Nanocellulose: Harnessing Sustainability from Biomass to Biocomposites

S.M. Sapuan is a Professor (Grade A) of composite material Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Head of Advanced Engineering Materials & Composite Research Centre, UPM and Chief Executive Editor of Pertanika journals in office of Deputy Vice Chancellor, UPM. He earned BEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia, MSc in Engineering Design, Loughborough University, UK and PhD in Material Engineering, De Montfort University, UK. He is Professional Engineer, and Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, Society of Automotive Engineers International, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, International Society for Development and Sustainability, Plastic & Rubber Institute Malaysia, Malaysian Scientific Association, International Biographical Association and Institute of Material Malaysia. He is Honorary Member of Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of Society of Sugar Palm Development & Industry, Malaysia. He was World Class Visiting Professor, Andalas University Indonesia. He is Editor in Chief of Journal of Natural Fibre Polymer Composites, co-editor-in-chief of Functional Composites and Structures, Associate Editor-in-Chief, Defence Technology, Elsevier, and editorial board member of 30 journals. He has produced over 2000 publications including over 988 journal papers, 68 books, and 250 chapters in book. He has delivered 75 plenary and keynote lectures, and 150 invited lectures. He organized 33 journal special issues as guest editor, reviewed 1500 journal papers and has 8 patents. He successfully supervised 100 PhD and 75 MSc students and 16 postdoctoral researchers. His h-index is 121 with 53,000 citations (Google Scholar). He received ISESCO Science Award, Khwarizimi International Award, National Book Award, Endeavour Research Promotion Award, Citation of Excellence Award, Emerald, UK, Malaysia’s Research Star Award, Publons Peer Review Award, USA, Professor of Eminence Award and Top Research Scientists’ Malaysia Award. He was listed in World Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, USA. He received SAE Subir Chowdhury Medal of Quality Leadership, International Society of Bionic Engineering Outstanding Contribution Award, China, Ikon Akademia 2022, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia , The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Award in Engineering Sciences, Materials Science Leader Award by Research.com, IET Malaysia Leadership Award, William Johnson International Gold Medal, Life Time Achievement KnowTex Award and COMSTECH Best Scientific Book Award. Imran Ahmad has completed his Ph.D. at the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, His work was based on the treatment of restaurant wastewater containing FOG using Chlorella vulgaris in a Bubble Column Photobioreactor. Ahmad specializes in the anaerobic treatment of industrial wastewaters, especially landfill leachate. He has published his work in peer-reviewed journals, 6 book chapters, and participated and presented at about 26 international conferences. Ahmad has edited a book with IGI Publications titled “Handbook of Research on Algae as a Sustainable Solution for Food, Energy, and the Environment” & He received Algae Industry Incubation Consortium (AIIC), Japan grants award and My Membrane award, Malaysia in 2021. He was also the recipient of Young Scholars grant awarded by School of Post Graduate Studies, UTM. Ahmad have teaching experience of 8 years in AICTE approved Engineering Colleges in India. He is having student membership for International Society for applied Phycology (ISAP), International Water Association (IWA), Northeast Algal Society (NEAS), Ecological Society of America (ESA), British Phycological Society, and Northeast Algal Society (NEAS). Ahmad was appointed as the secretary for the International Conference on Environmental Science and Green Technology (ICEGT 2022). Ahmad worked as a Research Associate in “PAVITR” for the design and implementation of High-Rtae Algal Pond at the project site. Currently working as Research Scientist and Plant Operations Manager at Liquid Trees.N. M. Nurazzi is a senior lecturer at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Before joining the Universiti Sains Malaysia he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, National Defence University of Malaysia, under a Newton Research Grant to study the “Role of Intermolecular Interaction in Conductive Polymer Wrapped MWCNT as Organophosphate Sensing Material Structure”. He obtained BSc. and MSc. in Polymer Technology from the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2011 and 2014, respectively. In 2018, he was awarded a PhD from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Materials Engineering under the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia scholarship. His main research interests are polymer composites and natural fibre composites. To date, he has authored and co-authored over 200 publications, including 100 journal papers, 4 books and 50 book chapters.

• 1. Introduction to Nanocellulose and Its Environmental Significance2. Optimization of the Isolation Process of Nanocellulose from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks3. Modification, Functionalization and Its Spectroscopic Characterization4. Morphological and Structural Characteristics of Nanocellulose Isolated from OPEFB5. Nanocellulose Composite Materials in Oral Health Care6. Properties of Nanocellulose/Graphene Reinforced Green Epoxy Hybrid Composites7. The Role of Nanocellulose Composites in Biomedical Engineering8. Mechanical and Thermal Performance of Hybrid Carbon Fibre/Cellulose Reinforced Epoxy Composites9. Nanocellulose-based Composites as Propellants10. Nanocellulose as Green Agents in Polymer Matrix Composites Applications11. Nanocellulose-based Materials for Water and Wastewater Treatment12. Microalgae Nanocellulose. Opportunities Contributing Towards the Circular Bioeconomy13. Seaweed-Based Nanocellulose. Applications and Future Perspectives14. Functionalization and Hybridization of Nanocellulose for Emerging Applications15. Evaluation of Reinforced and Green Bioplastics from Carrageenan Seaweed with Nanocellulose16. Algal-Nanocellulose Biopolymers as Sustainable Resources for Net-Zero Carbon Bioeconomy17. Nanocellulose in the food industry. Recent Technologies, Challenges and Future Prospects18. Nanocellulose for Functional and Future Materials. Opportunities, Obstructions and Outcomes19. Life Cycle Assessment of Nanocellulose-Reinforced Fibre Composites