Senthilkumar Rathnasamy Editor

Senthilkumar Rathnasamy, PhD is a researcher and developer of green engineering solutions with more than two decades of academic and research experience. He serves as a Senior Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, India, and has made significant contributions to the fields of biochemical engineering, bioseparation, and protein purification, focusing on sustainability-driven innovations.

Vivek Rangarajan, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus, Sancoale, India. He has authored more than 55 research and review articles in peer-reviewed journals and numerous book chapters. His extensive expertise spans the customization and fabrication of task-specific separation facilities, including high-pressure extractors, hybrid reactors, and pilot-scale chromatography columns.

Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Ionian Department of Law, Economics, and Environment, the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Taranto, Italy. He has published more than 130 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, 30 book chapters, 88 abstracts for national and international conferences, eight editorials, and eight edited volumes. His main research interests focus on the recovery and valorization of agro-industrial by-products for the development of functional foods, the validation of innovative analytical methods for detecting natural and xenobiotic contaminants in complex matrices, and the design and synthesis of macromolecular systems for applications in the food and environmental sector.