Mohd Yusuf is associate professor in the Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, School of Technology, The Glocal University, India. He received his PhD on "Nature-derived products and applications thereof" from Jamia Millia Islamia, India, in 2013 under the supervision of Dr F. Mohammad. His research interests are green and sustainable materials, functional biomaterials, biocolorants, composite and applied materials, nanomaterials, wastewater treatment, and energy storage technologies. Dr Yusuf has more than 52 publications to his credit, including research articles, reviews, books, and chapters in edited volumes. Shafat Ahmad Khan is assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, Galgotias University, India. He received his PhD in organic chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2012. His research interests include natural product chemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics of colorants, UV-blocking, and antibacterial textile finishing. Dr Khan has published several peer-reviewed research papers in international and national journals and book chapters.
