Advanced Functional Solid Catalysts for Biomass Valorization

Prof. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 150 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. Dr. Putla Sudarsanam is a Scientist at the Catalysis Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry, 2015 from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has published about 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 book chapters (Citations: 2150 and H-index: 30). His research mainly focuses on developing advanced solid catalysts for biomass valorization, CO2-to-chemicals conversion, and environmental catalysis. He has been honored for his outstanding contributions with numerous prestigious awards/fellowships, including Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship-2016 (Belgium), Leibniz-DAAD Postdoc Fellowship-2016 (Germany), Best PhD Thesis Award-2015 (The Catalysis Society of India), EuropaCat PhD Student Award-2013 (XIth European Congress on Catalysis, France), and Endeavour Research Fellowship-2013 (Australia).

1. The role of catalysis in green synthesis of chemicals for sustainable future

2. Production techniques of functional solid catalysts

3. Properties of functional solid catalysts and their characterization using various analytical techniques

4. Classification, characterization, and properties of edible and non-edible biomass feedstocks

5. Heteroatom modified carbon nanomaterials as metal-free catalysts for lignocellulosic carbohydrate valorization

6. Zeolite-related catalysts for biomass-derived sugar valorization

7. Mesoporous silica-related catalysts for biomass valorization

8. Metal-organic frameworks-based catalysts for biomass valorization

9. Functional magnetic catalysts for the synthesis of biomass-derived fuels and chemicals

10. Challenges and future prospects in heterogeneous catalysis for biorefinery technologies