Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citationsMiran Mozetič is Professor and Head of the Department of Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is the leader of a research group working on generation and characterization of highly reactive gaseous plasma, interdisciplinary research on interaction of non-equilibrium plasma with organic materials, plasma nanoscience, as well as development of different technologies for Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.Ms. Sobhiga G. is currently working as a research scholar at the International Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. She received her master’s from the School of Chemical Sciences, at Mahatma Gandhi University, in 2022. Her areas of expertise include bionanocomposites, as well as polymer synthesis and blends for packaging, biomedical, and water treatment applications. Researcher, Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland, and International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University — Kottayam, Kerala, India

• 1. History and development of biopolymer nanocomposites based on nanocellulose2. Introduction to biopolymers. different classes, methods of preparation, characterization and properties.3. Nanocellulose an advanced material. Methods of extraction, classification, characterization and properties4. Surface modification of biopolymers. different methods and their advantages and disadvantages5. Different methods and effects of hydrophilization of nanocellulose for increased dispersion in the biopolymer matrix6. Non-equilibrium plasma treatment for hydrophilization of nanocellulose7. Parameters affecting the dispersion of nanocellulose in the biopolymer matrix.8. Development of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites and their properties9. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites. electrospinning and wet spinning.10. Modification of biopolymer-nanocellulose composite systems and the development of ternary and quaternary composites. Processing and applications11. Functionalized nanocellulose-based biopolymer composites. Manufacturing techniques and applications12. Biopolymer-nanoparticle decorated nanocellulose (hybrid) composites13. Evaluation of interfacial interaction and its effect on the structure and properties of biopolymer and nanocellulose composites14. Investigation of the mechanical properties of biopolymer-based nanocellulose composites.15. Analysis of the rheological properties of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites16. Spectroscopic studies of nanocellulose-based biopolymer composites17. Dynamic mechanical characterization of biopolymer-nanocellulose composite systems.18. Thermal properties of biopolymer and cellulose-based nanocomposites19. Water sorption and barrier properties of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites including their mechanisms20. Optical Properties of cellulose-based biopolymer nanocomposites21. Dielectric studies. Efficient tool for analyzing interfacial adhesion inf biopolymer-nanocellulose composites22. Antimicrobial properties of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites.23. Biopolymer-nanocellulose in membrane technology and water purification24. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in air filtration25. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in biomedical applications26. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in food packaging27. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in energy storage devices28. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in sensing applications29. Biopolymer-nanocellulose composites in 3D printing technology30. Advanced applications of biopolymer-nanocellulose composites.31. Theory modelling and simulation32. Life cycle assessment of nanocellulose-based biopolymer composites33. Biopolymer and nanocellulose composite systems. Current state of art, environmental concerns, challenges and future opportunities