Processing of Biomass Waste

Prof. Angana Sarkar pursued her graduation in Agricultural Engineering from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswasvidyalaya, West Bengal, India, followed by post-graduation in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India 2008. Later, she completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnlogy from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. Subsequently she joined National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India in the year 2015 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering. Her research area is mainly focused on (i) Pollutant detection using biosensors, (ii) Groundwater bioremediation, (iii) Waste water (domestic and industrial) treatment (iv) Solid waste management by bio-refinery approach to produce environmental waste to value like bioethanol, pigment, biofertilizars etc. and (iv) Hydrocarbon and other organic pollutants degradation. Professor Ulla Lassi graduated as a Doctor of Technology at the University of Oulu, in 2003. Currently, she is working as a professor in the Faculty of Technology, in the Research unit of Sustainable chemistry at the University of Oulu, Finland. Her research areas include (i) Wastewater treatment, including organic pollutants degradation and the use of biocarbon-based materials as catalysts and adsorbent (ii) Solid biowaste management and chemical (catalytic) conversion to valuables, and (iii) Inorganic waste management to fertilizers. She has supervised 16 PhD theses and over 100 Master´s theses and advised several undergraduate students. She has been principal investigator of several national and international projects in the field of (bio) waste management and conversion to valuables. Professor Lassi is an author of over 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and she has also a plenty of book chapters and conference publications. She is also a reviewer in various journals of international reputation.

• 1. Introduction to waste biomass processing2. Assessment of wastes for future bioprospecting3. Recent advances in pre-treatment of waste biomass4. Cutting edge applications of pre-treatment of waste biomass and its adverse effects5. Design and operation of advanced waste biomass processing system6. Application of cutting age Molecular Biotechnological tools in waste bioprocessing7. Microwave Application in Bioenergy Production from waste biomass8. Bioprospecting of algal biomass for value generation from municipal waste9. Bioenergy from waste biomass10. Bioethanol from lignocellulosic wastes11. Biodiesel from lipid rich wastes12. Bio-gas from organic wastes13. Recent development on hydrogen production and purification from biomass-derived waste compounds14. Bio prospecting of novel and industrially relevant enzymes15. Waste as substrate for organic acids and solvents production16. Pigments and paints from wastes17. Plastic waste as a novel substrate for industrial biotechnology18. Catalytic conversion of biomass-based wastes: upgrading and valorization of platform molecules19. Thermal digestion process - A novel technique for converting solid organic waste into nutrient rich organic fertilizer20. Waste biomass conversion to energy storage material21. Sewage waste as substrate for value22. Converting Biomass Waste to Water Treatment Chemicals23. Waste-biomass derived potential catalyst materials for water reclamation24. Techno-economic feasibility analysis of waste bioprocessing25. Sustainability of waste biomass processing