Acknowledgments
The editors are thankful to all the academicians and scientists whose contributions
have enriched this volume. We also express our deep sense of gratitude to our
parents whose blessings have always prompted us to pursue academic activities
deeply. It is quite possible that in a work of this nature, some mistakes might have
crept in text inadvertently, and for these, we owe undiluted responsibility. We are
grateful to all the authors for their contribution to present this book. We are also
thankful to Springer Nature for giving this opportunity to editors and the Department
of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, UP, India, for all
their technical support. We thank them from the core of our heart. Editor Manish
Srivastava acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, for awarding the DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award [IFA13-MS-02]
2014, and also Science and Engineering Research Board for SERB-Research
Scientist Award-2019.
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The editors are thankful to all the academicians and scientists whose contributions
have enriched this volume. We also express our deep sense of gratitude to our
parents whose blessings have always prompted us to pursue academic activities
deeply. It is quite possible that in a work of this nature, some mistakes might have
crept in text inadvertently, and for these, we owe undiluted responsibility. We are
grateful to all the authors for their contribution to present this book. We are also
thankful to Springer Nature for giving this opportunity to editors and the Department
of Chemical Engineering & Technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, UP, India, for all
their technical support. We thank them from the core of our heart. Editor Manish
Srivastava acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, for awarding the DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award [IFA13-MS-02]
2014, and also Science and Engineering Research Board for SERB-Research
Scientist Award-2019.
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