Preface

1. Role of solid state fermentation to improve cost economy of cellulase production

Prof. Murthy Sango, IIT Bombay, India; murthy.che12@gmail.com

2. Submerged fermentation for fungal cellulase production

Susana Rodríguez-Couto; srodriguez@ceit.es

3. Significance of process parameters to improve cellulase system; role of non-enzymatic protein to improve cellulose hydrolysis

Anindita Biswas, SHUATS, Allahabad, India; ianindita@gmail.com

4. Assessment of thermophilic/thermostable cellulase for industrial purpose

Indu Bhushan Sharma, University of Jammu, India; ibhushanap@gmail.com

Vinod Kumar, CIAB, Mohali, India; vkumar26@gmail.com

6. Efficiency analysis of crude verses pure cellulase in industries

Sanket J. Joshi, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman; sanketjj@gmail.com / sanket@squ.edu.om

7. Cost effective techniques for cellulase purification for industries; a rollback analysis

Deepika Kushwaha, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India; dkushwaha04@gmail.com

Deepika Gupta, Alligarh Muslim University, India; Dg001@gmail.com

9. Significance of feedstock on industrial cellulases

Pardeep Singh, University of Delhi, India; psingh.rs.apc@itbhu.ac.in

Paushpi Diwedi, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, India

11. Novel metagenomics, genomics, and secretomics approaches underway to identify improved sources of cellulases

Index

Dr. Francesco Vinale

Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante

(IPSP-CNR), Via Università

f.vinale@ipp.cnr.it

Dr. Hubertus Haas

Division of Molecular Biology/ Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University

hubertus.haas@i-med.ac.at

Dr. Elzbieta Gumienna-Kontecka

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland

elzbieta.gumienna-kontecka@chem.uni.wroc.pl

Dr. Kuang‐Ren Chung

Citrus Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida

krchung@ufl.edu

Prof. Holger B. Deising

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Institut

holger.deising@landw.uni-halle.de

Dr. Peter Punt

Leiden University

peter.punt@tno.nl

Dr. Eric Pearlman

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Eric.Pearlman@case.edu

Dr. Manoj Kumar Solanki

National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms

mkswings321@gmail.com

Dr. Gérald Larcher

Département Pharmacie Biochimie University of Angers

gerald.larcher@univ-angers.fr

Dr. Francesco Vinale

CNR - Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (IPP-CNR), Via Università, Naples, Italy

f.vinale@ipp.cnr.it

Dr. Rajinder K. Gupta

University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indrap
About the Author: Manish Srivastava is working as DST INSPIRE faculty in the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, India. He has published 41 research articles in peer reviewed journals, authored several book chapters and filed 1 patent. He worked as a post doctorate 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 Ph. D. in Physics from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, India in 2011. Presently, he is working on the synthesis of graphene based metal oxide hybrids and their applications as catalysts. His area of interest is synthesis of nanostsructured materials and their applications as catalyst for development of electrode materials in energy storage, biosensors and biofuels production.
Neha Srivastava is currently working as Post-doctorate fellow in Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, IIT (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India. She has published 26 research articles in the in peer reviewed journals and have 03 patents. She has been completed her PhD from Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering, SHUATS, India in 2016 in the area of bioenergy. She has been received 06 Young Scientist Awards. Presently, she is working on biofuels production (Cellulase enzymes; production and enhancement, biohydrogen production from waste biomass, bioethanol production).
P. K. Mishra is currently Professor and Head in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India. He obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) in 1995. He has authored/co-authored over 60 technical papers published in reputed national/international journals and supervised more than 20doctoral students. He has received several awards and hounours and has 5 patents. He is Fellow of Institution of Engineers India. He has received several awards and honours at National/International levels. He has also made significant contribution towards development of entrepreneurship ecosystem in Eastern part of the country. He is coordinator Technology Business Incubator at the Institute and member Executive committee NISBUD, Ministry of Skill Development, Government of India.
Pramod W. Ramteke is presently Dean of Post Graduate Studies and Heads of Departments of Biological Sciences and Genetics & Plant Breeding at San Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Allahabad, India. He is elected Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Academy of Biological Sciences, The Linean Society of London, Academy of Microbial Sciences India (AMI), The Biotech Research Society of India, Society for Plant Protection Sciences, Mycological Society of India, Uttar Pradesh Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, Association for Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Society of Biological Sciences and Rural Development and The Academy of Environmental Biology. He is recipient of J.C. Bose Gold Medal, SCON Memorial Award for Excellence in Science, Dr. J. C. Edward Medal, Prof. K. S. Bilgramy Memorial Award, Er. V. S. Chauhan Gold Medal, Biotechnology Overseas Associateship and International Fellowship by Biotechnology and Biology Research Council, UK. He is member of editorial board of several journals He has been a visiting Scientist to Hacettepe University, Turkey; Institute of Food Research, UK; University of Liege, Belgium; Korea Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, University of Szeged, Hungary and Hydrobiological Institute, Czech Republic. In addition to three patents, three books and over 150 research papers are to his credit. He has implemented 7 major projects from DBT, DST, CSIR, UPCAR and CST, UP and supervised 21 PhDs and more than 40 PG Thesis/projects. He was a member of 18th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (1998-99).