.
7. “Ap p licatio n s  o f Nano tec h no lo g y in W ater  Resear c h”,  Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-118-49630-5.
8. “Nano co mp o site  fo r  W ast e  W ater  tr ea tment” , Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pan Stanford Publisher, Singapore, 2015. ISBN 978-9-81446-354-6.
9. “Bentonite: Characteristics, uses and Implication for the Environments”, Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra Nova Science Publishers, USA, 2015. ISBN 978-1-63482-142-1
10. “P o l ymer in Na no tech no lo g y” , Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Bookboon Publisher, UK, 2015.
11. “S mar t M ater ials fo r W aste W ater Resear ch ”, Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2015.
12. “Nanomaterials for Water Remediation”, Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Smithers-Rapra Publisher,  UK, 2015).
13. “Sol-Gel Based Nanoceramic Materials”, (Springer Publisher, Switzerland, 2016).
14. “Smart Ceramics: P r ep ar atio n, P r o p er ties and Ap p licati o ns” , Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pan Stanford Publisher, Singapore, 2016).
15. “Rut hen iu m C he mi str y” , Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Lalla Mishra, Pan Stanford Publisher, Singapore, 2016).

Book chapters

1. “Sacc har id es -na no ca r r ier s  fo r  d r ug  d eliver y” , Ashutosh Tiwari, Ajay K. Mishra  and Hisatoshi Kobayashi, “Smart Biomolecules in Medicine”, Editor(s), Ajay  K.  Mishra,  Ashutosh Tiwari, Shivani B. Mishra and Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Chapter 1, pp. 1-13. VBRI Press, India, 2010. ISBN: 978-81-920068-01.
2. “Chi to san  b ased  na no co mp o s ites  fo r  chr o no lo gical  d i so r d er s” , Ajit K. Sharma,  Ajay K. Mishra and Shivani B. Mishra. “Smart Biomolecules in Medicine”, Editor(s), Ajay K. Mishra, Ashutosh Tiwari, Shivani B. Mishra and Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Chapter 3, pp. 53-79. VBRI Press, India, 2010. ISBN: 978-81-920068-01.
3. “Me tal c helate s i n b io med ical s” , Anand D. Tiwari, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra and Bhekie B. Mamba, “Smart Biomolecules in Medicine”, Editor(s), Ajay K. Mishra, Ashutosh Tiwari, Shivani B. Mishra and Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Chapter 4, pp. 80-112. VBRI Press, India, 2010. ISBN: 978-81-920068-01.
4. “Metal derived complexes for improved fight against bacteria” , Elvis Fosso-Kankeu and Ajay K. Mishra, “Smart Biomolecules in Medicine”, Editor(s), Ajay K. Mishra, Ashutosh Tiwari, Shivani B. Mishra and Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Chapter 9, pp. 201-229. VBRI Press, India, 2010. ISBN: 978-
5. 81-920068-01.
6. “Na no co mp o sites and  t heir  b io senso r  ap p licatio ns” ,  Ajay  K. Mishra,  Shivani B.  Mishra and Ashutosh Tiwari, “Biosensor Nanomaterials”, Editor(s), S. Li, J. Singh, He Li and I.A. Banerjee. Chapter 14, pp. 255-266. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Germany, 2011.  ISBN: 978-3-527-32841-3.
7. “Cur r en t   fr o n tier s   i n   elec tr o che mical   b io sen so r s   u si ng   c hito sa n   na no co mp o site s”, Shivani  B. Mishra, Ajay K. Mishra and Ashutosh Tiwari, “Biosensor  Nanomaterials”, Editor(s), S. Li, J. Singh, He Li and I.A. Banerjee. Chapter 12, pp. 237-246.  WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Germany, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-527-32841-3.
8. “S mar t  polymeric  nanofibers  resolving  bio-  r ec o g nit io n  iss ues”,   Ashutosh  Tiwari,  Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Rajeev Mishra and Songjun Li, “Biosensor Nanomaterials”, Editor(s), S. Li, J. Singh, He Li and I.A. Banerjee. Chapter 3, pp. 57-71. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co, Germany, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-527-32841-3.
9. “Fab r icatio n  o f  b io nano co mp o sites  fr o m  nat ur al  b io p o lym er  ma tr ices  and  i no r gan ic  na no fil ler s” , Ajay  K.  Mishra,  Shivani  B.  Mishra,  Ashutosh  Tiwari  and   Radhe Shyam Rai,  “Recent Developments in Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical  Applications”, Editor, A. Tiwari. Chapter 10, pp. 173-190. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
10. “Recent  p r o gr ess  i n  ce r a mic  nano mater ials  fo r  b io med ical  ap p licatio n” , Shivani B. Mishra, Ajay K. Mishra, Ashutosh Tiwari, Radhe Shyam Rai and Anjali M. Rahatgaonkar, “Recent Developments in Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”, Editor, A. Tiwari. Chapter 4, pp. 57-72. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
11. “Sol-gel derived SiO2-chitosan/carbon nanotubes- promising matrices for bio- recognition events” , Ashutosh  Tiwari,  Srikanth  Pilla,  Ajay  K.  Mishra,  Radhe  Shyam  Rai,  Shivani  B.  Mishra, Shunsheng  Cao,  Rajeev  Mishra,  S.K.  Shukla,  Smarti  Bhadoria,  Premlata  Kumari  and Mani Prabaharan, “Recent Developments in Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”, Editor, A. Tiwari. Chapter 6, pp. 91-106. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
12. “Polysaccharides based amphiphilic nanocarriers for potential drug delivery application” , Ashutosh Tiwari, Srikanth Pilla, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Rajeev Mishra, S.K. Shukla and Anjali M. Rahatgaonkar, “Recent Developments in Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”, Editor, A. Tiwari. Chapter 1, pp. 1-16. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
13. “De velo p me nt o f b io -fr ie nd l y ener g y har vesti n g mater ial s” , Radhe Shyam Rai,  Ashutosh Tiwari, Srikanth Pilla, Ajay K. Mishra and Shivani B. Mishra, “Recent   Developments  in  Bio- Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”, Editor, A. Tiwari. Chapter 19, pp. 399-408. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
14. “Hydrogel  nanocomposites  in  biology:  design  and  applications” ,  Premlata  Kumari,  Ashutosh Tiwari, Srikanth Pilla,  Ajay K. Mishra, Radhe Shyam Rai and Shivani B. Mishra,  “Recent Developments in Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”, Editor, A. Tiwari.  Chapter 22, pp. 459-466. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
15. “B io -Na no ma ter ial   Qua nt u m   Do ts:   A   B o o n   fo r   Me d ical   Science s”,   Anj ali   M. Raha tgao n kar ,  Ashutosh  Tiwari,  Mukund  S.  Chorghade,  Shivani  B.  Mishra  and  Ajay  K.  Mishra,  “Recent Developments in Bio-Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications”,  Editor, A. Tiwari. Chapter 21, pp. 433-458. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61761-008-0.
16. “ Recent progress in the preparation technologies for silicon carbide nanomaterials” , S.B. Mishra and A.K. Mishra, “Silicon Carbide: New Materials, Production Methods and  Applications”, Editor, S.H. Vanger. Chapter 8, pp. 223-236. Nova Publishers, USA, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-61122-312-5.
17. “ Cellulose based Green Bioplastics for Biomedical Engineering” , A.K. Mishra and S.B. Mishra, “Handbook of Bioplastics Engineering Applications”, Editor, Srikanth Pilla. Chapter 12, pp. 347-356. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA 2011. ISBN: 978-0-47062-607-8.
18. “P o l ymer s/co mp o si tes  b ased  intelli ge nt  tr an sd uce r s” , A.K. Mishra, S.B. Mishra  and A. Tiwari, “Intelligent Nanomaterials”, Editor(s), A. Tiwari, A.K. Mishra, H. Kobayashi  and A.F. Turner, Chapter 14, pp. 571-582. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-470-93879-9.
19. “An I ntr o d ucto r y no te o n ca r b o n nano t ub es” , A.K. Mishra, “Carbon Nanotubes:  Synthesis, and Properties”, Editor, A.K. Mishra, Chapter 1, pp. 1-7. Nova Publishers, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1- 62081-914-2.
20. “S yn t hesi s,  r ea ctio n and  mec h anis m o f p o l ymer -ca r b o n na n o tub e  nano co mp o si tes” , A. Maity, A.K. Mishra, “Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Properties”, Editor, A.K. Mishra, Chapter 9, pp. 185- 199. Nova Publishers, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-62081-914-2.
21. “Ge ne t her ap y incl ud i ng RN A Hi gh -Technology against HIV-1” Elvis Fosso-Kankeu,  Pascaline Fonteh and Ajay K. Mishra, “Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery and Therapeutics”, Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Chapter 1, pp. 3-38. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-11841-409-5.
22. “B io med ical  ap p licatio ns  o f  nano p o l ymer s”  Babu  Kothandapani  and  Ajay   K.   Mishra, “Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery and Therapeutics”, Editor, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Chapter 3, pp. 63-86. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-11841-409-5.
23. “Na no med ici nal  Ap p r o ac hes  fo r  Diab etes  Ma nage me nt”  Prashant Kumar Rai and  and Ajay K. Mishra, “Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery  and  Therapeutics”,  Editor,  Ajay  Kumar Mishra, Chapter 7, pp. 189-196. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-11841-409-5.
24. “S yn t hesi s   a nd   ap p licatio n   o f   p o l ymer   e n gr afted   ca r b o n   na no tub es   v ia    co ntr o ll ed r ad ical polymerization” , B. Kothandapani, A.K. Mishra, “Applications of  Carbon Nanotubes”, Editor, A.K. Mishra, Chapter 3, pp 21-37. Nova Publishers, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-62081-918-0.
25. “Amo r p ho u s  P o l ymer  b ased  Nano co mp o site s  fo r  B io sens o r ” , Sudheesh K.  Shukla and Ajay K. Mishra, “Amorphous Materials: New research”, Editor, Shivani B. Mishra, Chapter 6, pp 83-94. Nova Publishers, USA, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-62417-678-4.
26. “P r o sp ec ts  in  t he  i mmo b iliz atio n  o f  micr o b ial  so r b ents  o n  ca r b o n  nano tub e s  fo r  b io -sorption: Bioremediation o f  hea v y  met als  p o lluted  water ” , E  Fosso-Kankeu, AF Mulaba-Bafubiandi, AK Mishra, “Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter 3, pp. 39-61. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2014. 978-1-118-49630-5.
27. “ Carbon nanotubes in the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution” , M.A. Mamo and Ajay K. Mishra, “Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research”, Editor, Ajay K.  Mishra, Chapter 7, pp. 153-181. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2014. 978-1-118-49630-5.
28. “Ap p licatio n   o f   Car b o n   Na no tub e -Polymer  Composites  and  Carbon  Nanotube-Semiconductor  H yb r id s  in  W ater  T r ea tme nt ” ,  G.  Mamba, X.Y.  Mbianda  and  A.K. Mishra,  “Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter 8, pp. 183-227. Wiley- Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2014. 978-1-118-49630-5.
29. “Re mo val  o f  hea v y  metal s  from water using PCL, EVAB ento nite  na no co mp o site s” , Derrick S. Dlamini, Ajay K. Mishra and Bhekie B. Mamba, “Nanocomposites in Wastewater  Treatment”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter. Pan Stanford Publishers, Singapore, 2015. ISBN 978-9-81446- 354-6.
30. “G u m  p o l ysac c har id e   b ased  s mar t  mater ial s  fo r  the  tr ea t m ent  o f  I nd u str ial  E ff lue nt s” , H. Mittal, B.S. Kaith, A.K. Mishra and Shivani B. Mishra, “Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter. Pan Stanford Publishers, Singapore, 2015. ISBN 978-9-81446- 354-6.
31. “Ro le o f P o lymer Na no -co m p o sites in  W aste  W ater  T r eat me nt”,  B.S. Kaith,  Saruchi, Vaneet Thakur, A.K. Mishra, S Mishra and H Mittal, “Nanocomposites in Wastewater Treatment”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter. Pan Stanford Publishers, Singapore, 2015. ISBN 978-9-81446-354-6.
32. “B ento nite a nd its Co mp o s it es: Re mo val o f Hea v y Me tal I o ns fr o m W ater ”,   Sadanand Pandey, Ajay K. Mishra and Shivani B. Mishra, “Bentonite: Characteristics, Uses and Implications for the Environment”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter 4, pp. 91-125. Nova  Science Publishers, USA, 2015. ISBN 1 ISBN 978-1-63482-142-1
33. “Overview of polymer composites for heavy metal  r e mo val” , E. Vunain, AK Mishra and  BB Mamba, “Heavy Metals: Sources, Toxicity and Remediation Techniques”, Editor, D  Pathania, Chapter, pp. Nova Science Publishers, USA, 2015.
34. “B io -p o l ymer b ased h yd r o ge ls  fo r  d ec o nta minat io n  fo r  o r ganic  wa ste”,  AK  Mishra and SB Mishra, “Polymeric Hydrogels as Smart Biomaterials” Editor, S Kalia,  Chapter, pp. Springer Publisher, Switzerland, 2015.
35. “P o l ymer ic h yd r o gels : A r e vi e w o f  r ec en t d evelo p ment s”, AK Mishra and SB Mishra, “Polymeric Hydrogels as Smart Biomaterials” Editor, S Kalia, Chapter, pp. Springer  Publisher, Switzerland, 2015.
36. “P ho to ca tal ytic   d e gr ad atio n   and   ad so r p tio n   tec h niq ue s   i nvo l vi ng   na no mater ials   fo r   b io to xins r e mo val fr o m d r in ki ng water ” , E. Fosso-Kankeu, AK Mishra, “Nanotechnology in Food Industry”, Editor, A.M. Grumezescu, Chapter, pp. Elsevier Publisher, UK, 2015.
37. “Flocculation performances of polymers and nanomaterials for the treatment of industrial wastewaters” , E. Fosso-Kankeu, F. Waanders, A.F. Mulaba-Bafubiandi, A.K. Mishra, “Smart Materials for Waste Water Application”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter, pp. Wiley-Scrivener Publisher, USA, 2015.
38. “Fundamental of chitosan for b io med ical  ap p licatio n s” , Ephraim Vunain, Ajay K.  Mishra and Bhekie B.  Mamba, “Chitosan  based  Biomaterials”  Editor,  Lucy  Beg,  Chapter,   pp.  Elsevier Publisher, UK 2015.
39. “De nd r i mer s and Me so sp o r o us  Ma ter ials  fo r  Hea v y  Me tal  Re mo val” , E. Vunain, AK Mishra and BB Mamba, “Nanomaterials for Water Remediation” Editor, Ajay Kumar  Mishra, Chapter, pp. iSMITHERS RAPRA publication UK, 2015.
40. “Nanofiltration membranes for waste water treatment”,  Edward Nxumalo and Ajay K  Mishra “Advanced Environmental Analysis: Applications of Nanomaterials”, Editor, CM   Hussain, Chapter, pp. RSC Publisher, UK, 2015.
41. “Chi to san and it s d er iva tive o n the r e mo val  o f  hea v y  met al  io ns  fr o m  water ”,   M.A. Mamo and Ajay K. Mishra, “Polymer in Nanotechnology”, Editor, Ajay K. Mishra, Chapter, pp. Bookboon Publishers, UK, 2015.
42. “Formulations  of  Alginate  Bio-polymers  for  clean  water  technologies”,  B.  Paul  and  Ajay  K. Mishra, “Polymer  in  Nanotechnology”,  Editor,  Ajay  K.  Mishra,  Chapter,  pp.   Bookboon Publishers, UK, 2015.
43. “Hydrogel Nanocomposites: An Emerging Tool for the Remediation of Waste Water”,  H. Mittal Shivani B. Mishra and A.K. Mishra, “Polymer in Nanotechnology”, Editor, Ajay K.  Mishra, Chapter, pp. Bookboon Publishers, UK, 2015.