Shakeel Ahmed is a Research Fellow at Bio/Polymers Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He obtained his PhD in the area of biopolymers and bionanocomposites. He has published several research publications in the area of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, sensors, and water treatment. He is an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK and life member of the Asian Polymer Association and Society of Materials Chemistry. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, is an Adjunct Professor, an Academic Advisor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of several scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas.

• 1. Green and Sustainable Advanced Materials: OverviewTanvir Arfin, Arshiya Tarannum and Kamini Sonawane. 11.1. History. 11.2. Biomaterials. 21.3. CdS. 181.4. Carbon Nanotube. 191.5. Fe Containing Nanomaterial. 201.6. Graphene. 201.7. Graphene Oxide. 221.8. Inulin. 231.9. Pectin. 241.10. Metal Oxide. 251.11. Polymer. 271.12 Bentonite. 291.13 Conclusion. 29References. 302. Characterization of Green and Sustainable Advanced Materials. 35Pintu Pandit and Gayatri T.N.2.1. Introduction. 362.2. Characterization of Advanced Materials. 382.3. Physical Characterization of Advanced Materials. 392.4. Chemical Characterization of Advanced Materials. 502.5. Conclusions. 61References. 623. Green and Sustainable Advanced Biopolymeric and Biocomposite Materials. 67T.P. Mohan and K. Kanny3.1. Introduction. 673.2. Classification of Green Materials. 683.3. Biopolymers. 693.4. Natural Fillers. 703.5. Natural Fibers. 723.6. Biocomposites. 733.7. Merits and Demerits of Green Materials. 763.8. Recent Progress in Improvement of Material Properties. 783.9. Current Applications of Biocomposites and Biopolymers. 793.10. Futuristic Applications of Biocomposites and Biopolymers. 833.11. Conclusion. 85References. 864. Green and Sustainable Advanced Nanomaterials. 93Alaa K. H. Al-Khalaf and Falah H. Hussein4.1. Introduction. 934.2. Applications of Natural NanoOrganic Materials. 1004.3. Conclusion. 104References. 1055. Biogenic Approaches for SiO2 Nanostructures: Exploring the Sustainable Platform of Nanofabrication. 107M. Hariram, P. Vishnukumar and S. Vivekanandhan5.1. Introduction. 1085.2. Synthesis of SiO2 Nanostructures. 1095.3. Bio-Mediated Sustainable Processes for SiO2 Nanostructures. 1155.4. Biogenic SiO2 based Doped, Functionalized and Composite Nanostructures. 1255.5. Applications of Bio-fabricated SiO2 Nanoparticles. 1295.6. Conclusions. 131Acknowledgements. 132References. 1326. Green and Sustainable Advanced Composite Materials. 143Yahya F. Al-Khafaji and Falah H. Hussein.6.1. Introduction. 1436.2. Applications of Polymers. 1456.3. The Problems of Synthetic Polymers. 1456.4. Why Biodegradable Polymers. 1476.5. Biodegradable Polymers. 1476.6. Copolymers. 1476.7. Examples of Biodegradable Polymers is Polyesters. 1486.8. Conclusion. 152References. 1527. Design and Processing Aspects of Polymer and Composite Materials. 155Hafiz M. N. Iqbal, Muhammad Bilal and Tahir Rasheed7.1. Introduction. 1567.2. Design and Processing. 1587.3. Natural Polymers and Their Applied Potentialities. 1587.4. Synthetic Polymers and Their Applied Potentialities. 1697.5. Materials-based Biocomposites. 1737.6. Concluding Remarks and Future Considerations. 179Conflict of Interest. 180Acknowledgements. 180References. 1808. Seaweed-Based Binder in Wood Composites. 191Kang Chiang Liew and Nur Syafiqah Nadiah Abdul Ghani8.1. Introduction. 1918.2. Methods and Techniques. 1938.3. Results and Discussion. 1958.4. Conclusion. 208References. 2099. Green and Sustainable Textile Materials Using Natural Resources. 213Pintu Pandit, Gayatri T.N. and Saptarshi Maiti9.1. Introduction. 2139.2. Sustainable Colouration of Textile Materials Using Natural Plant Waste Resources. 2169.3. Sustainable Antibacterial Finishing of Textile Materials Using Natural Waste Resources. 2239.4. Sustainable UV Protective Textile Materials Using Waste Natural Resources. 2269.5. Sustainable Green Flame Retardant Textile Materials Using Natural Resources. 2299.6. Sustainable Textile Materials Using Clay as Natural Resources. 2439.7. Sustainable Application of Aroma Finishing in Textile Materials Using Natural Resources. 2509.8. Sustainable Mosquito Repellent Textile Materials Using Natural Resources. 2539.9. Conclusion. 256References. 25710. Green Engineered Functional Textile Materials. 263Pravin Chavan, Shahid-ul-Islam, Akbar Ali, Shakeel Ahmed and Javed Sheikh10.1. Introduction. 26310.2. Different Finishes Applied onto Textiles: Present Techniques vs. Green Methods. 26610.3. Methods of Application of Microcapsules on Textiles. 27310.4. Release Mechanism of Core Material from Microcapsules. 27310.5. Chemistry of EO. 27310.6. Evaluation of Mosquito Repellency. 27610.7. Aroma Finish. 27910.8. Conclusion. 282References. 28311. Advances in Bio-Nanohybrid Materials. 289Houda Saad, Pedro Luis de Hoyos, Ezzeddine Srasra, Fatima Charrier-El Bouhtoury11.1. Introduction. 28911.2. Inorganic/Organic Hybrids. 29011.3. Bio-nanohybrid Materials Based on Clay and Polyphenols. 29711.4. Conclusions and Perspectives. 323References. 32412. Green and Sustainable Selenium Nanoparticles and Their Biotechnological Applications. 333MeryamSardar and HammadAlam12.1. Introduction. 33412.2. Synthesis of SeNPs. 33512.3. Biotechnological Applications of SeNPs. 34112.4. Conclusion. 347Acknowledgments. 348References. 348Index. 000