About the Editors
Dr. Neha Srivastava is currently working as postdoctorate fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India. She
has published 25 research articles in the peer-reviewed
journals with three patents and one technology transfer.
She has completed her PhD from the Department of
Molecular and Cellular Engineering, SHIATS, India,
in 2016 in the area of bioenergy and has received six
Young Scientist Awards. Presently, she is working on
biofuel production (cellulase enzymes, production and
enhancement, biohydrogen production from waste biomass, bioethanol production). Her fields of expertise
are on biofuel production, microbial bioprocessing,
and enzyme technologies.
Dr. Manish Srivastava has worked as DST INSPIRE
faculty in the Department of Physics and Astrophysics,
University of Delhi, India, during June 2014 to June
2019. Currently, he is working as SERB-Research Scientist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and
Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India. He has
published 45 research articles in the peer-reviewed
journals, authored several book chapters, and filed one
patent. He worked as a postdoctorate fellow in the
Department of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk
National University from August 2012 to August
2013. He was an assistant professor in the Department
of Physics, DIT School of Engineering, Greater Noida,
from July 2011 to July 2012. He received his PhD in
Physics from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad, India, in 2011. Presently, he is
working on the synthesis of graphene-based metal oxide
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Dr. Neha Srivastava is currently working as postdoctorate fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India. She
has published 25 research articles in the peer-reviewed
journals with three patents and one technology transfer.
She has completed her PhD from the Department of
Molecular and Cellular Engineering, SHIATS, India,
in 2016 in the area of bioenergy and has received six
Young Scientist Awards. Presently, she is working on
biofuel production (cellulase enzymes, production and
enhancement, biohydrogen production from waste biomass, bioethanol production). Her fields of expertise
are on biofuel production, microbial bioprocessing,
and enzyme technologies.
Dr. Manish Srivastava has worked as DST INSPIRE
faculty in the Department of Physics and Astrophysics,
University of Delhi, India, during June 2014 to June
2019. Currently, he is working as SERB-Research Scientist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and
Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India. He has
published 45 research articles in the peer-reviewed
journals, authored several book chapters, and filed one
patent. He worked as a postdoctorate fellow in the
Department of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk
National University from August 2012 to August
2013. He was an assistant professor in the Department
of Physics, DIT School of Engineering, Greater Noida,
from July 2011 to July 2012. He received his PhD in
Physics from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of
Technology, Allahabad, India, in 2011. Presently, he is
working on the synthesis of graphene-based metal oxide
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