Thermochemical and Catalytic Conversion Technologies for Future Biorefineries

Dr. Pradeep Verma is a Professor at the Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, CURAJ, Ajmer, India. He worked as an Associate professor and Reader-Founder Head at GGV, Bilaspur and Assam University, Silchar. He received his PhD from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat and his Master's and Bachelor’s from MDS University, Rajasthan. He worked as visiting scientist at UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Halle, Germany and a Post-doctoral fellow at ASCR Prague, Gottingen University Germany, and RISH Kyoto University Japan. He also worked at Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai, India. His stay at Japan and Reliance life Sciences resulted in several commercialized National and International patents. He is a recipient of various prestigious awards and fellowships such as the Ron-Cockcroft award by Swedish society, UNESCO Fellow, DFG fellow, and JSPS PDF. He is a fellow of the Mycological Society of India and the Biotech Research Society of India. His area of expertise involves microbial diversity, Bioremediation, bioprocess development, lignocellulosic, and algal biomass-based biorefinery.  He has contributed to 71+ research papers, 40+ book chapters, and 11 Edited books. He is an editorial board member and reviewer of several prestigious high-impact journals.

Chapter 1. Scope and characteristics of the biomass sources suitable for biorefinery applications.- Chapter 2. Recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass and pretreatment technologies: A comprehensive insight.- Chapter 3. Understanding Biomass Recalcitrance: Conventional physical, chemical and biological pretreatment methods for overcoming biomass recalcitrance.- Chapter 4. The pioneering role of enzymes in the valorization of waste: An insight into the mechanism of action.- Chapter 5. Thermochemical conversion of biomass into value-added materials for effluent treatment applications.- Chapter 6. Cellulase – A catalytic powerhouse for lignocellulosic waste valorisation.- Chapter 7. Technical criteria for converting biomass to high liquid bio-oil yields.- Chapter 8. Biomass pyrolysis and its multiple applications.- Chapter 9. Recent advances in direct catalytic thermochemical gasification of biomass to biofuels.- Chapter 10. Recent advances in fast pyrolysis and oil up-gradation.- Chapter11. An overview on Organosolv production of bio-refinery process streams for the production of bio-based chemicals.