Meet the editors

Dr. Arpit Sand is currently an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India. He received his BSc in Science and MSc in Chemistry from the University of Allahabad, India, in 2004 and 2006, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the same university in 2010. Dr. Sand is an editorial board member for Polymer Synthesis Journal by Cambridge Scholars Publishing UK and *Journal* 

*of Polymer Science*. He is an academic book editor and a reviewer for international journals including *Carbohydrate Polymers*, *International Journal of Biological Macromolecules*, and *Fibers and Polymers*, among others. Dr. Sand's previous roles include assistant professor (guest faculty) in the Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad; research associate at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) New Delhi; postdoctoral fellow at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST), Korea; postdoctoral fellow at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; junior researcher at the Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic; and researcher at Soongsil University, South Korea. He has more than ten years of teaching and research experience. He is also a life member of the Indian Science Congress and Green Chemistry Network center. He has made significant contributions in the modification and characterization of graft copolymers and films decorated with chalcogenide quantum dots to tune the energy band gap for solar energy harvesting applications. His research interests include polymer synthesis using different polymerization techniques. He has authored more than twenty-four international research articles and review articles in reputed SCI journals.

Prof. Sangita obtained a master's in Chemistry with a specialization in Organic Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, University of Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee), India. Having qualified GATE, she pursued her MTech in Polymer Science and Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). She obtained her Ph.D. from Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), India, in the area

of Alternative Fuels-Biodiesel. Prof. Banga has twenty-one years of experience in teaching and research. Prof. Banga worked with an industry dealing in additives for a year in product development. She began her career in teaching as a lecturer at Lingayas Institute of Technology and Management in 2001. She joined Manav Rachna Educational Institutions in 2004 as a senior lecturer and since then has served the organization in various roles such as B. Tech Coordinator, head of the Mechanical Department, and Dean of Students & Welfare of the University. She has several publications in journals of national and international repute to her credit, and she has authored two books on engineering chemistry. Her current research work is in biofuels, mainly production from various edible, non-edible oils, algae, and purification technology using organic adsorbents, nanoparticles, and natural adsorbents. As a member of organizing committees, Dr. Banga has successfully organized the Green Chemistry workshop and Conference of the Chemistry Department in association with Green Chemistry Network Centre.

Contents

**Section 1**

from Various Biomass Wastes

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 17**

**Chapter 3 25**

**Chapter 4 47**

**Chapter 5 57**

Current Scenario **71**

**Chapter 6 73**

**Chapter 7 99**

Comparative Study of Cellulose Hydrogel Films Prepared

Application of Cellulose Derivatives in Mineral Processing *by Ashok Kumar, Kaman Singh and Satya Prakash Gupta*

Deinking of Mixed Office Waste (MOW) Paper Using Enzymes *by G. Ramiro Escudero, González P. Jeovani and Perez S. Rosa Elena*

Bacterial Cellulose: Multipurpose Biodegradable Robust Nanomaterial

Biorefinery System of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Steam Explosion

for Nanoencapsulation Removal of Pb (II) and Cu (II) Heavy Metal Ions:

*by Chikako Asada, Sholahuddin and Yoshitoshi Nakamura*

New Ethylenediamine Crosslinked 2D-Cellulose Adsorbent

Synthesis, Characterization Application, and RSM-Modeling *by Issam Jilal, Soufian El Barkany, Zahra Bahari, Youssef El Ouardi, Mohamed Loutou, Hassan Amhamdi, Mohamed Abou-Salama, Amin Salhi, Abderrahmane El Idrissi and Katri Laatikainen*

Nano-Cellulosic Fibers from Agricultural Wastes *by Nozieana Khairuddin, Md. Bazlul Mobin Siddique, Mohammad Sobri Merais, Nurul Husna Che Hamzah* 

*and Dayangku Nurshahirah Awang Wahab*

*by Agata Kołodziejczyk*

**Section 2**

*by Cho Cho, Thinzar Aye, Aung Khaing and Takaomi Kobayashi*
