Lignocellulosic Biomass Refining for Second Generation Biofuel Production (PDF)

Ponnusami V. is presently working as Associate Dean in the School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, India. He graduated from A. C. Tech., Anna University and did his doctoral research at SASTRA Deemed University, India. He has rich industrial and academic experience. His research interests include domestic and industrial wastewater treatment, bioconversion of lignocellulose, and bioprocessing. His group is working on photocatalysis, production of renewable fuels, and microbial polysaccharides. He had published over 50 research papers in international journals.

Kiran Babu Uppuluri was awarded his PhD from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, in 2011. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur. His group is working on the development, modeling, optimization, and intensification of bioprocesses for various biochemicals such as biofuels, therapeutic enzymes, and biopolymers.

Rangabhashiyam S. is currently working as Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical & Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, India. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. He has received Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Germany, received National Post-Doctoral Fellowship from SERB-DST, India, selected as Young Scientist by DST, India for the BRICS Conclave held in Durban, South Africa, and received Hiyoshi Young Leaf Award from Hiyoshi Ecological Services, Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan. His major research interests are bioremediation and wastewater treatment. He is Editorial Board Member in Separation & Purification Reviews; Scientific Reports; Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery; Environmental Management, Associate Editor in International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, IET