Industry-Academia Initiatives in Biotechnology and Chemistry

<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Chapter 1: Materials and Technologies for Environmental Protection</li><li>An Adsorbent Based on Humic Acid-Like and Carboxymethyl Cellulose for Efficient Pollutant Removal from Synthetic Wastewater</li><li>Copper Oxide Coupled Titanium Dioxide (CuO/TiO₂) Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye</li><li>Photodegradation of Reactive Blue 4 Using Suspension of Anatase-Titanium Dioxide and Corn Cob</li><li>Adsorption of Methylene Blue Using Tea Waste Treated with Alkaline-Potassium Hydroxide</li><li>Synthesis and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer with Oleic Acid as a Template</li><li>Characterizing Groundwater Turbidity Reduction by Using a Magnetic Biocarbon Adsorbent Composite (MBAC): Process Optimization</li><li>PLA Degradation and PLA-Degrading Bacteria: A Mini-Review</li><li>Chapter 2: Applied Biotechnologies of Chemical Production</li><li>Alkali Impregnation and Steam Explosion of Cogon Grass for Improved Enzymatic Saccharification</li><li>Effect of Different Supported Heteropoly Acid on the Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion of Cellulose into Formic Acid</li><li>Direct Energy Conversion from <i>Metroxylon sagu</i> via Multienzyme Catalysis in Enzymatic Biofuel Cell</li><li>Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Malaysian Black Soldier Fly Biomass: A Preliminary Study</li><li>Formulation of Food-Grade Grease Using Paraffin Oil, Fumed Silica, and Chitosan</li><li>Citric Acid Method Optimization for Pectin Extraction from Unripe 'Saba' Banana (<i>Musa acuminata X Musa balbisiana</i> BBB) Peels</li><li>Factorial Analysis of Xylanase and Cellulase Production from Pineapple Peel Waste</li><li>Agronomic and Proteomic Assessment of Salt Stress Responses in <i>Pennisetum glaucum</i> (Pearl Millet) Genotypes</li><li>Preliminary Study of <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i> (Jacq.) P. Kumm. Spent Mushroom Compost as Nutrient Supplement on the Shoot Induction of Fig Tissue Culture</li><li>Identification of Specific DNA Fragments in the Superior Mutant Plant of Rodent Tuber Accession Pekalongan (<i>Typhonium flagelliforme</i>) Based on Sequencing Analysis</li><li>Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil Extracted from <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i> against Pathogenic Fungi on Mango (<i>Mangifera indica </i>L.) for Mango Postharvest Application</li><li>Synthesis and Application of Positively Charged and Magnetically Separable Magnetite/Silica-Ammonium as an Effective Platinum(IV) Adsorbent</li></ul>