Meet the editor

Dr. Brajesh Kumar is currently an assistant professor and head in the Department of Chemistry, TATA College, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, India. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, India, in 2009. His research interests include the development of sustainable and eco-friendly techniques for nanoparticle synthesis and their applications for environmental remediation, nanofibers, nanocomposites, nanomedicine,

sensors, active films of organic solar cells, natural product extraction, purification and analysis, natural polymers, peptide chemistry, microwave- and ultrasound-assisted organic synthesis, and organic synthesis. Dr. Kumar has several national and international fellowships to his credit and has worked as a faculty member in various universities throughout India, Ecuador, and South Korea. He has also published numerous research articles and is an active reviewer of more than seventy journals. He is also included in the top 2% of scientists (2021) ranked by Stanford University, USA, and Elsevier.

Contents

*and Ashwani Sharma*

*by Pradeep Sharma*

Wood Composites

*by Basel Younes*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 21**

**Chapter 3 57**

**Chapter 4 73**

**Chapter 5 95**

**Chapter 6 111**

**Chapter 7 133**

Eco-Friendly and Biodegradable Green Composites *by Kalmanje Mugdha Bhat, Jyothsana Rajagopalan, Rajeshwari Mallikarjunaiah, Nagashree Nagaraj Rao* 

Opportunity of Non-Wood Forest Products in Biocomposites

Functionality Based Design of Sustainable Bio-Composite

*by Sushant Kumar, Swarnima Pandey and NV Satheesh Madhav*

Properties of High-Density Polyethylene-Polypropylene

Characterization, Modeling and the Production Processes

Medicinal Uses with Immense Economic Potential and Nutritional

*by Mourad Saddem, Ahmed Koubaa and Bernard Riedl*

*by MD Rajbanul Akhond and Ahmed Sharif*

Biopolymer: A Novel Bioexcipient

of Biopolymers in the Textiles Industry

Properties of *Aegle marmelos*: A Concise Review *by Harekrishna Mahato and Brajesh Kumar*
