Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials: Bioprocessing 4.0, Characterizations, and Applications

Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials: Bioprocessing 4.0, Characterizations, and Applications presents key chapters on smart biopolymer composites production, and processing methods and provides a wide range of applications in a variety of fields such as medical, food, agriculture, electronics, manufacturing, and chemical engineering.

Dr. Ajay Kumar is currently serving as a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Technology, JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He received his Ph.D. in the field of Advanced Manufacturing from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, India a B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering, and an M.Tech. (Distinction) in Manufacturing and Automation. Dr. Ajay’s areas of research include Artificial Intelligence, Materials, Incremental Sheet Forming, Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Waste Management, and Optimization Techniques. He has over 60 publications in international journals of repute including refereed international conferences. He has also co-authored and co-edited many books and has organized various national and international events including an international conference on Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence (ICMAI-2021) as conference chair and has more than 20 national and international patents to his credit. He has a total of 13 years of experience in teaching and research.

Dr. D. K. Rajak is a Scientist at CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand He received many prestigious awards and was recognized in the World Top 2% Scientists by Sanford University in 2022 & 2023. He has published over 100 peer reviewed journal papers and has 03 books, 16 book chapters, 18 patents, 02 designs, and 01 copyright. His recent work involves developing lightweight alloy composite foams and composites for applications requiring low density and high specific energy absorption in automobile, aerospace, marine, noise, and thermal management sectors.

Mr. Parveen Kumar is currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rawal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana, India. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. He completed his B.Tech. (Hons.) from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India and M.Tech. (Distinction) in Manufacturing and Automation from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India. His areas of research include Materials; Die Less Forming, Design of Automotive systems, Additive Manufacturing, CAD/CAM and Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and the Internet of Things in Manufacturing, and multi-objective optimization techniques. He has over 20 publications in international journals of repute and has refereed international conferences. He also has 8 national and international patents to his credit.

Dr. Ashwini Kumar is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SGT University, Gurugram, India. Prior to joining the university, Dr. Kumar gained 13+ years of experience holding various academic and research responsibilities in different organizations. He has completed his research in Optimal Thermohydraulic Performance of Three sides Artificially Roughened Solar Air Heaters at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. He received a Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. He has authored several scientific articles in high-impact journals, including articles in Artificial Roughness, Heat Transfer, Composites, Solar Air Heaters, Coatings, CFD Analysis, Fins and Flow Analysis, and Thermal Optimization Techniques, and has authored five books. He also received the Best Session Paper Award in International Conferences, 2016 in NIT Patna. Dr. Kumar is associated with many universities and is an editorial board member of reputed journals as well as a reviewer of international journals. His research interests include Artificial Roughness, Solar Air Heaters, Heat Transfer, Electronic Thermal Cooling Systems, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Fluid Mechanics, and Computational Fluid Dynamics.