Editorial
Post Covid-19 Era: Higher Education Transformation from Offline to Online

Jyotsna Meshram

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-2

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040409

Abstract
  During the past few months, with somewhere to coronavirus everywhere, the invisible virus has taught us lesson.  Post COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the entire scenario of higher education and the educational Institutes in India has undergone massive reformed transformation. We have started to ...  Read More

Review Article
A Review on Internal Design Modifications in Activated Sludge Process: Status, Impact and Recommendations

Nivedita Dashora; Dhananjay Bhatkhand; Manik Deosarkar; Shraddha Khamparia

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-11

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040410

Abstract
  With water crisis getting severe each year all over the world, development in waste water recycling techniques has gained momentum to meet strict environmental norms and to take advantage of the recyclability of water. Biological treatment methods predominate over other recycling methods as they are ...  Read More

Review Article
An Insight into Investigations on Intensification of Adsorbent Beds

Sunil Kulkarni; Ajaygiri Goswami

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-6

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040411

Abstract
  Many pollutants like acid gases, organic gases and inorganic gases are removed from gas mixtures by using adsorption. Regeneration of the adsorbent bed is an important aspect of successful adsorption technology. Adsorption-desorption cycle is governed by changes in pressure or temperature. These methods ...  Read More

Review Article
A Review on Essential Minerals in Water Required for Human Health and Nutrition

S.S. Hatkar; D.S. Bhatkhande; S. Khamparia; S.R. Satpute

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-7

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040412

Abstract
  Water plays an important role in the body to perform various crucial functions which include mineral supply to the body. The relative contribution of water to the total dietary intake for selected trace elements and electrolytes lies between 1 and 20%. Minerals are inorganic supplements which are required ...  Read More

Research Article
Molecular Docking Study of Substituted Chalcone Compounds as Potential Cyclin-Dependent Protein Kinase 2 (Cdk-2) Inhibitors

Kanhaiya M. Dadure; Animeshchandra G. M. Haldar; Debarshi Kar Mahapatra

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-3

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040413

Abstract
  The present investigative studies involve molecular docking study of substituted thiophene-based chalcone compounds (A1-A9) against anti-cancer therapeutic target cyclin-dependent protein kinase-2 (Cdk-2) (PDB ID: 1HCL) for identifying and developing potential inhibitors. Few imperative physicochemical ...  Read More

Research Article
Facile and Green Synthesis of Silica Based Hydrogel for Drug Loading Application

Ujwala S. Tayade; Jyotsna S. Meshram; Amulrao U. Borse

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-5

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040414

Abstract
  In this study, we have chosen chitosan as capping and stabilizing agent for silica-based hydrogel synthesis. Chitosan, a biomaterial linear polysaccharide gives the pathway to greener synthesis. The source of Silica that has been chosen is sodium silicate which is very cheap when compared to other silanating ...  Read More

Research Article
The Fabrication of Green and Sustainable Pathway for the Synthesis of Bis-indolyl Methane Scaffolds

Devendra S. Raghuvanshi; Jyotsna S. Meshram

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-5

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040415

Abstract
  The green and efficient procedure for the preparation of substituted bis-indolyl methane via condensation of indole with various aryl aldehydes (3 MCR) in the presence of catalytic amount MFA (Modified Fly Ash; a zeotype catalyst) at reflux temperature in good to excellent yield (85-95%) is reported. ...  Read More

Review Article
Alternative Methods for Chemical Disinfection of Potable Water

Trupti Kekare; Dhananjay Bhatkhande; Tanushree Bhattacharjee; Shraddha Khamparia

Volume 5, Issue 4 , 2020, Pages 1-7

https://doi.org/10.5185/amp.2020.040416

Abstract
  Microbial contamination in drinking water proves to be a sustainable threat to human health. Several methods are being utilized for disinfecting contaminated drinking water varies from simple boiling method to advanced technologies such as membrane technologies (Micro filtration, Ultra filtration, Reverse ...  Read More