Nanomaterials as a Catalyst for Biofuel Production

Dr. Vivek Dave
is presently working as Associate Professor and Head at Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Science, Central University South Bihar, India. His expertise is in working with formulation and development of Nanoparticle like organic, inorganic & hybrid nanoparticles and novel drug delivery systems like PEGylated liposomes, ethosomes, nanoparticles, quantum dots, and nanocomposite/nanomaterials. He has been working in the field of novel drug delivery systems and nanocomposite and has published several articles in national and international journals. He has been recipient of several awards at various conferences, seminars, and conventions. Dr. Dave is also acting as regular reviewer of national and international journals. He has published 5 edited books, almost 9 book chapters, 45 papers in peer-reviewed journals and filed 2 patents. He is currently acting as guest editor for Journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer. 

Dr. Arindam Kuila
is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India. Previously, he worked as a research associate at Hindustan Petroleum Green R&D Centre, Bangalore, India. He did his PhD from Agricultural & Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India in 2013 in the area of lignocellulosic biofuel production. He was awarded the Petrotech Research Fellowship from 2008 and has one Indo-Brazil collaborative project funded by DBT, India. He has published 12 edited books, 20 book chapters, 38 papers in peer-reviewed journals and filed 6 patents (2 patents have been granted). He acted as guest editor for Journal of Food Process Engineering and Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery Journal. He is currently acting as guest editor for Journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer.