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Dr. Nisar Ali has a PhD in Applied Chemistry and is currently working as an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, China. He is also a researcher at the Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Biophysics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He actively participates in research projects related to the synthesis of polymers and magnetic polymer composites that have special wettability properties and smart surfaces. Dr. Muhammad Bilal is presently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He accomplished his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a specialization in Bioengineering and Applied Biotechnology. He has published more than 650 scientific contributions in the form of Research, Reviews, Book Chapters and Editorial type scientific articles in various areas of Science & Engineering. He has an H-index = 54 along with more than 11000 citations. He has guest-edited many special issues and serves as a scientific reviewer in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He has been selected as Clarivate Analytics' 2021 Global Highly Cited Scientist List based on the number of highly cited papers. Dr. Bilal has a collaborative network with national and international institutes/universities across the globe. He is a member of The Chemical Society of Pakistan, Pakistan Medical Laboratory Association and Member of the Agrarian Society” University of Agriculture Faisalabad. His research interests include environmental biotechnology/engineering, nanotechnology, bio-catalysis, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, bioremediation of hazardous and emerging pollutants, liquid and solid waste management – valorization of agro-industrial wastes and biomaterials for bioenergy. Adnan Khan is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Chemical Sciences, at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan. His areas of research are physical and chemical modification of polymers and biopolymers, preparation of composite material using polymers and biopolymers, synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles and nanocomposites, nanotechnology applications for environmental remediation, and nanotechnology applications for efficient photocatalytic degradation of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Dr. Tuan Anh Nguyen is a Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. He received his BSc in Physics from Hanoi University in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Paris Diderot University (France) in 2003. He was a Visiting Scientist at Seoul National University (South Korea, 2004) and University of Wollongong (Australia, 2005). He then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Scientist at the Montana State University (USA, 2006-2009). His research interests include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials. Dr Ram K. Gupta is Associate Professor, in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University, USA. His research interests include green energy production and storage using conducting polymers, 2D materials, nanostructured materials, and composites, polymers from renewable resources for industrial applications, polymer recycling for sustainable future, bio-compatible nanofibers and thin films for tissue regeneration, scaffold, bio-degradable metallic implants, and antibacterial applications.