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 the present book. We are also
thankful to Springer Nature for giving this opportunity and to the editors and
Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, U.P.,
India, for all the technical support. We thank them from the core of our heart. Editor
Dr. Manish Srivastava acknowledges the Science and Engineering Research Board
for SERB Research Scientist award [SB/SRS/2018-19/48/PS] and also to DST for
DST INSPIRE Faculty award [IFA-13-MS-02].
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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 the present book. We are also
thankful to Springer Nature for giving this opportunity and to the editors and
Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, U.P.,
India, for all the technical support. We thank them from the core of our heart. Editor
Dr. Manish Srivastava acknowledges the Science and Engineering Research Board
for SERB Research Scientist award [SB/SRS/2018-19/48/PS] and also to DST for
DST INSPIRE Faculty award [IFA-13-MS-02].
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