Environmentally Benign Pulping

Dr. Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a consultant in the field of pulp and paper and has over 36 years of experience in research at the National Sugar Institute, India, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, in addition to the Thapar Center of Industrial Research and Development, in India. She has also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada and as a visiting researcher at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Bajpai’s main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology. She has been included for the third time in the Elsevier and Stanford University research database, which ranks the top 2% of scientists worldwide according to publications, H-index, and citations in the Scopus database. She has contributed immensely to the field of industrial biotechnology and is a recognized expert in the field. Dr. Bajpai has written several advanced level technical books on environmental and biotechnological aspects of pulp and paper which have been published by leading publishers in the USA and Europe. She has also contributed chapters to a number of books and encyclopedia, obtained 11 patents, written several technical reports, and has implemented several processes in Indian Paper mills. Dr. Bajpai is an active member of the American Society of Microbiologists and is a reviewer of many international research journals. She has also handled several Sponsored Research Projects from industry and government agencies.

Introduction and General Background.- Brief Description of Pulp and Paper Making Processes.- Environmental Issues of the Pulp And Paper Industry.-  Concerns of the Conventional Pulping Processes.- Environment Friendly Pulping Processes.