Bioplastics for Sustainability: Manufacture, Technologies, and Environment

Ajay Kumar Mishra is Professor at the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at College of Science, Engineering & Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, South Africa and also a “Fellow member at “Royal Society of Chemistry UK. He received his M. Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in 2003 and 2007, respectively, from The University of Delhi, India. In addition, he was appointed as “Senior Lecturer in October 2009 at the Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa where he was promoted to “Associate Professor in November 2011 until December 2014. Recently, he was appointed by University of South Africa as “Full Professor since January 2015. He is also working as “Adjunct Professor at Jiangsu University, China. He has also developed a number of collaborations worldwide. He also served as Associate Editor as well as member of the editorial board of many peer-reviewed international journals. He is also serving as member advisory board of a number of international scientific societies, conferences and workshops. His research interest involves in the broader areas of Nanoscience/Nanotechnology; Materials Science; Polymers; Composite/Nanocomposites; Photocatalysts and Water Research. He is also actively involved in the area of nanotechnology towards the development of smart materials for various applications in the field of materials science and water research. He supervises students involved in the nanotechnology and water treatment research in projects involving finding treatments on organic, inorganic pollutants using synthetic and wastewater solutions.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), United States. His research focuses on nanotechnology and advanced materials applications, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and related industries. Dr. Hussain has authored numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a prolific book author and editor, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his fields of expertise.