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AAP Series on Waste Biomass Valorization
This important book, Advances in Waste Valorization: Technologies for Sustainable Resource Recovery, explores how innovative technologies are transforming waste from an environmental challenge into a valuable resource for sustainable development. As global concerns over climate change, resource depletion, and escalating waste generation intensify, the book presents waste valorization as a practical pathway toward a circular economy in which biomass, agricultural residues, food waste, industrial byproducts, and municipal waste become feedstocks for renewable fuels, chemicals, materials, and energy. CONTENTS: About the Authors / Editors: Gollakota Anjani Ravi Kiran, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan Gollakota Anjani Ravi Kiran, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. An internationally recognized researcher, Dr. Kiran specializes in materials synthesis, waste valorization, adsorption science, and sustainable bioenergy technologies. His research focuses on advanced functional materials, including zeolites, metal–organic frameworks, and biomass-derived adsorbents, as well as catalytic pathways for biofuel and sustainable aviation fuel production. Dr. Kiran has published extensively in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals and has edited two scholarly books on advanced materials and sustainable energy systems. He serves on the editorial board of Adsorption Science & Technology and has guest edited several international journals, contributing to interdisciplinary research in chemical engineering and environmental sustainability. In recognition of his scientific contributions, Dr. Kiran was ranked among the world’s top two percent of scientists in 2024 based on standardized citation indicators compiled by Elsevier and Stanford University. He is also a recipient of the EB-1A Extraordinary Ability classification (US Green Card), and his research has informed policy and decision-making analyses in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering. Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD Senior Scientist, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, India Prakash Kumar Sarangi, PhD, is the senior-most Scientist at Central Agricultural University, Imphal, India. Recognized among the world’s top two percent of scientists by Elsevier and Stanford University, Dr. Sarangi has built an international reputation in microbial biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, biomass valorization, and sustainable development. His research focuses on the bioconversion of biomass into value-added biochemicals and nutraceuticals, environmental waste remediation, and sustainable biorefinery technologies. As principal investigator, Dr. Sarangi has led numerous research and development projects on biomass conversion, biodegradation, and value-added product development. He has more than 14 years of teaching and research experience spanning biochemical engineering, microbial biotechnology, downstream processing, and environmental sustainability. Dr. Sarangi serves on the editorial boards of several international journals, including Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, PLOS ONE, 3 Biotech, and Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. He has also guest edited special issues for journals such as Science of the Total Environment, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Chemical Engineering & Technology, and Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. His scholarly output includes more than 130 peer-reviewed research articles, over 75 book chapters, and 25 books published by Elsevier, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. He has presented his work at numerous national and international conferences and is an active member of several professional scientific societies. He holds a PhD in Microbial Biotechnology from Ravenshaw University, India, and an MTech in Agricultural and Food Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. |
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