Biomass-Based Bioplastic and Films: Preparation, Characterization, and Application

本書為研究人員、工程師和製造商提供了一個平台，以構思從生物質和農業廢棄物可持續發展塑料和薄膜的綠色理念。可持續生物塑料生產的擴大對於產業和地方社區的經濟增長至關重要，因為這是解決廢物管理問題的一種手段。因此，本書作為指南，描述了各種方法和應用，以生產可用的生物塑料產品，減輕過度工業廢物污染所帶來的負擔。這一框架不僅將有助於支持受到廢物污染影響的地方社區的健康和管理，還將通過高效和可持續的回收實踐在經濟上支持企業。本書將為學術界、商業界和政府部門的讀者提供控制來自各種來源的廢物並將其轉化為有價值產品所需的知識。

Dr Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan

I am a scientific researcher with a career that spans more than a decade in material development, mechanical engineering, waste valorisation, tribology, circular economy, and additive manufacturing. I received academic training in Nigeria and South Africa (UKZN, CSIR, and DUT). My research primarily focuses on composite, biocomposite, nanocomposite, tribology, and valorising wastes, where various market-based products are produced from these feedstocks using robust and sustainable technologies. I have contributes to developing novel biorefinery-based technologies and synthetic black composite brake pads to revitalize South Africa's biomass and transportation industries. He also actively mentors postgraduate research students (BSc Hons, MSc & Ph.D.) recruited in these projects in collaboration with our South African universities.

I received several academic awards, the most notable being the Innovator of the Year 2022, a prize for producing a novel material for friction material (brake pad). I also contributed immensely to his field through peer-reviewed publications and mentorship of students. His research has been published in top-tier international journals (with 32 scientific articles and >20 articles as the first author and). I hold a Google Scholar H-index of 14 with > 370 Citations. In addition to these academic accolades, he has secured research grants from various funding sources/organizations, and these are collectively worth millions of Rands while at the DUT and CSIR.

Prof Nirmala Deenadayalu

Area of Expertise: Thermodynamics; Ionic Liquids, Biomass Processing Bio: I have 30 years academic experience as a Demonstrator, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate and Full Professor. The latter position I have held since Dec 2011. I have published 71 peer-reviewed journal articles. Together with my post graduate students the research group has presented 84 national and international conference poster or oral presentations. I have graduated 4 PhD and 18 Masters students and supervised 9 postdoctoral fellows. I'm currently supervising 4 PhD and 3 Masters students and a NRF C2 rated scientist. I have peer reviewed research papers for a number of international journals and examined a number of Masters and PhD thesis. I have visited the following international universities: Delhi University, India 2009; Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 2011; University of Campinas, Brazil 2012; Kurukshetra University, India 2014; Imperial College, UK 2016; Hamburg University of Technology, Germany 2016 and have numerous local and international collaborations. Most of the research funding (± R 6 million) that I have leveraged was from NRF and DUT. My research area is in thermodynamics, ionic liquids, biomass processing and biogas production. Currently biomass valorisation for sustainable development has attracted a number of postgraduate students.

Dr. Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan

我是一名科學研究者，擁有超過十年的材料開發、機械工程、廢物增值、摩擦學、循環經濟和增材製造的職業生涯。我在尼日利亞和南非（UKZN、CSIR 和 DUT）接受了學術訓練。我的研究主要集中在複合材料、生物複合材料、納米複合材料、摩擦學以及廢物增值，利用穩健且可持續的技術從這些原料中生產各種市場導向的產品。我為開發新型生物精煉技術和合成黑色複合材料剎車片做出了貢獻，以振興南非的生物質和交通運輸產業。我還積極指導在這些項目中與我們的南非大學合作招募的研究生（BSc Hons、MSc 和 Ph.D.）。

我獲得了多項學術獎項，其中最著名的是2022年年度創新者獎，該獎項是因為我生產了一種新型摩擦材料（剎車片）。我通過同行評審的出版物和對學生的指導，對我的領域做出了巨大貢獻。我的研究已發表在頂級國際期刊上（共32篇科學文章，其中超過20篇為第一作者）。我在Google Scholar的H指數為14，引用次數超過370次。除了這些學術榮譽外，我還從各種資助來源/組織獲得了研究資助，這些資助的總額達到數百萬蘭特，均是在DUT和CSIR期間獲得的。

Prof. Nirmala Deenadayalu

專業領域：熱力學；離子液體，生物質處理

我擁有30年的學術經驗，擔任過示範員、講師、高級講師、副教授和正教授。自2011年12月以來，我一直擔任正教授。我已發表71篇同行評審的期刊文章。與我的研究生一起，研究小組已在84個國內外會議上進行了海報或口頭報告。我已指導4名博士生和18名碩士生，並監督了9名博士後研究員。目前我正在指導4名博士生和3名碩士生，並且是一名NRF C2級科學家。我為多個國際期刊進行了研究論文的同行評審，並審查了多篇碩士和博士論文。我曾訪問以下國際大學：印度德里大學（2009年）、波蘭華沙科技大學（2011年）、巴西坎皮納斯大學（2012年）、印度庫魯克舍特拉大學（2014年）、英國帝國學院（2016年）、德國漢堡科技大學（2016年），並擁有眾多本地和國際合作。大部分研究資金（約600萬蘭特）來自NRF和DUT。我的研究領域包括熱力學、離子液體、生物質處理和生物氣體生產。目前，生物質增值的可持續發展吸引了許多研究生。