Nanomaterials in Biomass Conversion

She earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan in 2016 and carried out research work at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She is interested in synthesizing molecules that possess interesting functions, including biological activity (natural products, drugs, drug-like compounds etc.) or materials with useful properties. She develops tools to perform efficient synthetic transformations in creating novel molecular architectures of medicinal or industrial relevance. In a nutshell, my interests are broadly in synthetic organic chemistry, with a particular focus on the synthesis of bioactive natural products and novel molecular architectures (nanomaterials). She worked on organic synthesis focused on catalysis, visible light photoredox couplings, transition metal-catalyzed -couplings, and click chemistry. Synthesis of nanomaterials and their applications to control environmental pollution is also her area of interest. Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS.

• Part I- Fundamentals1. Biomass Feedstock: A sustainable source of energy production2. Introduction to Nanomaterials: A strategic tool for production of biofuels and bioenergy from biomass3. Chemical and bio-mediated processes for synthesis of nanomaterials4. Nanomaterials derived from animals, plants and microbes for energy production5. Physicochemical attributes, structural characterization, and catalytic properties of nanomaterialsPart II- Nanomaterials for conversion of biomass to bioenergy, biofuels and value added products6. Nanocatalytic processes for conversion of biomass to green fuels7. Homogeneous and heterogeneous nano-catalytic systems for bioenergy and biofuel production8. Nano photocatalytic conversion of biomass to bioenergy9. Potential role of Nano-biochar, nano-cellulose and other nanomaterials in microbial fuel cell10. Nano-biochar, nano-cellulose and other nanomaterials in bioelectrochemical system11. Nano-cellulose based electrode systems in batteries for energy production12. Nanomaterial assisted anaerobic digestion of biomass for bioenergy and biofuel production13. Advances in nanomaterials for production of fuel gases from biomass14. Nanoparticles-immobilized enzymes for biomass conversion15. Developments in nanomaterials for conversion of biomass to Bio-based value added products16. Production of volatile fatty acids from biomass, their recovery and applications in fuel and other valued products formation17. Nanomaterials for carbon capture and their conversion to useful products for sustainable energy productionPart III: Risk Assessment, Economic growth, Challenges and future perspectives18. Recent advancements in nanomaterials for mitigation of carbon footprints19. Recovery of resources and Circular-Economy from biomass derived waste through aerobic and anaerobic digestion-based techniques20. Potential risks, Toxicology, stability, Economic feasibility and environmental impacts of biomass conversion21. Challenges and future prospective of biomass conversion to various products