Sustainable Clean Energy Production Using Waste Biomass

Dr. Dan Bahadur Pal is currently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Uttar Pradesh India. He received his M. Tech in 2011 and Ph.D. in 2017, in the field of Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He completed his doctorate degree in the field of nanotechnology and catalysis. These nanofibers have very promising potential to provide benefits to nanotechnologies, energy, environment, catalysts, sensors etc. Dr. Pal has more than 81 publications in journals of international repute, six books and thirty book chapters. His research interest is nanotechnology, catalysis, energy and environment and waste management with a special focus in developing process and materials by using waste as raw materials. He also prefers to work on bio-waste processing and value addition.   Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Rai is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia since 2017. He is involved in teaching, research, laboratory, and administrative work. He completed his Ph.D. (2012) in Applied Biochemistry from the School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, India with a specialization in microbial biotechnology and molecular biology. During his Ph.D. he worked on cyanotoxins (microcystins) and plant growth-promoting bacteria. After completing his Ph.D., he worked on a project related to enhanced biofuel production in algae using genetic engineering techniques at ICGEB, New Delhi. Furthermore, he has worked on a metaproteomic-based project at ICAR-NBAIM. Dr. Rai worked at the School of Biotechnology, JNU New Delhi as DST-SERB Young Scientist and Principal Investigator in a young scientist scheme project and worked on a host-pathogen interactions-based study. His current area of research interests are Microbial Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Proteomics, Biomass and Biofuels, and Environmental Microbiology. Additionally, Dr. Rai is actively involved in editorial roles and peer reviewer/ journal referee for several international journals.  Ms. Samra Siddiqui is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of Health Service Management at the College of Public Health and Health Informatics, University of Hail. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Biotechnology with a focus on the anticancer activity and molecular mechanism of a plant therapeutic, plumbagin. Ms. Samra earned her master’s degree in biotechnology in 2009 from the Department of Biotechnology, Integral University, Lucknow, India. During her master's program, she conducted research on molecular characterizations of microbes and their antibiotic-resistant patterns. She has authored articles in peer-reviewed journals and has established various scientific collaborations. Her current areas of research interests include Cancer Biology, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, and Environmental Microbiology.

1. Utilization of Agri-waste biomass and its mechanism in enhancing the functioning of biostimulants in plants.- 2. Biomass Utilization to Produce Valuable Products.- 3. Resource Recovery from Food Waste through Conversion to Value Added Products.- 4. Waste Biomass Waste Biomass Conversion in Useful Various Chemicals.- 5. Phytomining: An Innovative Technique for Sustainable Recovery of Valuable Metals/Metalloids from Agro-Industrial and Mining Wastes.- 6. Production of Bioethanol using Waste Biomass.- 7. Energy production from sugarcane bagasse and rice husk.- 8. Utilization of Agro-Waste as a Reinforcement Material in Polymer Matrix for Biodegradable Packaging Applications.- 9. Bioenergy from Agro-waste: A Sustainable Solution for Energy Needs.- 10. Algae Biomass Valorization for Wastewater Remediation.- 11. Microalgae Synthesis for Biodiesel Production.- 12. Conventional Methods and Technological Advancements of Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass.