DEPARTMENT OF

Oils, Oleochemicals
and Surfactants
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Technology
Institute of Chemical Technology I Fibres and Textile Processing Technology
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Department Of Oils, Oleochemicals

and Surfactants Technology
Annual Report 2018-2019
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Prof. Amit P. Pratap

Professor & Head
Department Of Oils, Oleochemicals & Surfactant
Technology

Preface

T he department was started as Division of Oils, Fats and Waxes in 1943 offering a 2-year course B.Sc.

(Tech.) [Technology of Oils, Fats and Waxes] after B.Sc. (Chemistry). The duration of this course was increased
to 3years from 1965. In 1998, this Division was renamed as Division of Oils, Oleochemicals and Surfactants. The
undergraduate course was changed to a 4-year course, namely B. Chem. Tech. [Technology of Oils,
Oleochemicals and Surfactants]. Students are admitted on the basis of MHCET and AIEEE after 12th Grade.
The course is a combination of theory, practicals, and seminars, in plant trainings, industrial visits and project
work. The course syllabus has been designed keeping in mind the requirement of the industry and international
institutions. It is updated from time to time. Nearly 30% of our undergraduate students choose to pursue further
education in top most universities abroad. Some of them opt for jobs in the edible oils, surfactants, cosmetics,
perfumery, paints, and related industries. A few of them start their own industries. Students are generally well
placed before the completion of their graduate course. The Department also offers a Post Graduate and Doctoral
Program. The Department has done pioneering work in the field of Oil Technology. From the time of its
inception, faculty members have maintained a close interaction with industry and have been associated with the
development of the oil industry. Several short and long term projects instituted by sponsoring bodies for
process/product development at this Department have been supervised by faculty as part of their routine
research activity. Alumni of this Department have reached very senior and responsible positions in the Indian
oil and surfactant industry. The Department has excellent facilities for research and is equipped with advanced
instruments such as: GasChromatograph GE17A.Gas Chromatograph-4890D,UV-Spectrophotometer,
Automatic Tensiometer,Karl Fischer Titrino, HPLC,HPTLC, Spray Dryer LSD-48, Lab Pervaporation
Unit,Toilet Soap Plant, HighPressure Autoclave, ShortPath Distillation Unit, BatchSolvent Extraction Plant,
Turg O-Tometer, RotaryVaccum Evaporator, Brookfield Viscometer, Pour Point Apparatus, Shear
StabilityTesting Unit, Rancimate.‘‘Alumni of this Department have reached very senior and responsible
positions in the Indian oil and surfactant industry’’

MAJOR THRUST RESEARCH

AREAS ARE:
o Edible oils and their products
o Oil seed processing and Utilization
o Biodegradable Lubricants and Specialty Products
o Natural Products
o Surfactants and Applications
o Perfumery and Cosmetics
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INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL REPORT

Prof. Amit P. Pratap

Professor& Head
Department Of Oils, Oleochemicals & Surfactant
Technology

Profile and accomplishments so far

1. a. Educational qualifications: Ph. D. (Tech.)

b. Fellowships/ Memberships of Professional Bodies:

 Hon. Jt. Secretary of The Oil Technologists’ Association of India – Western Zone.
 “Life member” of The Oil Technologists’ Association of India – Western Zone
 “Life member” of Alumni Association of UDCT
 “Life member” of Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology (ISSST)
 “Life member” of Indian Association Nuclear Chemists’ and Scientists (IANCAS)
 “Life member” of Chromatographic Society of India

2. Highlights of research work done and its impart (maximum two single-spaced pages with
figures/diagrams etc.):
SURFACTANTS
Reaching the benefits of Technology to rural and urban population through understanding
science at work and designing products to meet the needs of the masses. One of the aims of
our Institution has been to help the chemical industry to maximize their output so that the
benefits finally reach the end user. A case in point is the pioneering work done by this
division several years ago in understanding non-traditional oil as a source not only as an
oleochemical for use in the soap and allied industries but also for edible purposes. The author
believes that the division can contribute significantly to the industry and society at large by
taking up technical issues relevant to the surfactant and related industry by helping provide
innovative solutions to problems peculiar to this and other developing geographies. This is
illustrated. in the following example:
Some decades ago a quiet revolution took place in our daily lives when the soap used in
washing was replaced by synthetic detergents. This had two consequences. It freed up scant
resource of oil for edible / toilet soaps and took the level of cleaning broadly to a higher level.
However, these benefits did not reach grass roots of the society till someone came along to
make it affordable to the masses.
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The success of this transformation was in part due to the “helping hand” of the government
and more importantly a clearly visible benefit to the consumer through a change in the
existing habit. Today there are 5000 small scale units engaged in the manufacture of synthetic
detergents in our country. It will be recognized for those in the business that a predominant
number of these products are simple, having surfactant and a significant amount of Soda ash
(that acts as a precipitating builder and provides alkalinity). Opportunities exist in the
improvement of these types of products with consequent savings by focusing (initially) in
three-four areas.

1. By having a non-ionic / cationic co-surfactant a significant reduction in overall surfactant

concentration of up to ten per cent is possible through improved hardness tolerance and
soil removal. Assuming about ten thousand tons of LAS is replaced this works out to a
saving of -Rs. 400 M.
2. Through Polymers that can help prevent crystal growth of the inorganic Carbonate in hard
water, leading to significant reduction in the total soda ash used. Unfortunately current
manufactures “cannot” afford these materials as cost benefit is not immediately seen.
However, by incorporating the polymer in Soda ash at the manufacturers end (as in
Iodized salt) and making it mandatory for small scale manufacturers to use this material, a
significant change can be visualized.
3. Polymers that are of natural origin and specific to this country such as Guar gums are
available in significant quantities. Several modifications can be envisaged for making
polymers that could be viscosity modifiers, soil dispersing agents, soil release polymers
for use in detergent formulations in different forms. Such modifications can add huge
value to these natural polymers and replace those polymers derived from petroleum
sources.
4. Photo bleaches (such as Zinc/Si/Al Phthalocyanine Sulphonates) can be cost effective
ingredients that can significantly improve cleaning and this is in sync with the current
consumer habits.
5. Use of Polymeric materials that help in removal of soil peculiar to developing geographies
(eg-Carbon in the atmosphere due to vehicular pollution and clay soil encountered in the
rural areas).
Through the above one can realize a saving of at least 10 per cent in the cost of Raw
materials in the inexpensive detergent industry segment.
Currently there is a project that is being undertaken by the section to look at developing
value added products from by products of the fatty alcohol industry through Guerbet
chemistry. When successful scaled up this could be the forerunner of many other similar
products.

BIO – DIESEL (ALTERNATIVE FUELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN )

Fuel is a substance, which gives energy on combustion i.e. oxidation, where the oxygen from
air plays a major role. Conventionally used fuels are solid (coal, coke, wood, paper etc.),
liquid (kerosene, gasoline, low molecular weight alcohols, vegetable oils etc) and gaseous
(methane, LPG, CNG, water gas, producer gas) in nature. The radioactive isotopes could be
thought for the peaceful use of atomic energy that can be utilized as a fuel. Many of the
above mentioned fuels namely natural gas, kerosene, gasoline etc. are derived from crude oil,
which is diminishing very fast from earth’s crust. It is predicted that these reserves (existing
as of now and which will be found in near future) will be depleted in another 25 to 30 years.
Day by day the rift between demand and supply is expected to be widened, which will lead to
the unexpected hike in the price of fuels, which also reflects in the price of the crude oil as on
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today, which is at 70 $ per barrel. By looking at these aspects, the time has come to explore
the new source of fuels.
Fuels derived from renewable biological resources for use in diesel engines are known as
biofuels. This could be thought to partly cope up with fuels such ethanol, fatty acid methyl
esters popularly known as biodiesel. The name “biodiesel” was introduced in the United
States in 1992 by the “National Soydiesel Development Board” (now the “National Biodiesel
Board”), which has pioneered the commercialization of biodiesel in the U.S. Chemically,
biodiesel is referred to as the mono alkyl esters (methyl or ethyl) of long chain fatty acids or
ester-based oxygenated fuels derived from renewable lipid sources. It can be used in
compression-ignition (diesel) engines with little or no modifications. Pure biodiesel is
biodegradable, nontoxic and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics.
This molecule (fatty acid methyl ester) has attracted the attention of many technologists and
scientists across the globe. Major advantage of it includes renewability, better quality gas
emissions and biodegradability. Biodiesel readily blends with diesel fuel in any percent. The
blend level is a function of economics, the desired emissions profile, material compatibility,
and combustion characteristics. The focus at the moment is on a 20 % (Vol.) blend of
biodiesel in petrodiesel. India is a country with vast resources of inedible oils, some of which
are derived from plants that grow in the wild. Yet, the development activity on biofuels in our
country is at a primary stage. In this background, it is important that in order to harness the
country’s nonedible vegetable oil resources like neem, karaja, jatropha, mahua etc. towards
renewable raw materials, development work on products, processes and technologies related
to this vital field must be accelerated. Some of the comparatively cheaper sources those need
a special attention are soap stock, acid oil, waste cooking oil etc.
An organized program of social forestry can generate enormous benefits to rural areas in
terms of employment for collection of seeds and processing. The globalization has opened up
opportunities to Indian oleochemicals industry in an unprecedented measure. Added to this, a
wide scale introduction of biodiesel has brought to for the supply of glycerol, magnitude of
which may likely to question the very economical viability of the oleochemical industry.
Selection of a suitable topic on the utilization of glycerol will be made after preparation of a
review report.

BIOSURFACTANTS
From the global viewpoint chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental and petrochemical
industries have recognized the potential of living cells in pretreatment of raw materials,
processing operations, product development, waste management, energy recycling and
conservation. In this context, surfactants are increasingly recognized for their range of uses.
The total quantity of biological and chemical surfactants all over the world is estimated at
more than 25 billion pounds and 10 billion pounds respectively. The enormous market
demands of 3 million tones per annum are currently met by synthetic, petroleum based
surfactants. These surfactants are toxic to the environment and non biodegradable. The
tightening environmental regulation and increasing awareness to protect ecosystems have
therefore resulted in increasing interest in biosurfactants during past decade. The requirement
of surfactant-based products is increasing at rate of 5% annually.
Biosurfactants are biologically synthesized surface-active agents produced as metabolic
byproducts through microbial transformation of organic substrate. Besides their classical
application as emulsifiers of hydrocarbons, they can be used in environmental protection,
crude oil recovery, food processing industries, in various fields of biomedicine (antibacterial,
antiviral and antifungal), textiles manufacturing, metal treatment, cosmetics, agriculture,
paint industries and in paper and pulp processing. India being an agricultural country has
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enough availability of substrates like molasses, baggasse, glycerol, used oil and deoiled cake
for production of biosurfactants. They have advantages over conventional surfactant in
toxicity, biodegradability and the availability of renewable raw materials. Biosurfactants are
also effective at wide temperatures, pH and salinity. Among the different types of
biosurfactants, the glycolipids (e.g. ramnoslipids, sophoroselipid, mannosylerythritol,
surfactin) and polysaccharide lipid complex have broad spectrum of applications. In the
production of these biosurfactants, it has been estimated that raw material accounts for about
30% of overall cost where as downstream processing accounts for about 60% cost. Therefore
further significant improvements in upstream as well as downstream processing by exploring
system biology for strain improvement, fermentation engineering, integrated product
recovery and reactor design are required. Attempt to characterize and to increase the number
of applications is also desirable.
It is aimed at developing technology that would use waste carbon sources such as used oils,
de-oiled cakes, and glycerol for the production of biosurfactants through fermentation, over-
expression of glycolipids (rhamnoslipids, sophoroselipid and mannosylerythritol),
Phospholipids, Polymeric Surfactants based on Carbohydrate-protein-lipid, Lipopeptide and
Lipoproteins (Peptide-lipid and Surfactin) etc.
The proposed project will involve selection and development of strains aimed at producing
select biosurfactants. Further, focus will be at identification and physico-chemical
characterization and devising new strategies for purification of selected biosurfactants to give
products that meet international specifications in terms of purity, safety profile etc. The work
will also involve studies in kinetics of biosurfactants production in bioreactors and scale up.
Biosurfactants, which is currently in its state of infancy, could get a further boost if larger
numbers of applications are identified. This would also create technical expertise and
ameliorate the availability of skilled manpower in the said field. The technology developed
through this proposal will be patented according to intellectual property rights. Further the
proposed process will scaled up to pilot scale production and will be offered to industries for
commercialization.

TRIBOAPPLICATIONS OF OILS AND FATS

Over the last fifty years, urgency to find renewable alternatives for petroleum in lubricants
has been acutely felt, primarily due to the serious environmental hazards related to the
indiscriminate use of petroleum in lubricant formulations. In many countries, legislations
have been enforced, making the use of environment friendly lubricants mandatory in certain
sensitive high risk applications. In the era of modern technology, the gradual change-over
from Petroleum based to Vegetable oil based environment friendly lubricants is inevitable.
India is a country with vast resources of inedible oils, some of which are derived from plants
that grow in the wild. Yet, the development activity on vegetable oil based lubricants in our
country is almost non-existent. In this background, it is important that in order to harness the
Country’s inedible vegetable oil resources towards viable alternative lubricants, development
work on products, processes and technologies related to this vital field must be accelerated. It
is believed that the Oils and Fats Department of UICT, with its long experience and strong
expertise in the field of Vegetable oils, can play an important part towards achievement of
this objective by taking on an intensive long term project aimed at standardizing various
aspects of this emerging and strategically important technological field. Some of the
candidate Indian inedible vegetable oils, which can be considered for the study, include
Jatropa, Mahua, Pilu, Castor and other tree borne oils. Studies will also be carried out on
superior genetic varieties of Sunflower, Rapeseed and Soybean oils to generate comparative
data.
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3. a. Total No. of Publications (peer reviewed) so far : 57 (National and

International)
b. Total No. of Patents : 15 (Applied)
c. Total No. Conference proceedings/papers : 50
d. Total No. of Seminars/Lectures/Orations delivered : 35
e. Total No. of Ph.D.s Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 11/ 02
f. Total No. of Masters Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 60

4. h-Index : 9 No. of Citations : 283

5.
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19
Academic year (July 2018 to June 2019)

(N B: Kindly furnish this information as soon as possible. Any update can be added later)

6. Name : Dr. Amit P. Pratap

7. Subjects taught during 2018-19: Technology of Oil and Fat Production, Processing of
Oils and Waxes, Production of soaps, surfactants and detergents, Triboapplications
Laboratory, Cosmetics Formulations, Byproducts Utilization and Waste Management,
Functional Fluids and Performance Chemicals,

8. Research interest: Vegetable oil based lubricants, additives, biosurfactants and specialty
products

9. Number of research students currently working :

RA - 01
Ph.D. (Tech.) -05 Ph.D.(Sc) - 05
M. Tech. 14

10. Number of research publications: International- 45 National- 12

11. Number of patents : Indian – 15 (Applied)

12. Number of sponsored projects : Government - 11 (Completed and ongoing)

Private - 20 (Completed and ongoing)

13. Professional Activities (Membership of important Committees):

 Hon. Jt. Secretary of The Oil Technologists’ Association of India – Western Zone.
 “Life member” of Oil Technologists’ Association of India – Western Zone
 “Life member” of Alumni Association of UDCT
 “Life member” of Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology (ISSST)
 “Life member” of Indian Association Nuclear Chemists’ and Scientists (IANCAS)
 “Life member” of Chromatographic Society of India
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14. Undergraduate students’ seminars/projects/home papers :

Seminars (2018-19)

Sr. Name of Student Seminar Topic

No.
1 Rushikesh Darshanwad Effluent treatment in Oleochemical plants
2 Prashant Kothavale Extraction and application of Soy Concentrates and Isolates
3 Shritej Patel Petroleum Industry Structure
4 Value added products from

Snehal Deshpande essential Oil

5 Renewable methods for enhanced oil recovery
Rishabh Kakar
6 Waste utilisation via Syn gas fermentation
Sammed Bhalerao
7 Indrajeet Bhise Pectin Extraction
8 Suruchi Damle Review on ingredients in personal care products
9 Kamini Gohil Surfactants in Cosmetics
10 Byproduct Utilisation and waste management using
sustainable methods
Dipti Bhave
11 Upendra Dabholkar Extraction methods of natural essential oils
12 Enhancement of oil producing plants by genetic
Govardhan Chanda modification
13 Prasad Sanap Flame Retardant Polyurethanes
14 Aishwarya Menon Surfactants in drug delivery
15 Ishaan Jagyasi Emulsions in Cosmetic formulations

Project / Home paper(2018-19)

Sr. Name of Student Project Topic

No.
1 Rushikesh Darshanwad Oil based polymer coating over textile material
2 Design a plant to manufacture epoxides from non-edible
vegetable oil
Prashant Kothavale
3 Shritej Patel Oil Water Separation
4 Snehal Deshpande Blends of recycled HDPE and PP
5 Guerbet/ Branched Alcohols from Sustainable Sources
Rishabh Kakar
6 Guerbet/ Branched Alcohols from Sustainable Sources
Sammed Bhalerao
7 Indrajeet Bhise Formulation of fish oil soft gels and nutritional bar
8 Suruchi Damle Assessment of comparative merits of liquid bromine and
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bromide-bromate intermediate of air blowing process in

commercially important bromination reactions

9 Pickering emulsions for topical applications containing

actives such as antiseptics, volatile oils. End product is
incorporation in soap bars, shower gels, face wash for
topical use
Kamini Gohil
10 To design a plant to manufacture 2 chlorotrityl chloride- a
key intermediate of Clotrimazole
Dipti Bhave
11 Synthesis of Novel Silicon Surfactants from Renewable
Upendra Dabholkar sources
12 Govardhan Chanda Formulation of fish oil soft gels and nutritional bar
13 Pickering emulsions for topical applications containing
actives such as antiseptics, volatile oils. End product is
incorporation in soap bars, shower gels, face wash for
Prasad Sanap topical use
14 Process Development for Tranexamic acid
Aishwarya Menon
15 Process development for Tranexamic acid
Ishaan Jagyasi

15. Post graduate students’ seminars/projects (name of student, previous institute, title) :
Seminars (2018-19)

No. Name of the Student

Seminar Topic
(Beginning with Last name)
1 Patil Apurva Avinash Recovery of oil from emulsion effluents
2 Ayushi Sur Oilseed Meal Processing for Protein Recovery
3 Kamble Harshada Digamber Solar distillation using fatty acids
4 Himanshu Balani Silicon Surfactants from Renewable Sources
5 Karishma Anand Recent Advantages in Multigrade Oils
6 Joshi Omkar Kishorrao Recovery methods of γ oryzanol from Rice bran oilsss
7 Thakare Prachi Shrikant Cosmeceuticals- Challenges and Application
8 Prasad Varavadekar Nutritive value of masasinor Oilseeds and its
Applications
9 Raut Pratik Adinath Production of Biodiesel from Castor Oil
10 Shailesh Shingade Production and Utilization of Biosurfactant From
Renewable Resources
11 Shaziya Chowdhary Branched Chemicals Based from Sustainable Sources
12 Sushmita Chikate Design of fractionating column for fatty acid methyl
esters.
13 Nikhar Vaibhav Pradip Silicone block co-polymers and its applications
14 Dnyaneshwar Kolhe Extraction of essential oil by using Ionic Liquid as
Solvent
15 Pavankumar Jadhav Protein in Oilseeds
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16 Sutej kumar Jain Natural Pesticides as Repellents

17 Waghmode Sneha Gopal Advanced Methods of Essential Oil Extraction
18 Shaikh Asif Shafiq Alternative Fuels

Seminars (2018-19)

No. Name of the Student

Project Topics
(Beginning with Last name)
1 Patil Apurva Avinash Synthesis of amino acid based fatty acid esters
2 Ayushi Sur Value Addition to Lecithin
3 Kamble Harshada Digamber Isolation and characterisation of Nutraceuticals from
rice bran oil refining byproduct, niger seed oil and
evening primrose seed oil.
4 Himanshu Balani Starch Based Biosurfactants
5 Karishma Anand Performance Chemicals from Tree Borne Oils
6 Joshi Omkar Kishorrao Production of palm based oil based biolubricants with
enhanced low temperature flow and oxidation stability
properties.
7 Thakare Prachi Shrikant Synthesis, Characterization and Application of
Alkylpolyglucoside Surfactants in Cosmetic and
Personal Care Applications
8 Prasad Varavadekar Extraction of essential oil from lemon peel and its
application
9 Raut Pratik Adinath Biopolymers from castor oil.
10 Shailesh Shingade Saponin Based Biosurfactant and its value added
products.
11 Shaziya Chowdhary Mitigation of 3-MCPD and Glycidol Esters formed
during Processing of Cooking Oils
12 Sushmita Chikate Synthesis, Characterization and Performance evaluation
of POLYQUATs as hair care surfactant
13 Nikhar Vaibhav Pradip Silicone based defoamersas
14 Dnyaneshwar Kolhe Extraction of essential oil (Cumin, Fenugreek) and its
application in food
15 Pavankumar Jadhav Extraction of protein from defatted rice bran and its
utilization in food product
16 Sutej kumar Jain Protein based Surfactants using different crude cakes
and its application.
17 Waghmode Sneha Gopal Natural antioxidant from Indian spices.
18 Shaikh Asif Shafiq Production of biodiesel from WCO by using synthesized
novel catalyst.

No. Name of the Student Previous Institution Supervisor

(Beginning with Last
name)
1 Patil Apurva Avinash Datta meghe college of engineering,
PRN
Airoli
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2 Ayushi Sur LIT, Nagpur, Nagpur University APP

3 Kamble Harshada Datta Meghe college of Engineering,
RDK
Digamber Airoli
4 Himanshu Balani LIT, Nagpur, Nagpur University APP
5 Karishma Anand University, Rajasthan APP
6 Joshi Omkar Kishorrao UDCT,NMU, Jalgaon RDK
7 Thakare Prachi Shrikant ICT, Mumbai RDK
8 Prasad Varavadekar UDCT, Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad JSW
9 Raut Pratik Adinath Mumbai University CSM
10 Shailesh Shingade UDCT ,NMU, Jalgaon CSM
11 Shaziya Chowdhary Thadomal Sahani Engg. College,
APP
Mumbai UNiversity
12 Sushmita Chikate Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engg,
RDK
Navi Mumbai
13 Nikhar Vaibhav Pradip ICT, Mumbai PRN
14 Dnyaneshwar Kolhe VNKV, Parbhani CSM
15 Pavankumar Jadhav UDCT, Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad JSW
16 Sutej kumar Jain Priyadarshani College of Engg.,
JSW
Nagpur, Nagpur University
17 Waghmode Sneha Gopal MIT CFT Pune ,MPKV, Rahuri CSM
18 Shaikh Asif Shafiq M.G.M.C.E.T, Kamothe, Navi-
JSW
Mumbai

Research Projects

Research
Scholar Previous
No. Project Supervisor
(Beginning with Institution
Last name)
Mesrti Rohan ICT, Surfactants Based on Renewable
Mumbai Sources through sustainable APP
1
technology

Jadhav Jagruti ICT, Biobased Surfactant Fermentative

Mumbai Production, Purification and APP
2
Development of Application

Kirti Datir ICT,

Mumbai Product and process Development of
3 Amphiphilic Molecule and its APP
Application

Patil NMU, Fermentative Production and

4 Harshada Downstream Processing of APP
Jalgaon
Microbial Surfactants
Parekh Rutu ICT,
5
Mumbai Synthesis and application of APP
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sustainable surfactants from

renewable resources

Parmar Ronak ICT, Biofuel and Natural Wax Related

6 APP
Mumbai Products
Wankhede Studies in Cost Effective Terpenes
ICT,
7 Dharmendra Based on Fragrance and Flavor APP
Mumbai
Materials
8 Deepak Sonawane ICT Mumbai Guarbet APP
Pavan Paraskar NMU, Novel Renewable Lipids-based
Jalgaon Polyurethanes: Synthesis,
9 RDK
Characterizations and High
Performance Applications
Harshal Patil NMU, Formulation and Application of
10 RDK
Jalgaon Laser Printing Ink Jet Toners

Synthesis of novel speciality

Kulkarni
11 LIT, Nagpur surfactants and exploration of their RDK
Shivani
application In health care and
personal care industries

Jadhav Pravin BATU, Removal of Diglycidyl ester from RDK

12
Lonere crude palm oil
Fakir Asma Studies on Nutraceuticals Oils and
ICT,
13 their Applications JSW
Mumbai
Wanjari Nikita A study on Vegetable Oilseed Meal
ICT, Applications for Surfactants, JSW
14
Mumbai Nutraceuticals and Cosmeceuticals

Deshpande Enzymatic Intetensification to form

15 Ratnakar LIT, Nagpur Saturated Lipids JSW

Rakhi Suresh Patil Value addition to defatted seed

16 ICT Mumbai cake JSW

Ph.D. (Science)

Research
Scholar Previous
No. Project Supervisor
(Beginning with Last Institution
name)
Rajput Yogeshsing Green synthesis of Carbohydrate and
NMU, Fat based Specialty Surfactants for
1 RDK
Jalgaon development of milder and Sulphate
free Skin, Hair and Oral Care
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Cosmetic Products.
Kedar Rahul Studies in Nutraceuticals, Lipid
NMU,
2 excipient and Topical pharma bases RDK
Jalgaon
from vegetable oil
Girase Chetan
NMU, Synthesis of cationic Polymers and RDK
3
Jalgaon their applications
More Snehal
Mumbai Synthesis of Structured Lipids and their JSW
4
University Applications
Marathwada Bioactives from Selected Spices:
5 Shelke Prem University Separation and Applications APP
Aurangabad
Dalvi Ankush Amaravati Studies in Oleoresins from Spices
6 APP
University

Mumbai Synthesis and Applications of Amino

7 Singh Priya
University Sugar Surfactants: A Novel Green APP
Surfactant

The Institute Scale Up Studies for Production of

8 Ninad Mhatre of Science, Biosurfactant from Hydrocarbon APP
Mumbai Utilising Bacteria & Product
Characterisation
SK Porwal
SK Aminul College,
9 Islam Molecular Switch PKK
Nagpur
University
St. Joseph
College, Synthesis and Applications of
10 J. Pradeepruban Bharathadasa Spriropyran Derived Molecules on PKK
n University, Materials for Photoswithable Catalyst
Trichy

16. Details of sponsored projects – Government and Private (name of sponsor, title of project,
duration, grant, principal investigator/co-investigators, names of research fellows)

I. Government Agencies:

Sponsor RGSTC, Mumbai

Title Pilot Study and Evaluation of Production of Green Surfactants
from Non-edible/Edible Oils and Treated Oil Seed Meals
Duration 2016-19
Total amount 2,45,78,000/-
Principal Investigator Professor (Dr.) Amit P. Pratap
Research Fellows Ms. Jagruti Jadhav
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Sponsor Naval Materials Research Laboratory (DRDO)

Title Scale Up Studies for Production of Biosurfactant from
Hydrocarbon Utilising Bacteria & Product Characterisation
Duration 2017-19
Total amount 13,70,770/-
Principal Investigator Professor (Dr.)Amit P. Pratap
Research Fellows Mr. Ninad Mhatre

II. Private agencies:

Sponsor M/s Bio Sols India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai

Title Novel Oleochemicals and its Applications
Duration 2017-21
Total amount 31,39,040/-
Principal Investigator Professor (Dr.)Amit P. Pratap
Research Fellows Ms. Kirti Datir

Sponsor M/s Anshika Polysurf Ltd., New Delhi

Title Synthesis and Applications of Newer Novel Surfactants
Duration 2017-20
Total amount 23,54,280/-
Principal Investigator Professor (Dr.)Amit P. Pratap
Research Fellows Mr. Rohan Mestri

Sponsor M/s Kedia Organic Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Navi Mumbai

Title Biofuel and Natural Wax Related Products
Duration 2017-21
Total amount 31,39,040/-
Principal Investigator Professor (Dr.) Amit P. Pratap
Research Fellows Mr. Ronak Parmar

Sponsor M/s Midad Chemicals Company Ltd., Dammam, Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia
Title Novel Performance Chemicals
Duration 2018-19
Total amount 5,20,616/-
Principal Investigator Professor (Dr.) Amit P. Pratap
Research Fellows Ms. Priya Singh
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17. Publications (2018-19)

Vol.
No. Title and authors Journal Pages Year
No.
Ultrasound-assisted lipase catalyzed Ultrasonics 2018.
hydrolysis of aspirin methyl ester by Sonochemistry
1 40 587-593
Chiplunkar, P.P., Zhao, Tomke, (
P.D., Pratap, A.P., Cavaco-Paulo, A.
Fermentative production of Journal of 2018
Rhamnolipid and purification by Preparative
2 adsorption chromatography by Biochemistry 48:3 234–241
Jagruti Jadhav, Sruba Dutta, and
Sandeep Kale and Amit Pratap Biotechnology
Production and Quantitative Journal of 2018
Analysis of Trehalose Lipids Surfactants
553–564
3 Biosurfactants by High Performance Detergents 21:
Liquid Chromatography by
Harshada Patil and Amit Pratap
Fermentative production of Tenside,
Sophorolipid and purification by Surfactants, 2018
4 adsorption chromatography by Detergent 55(6), 467-476
Jagruti Jadhav, Pinky Samtani,
Sandeep Kale and Amit Pratap
Chitosan hydrochloride mediated Journal of 2019
efficient, green catalysis for the Heterocyclic
synthesis of perimidine derivatives Chemistry 56 3048-
5
by Shelke, P.B., Mali, S.N., (11) 3054
Chaudhari, H.K. and Pratap, A.P.

Sunflower Acid Oil-Based Journal of 2019

Production of Rhamnolipid Using Surfactants and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Its Detergents
6 22 (3) 463-476
Application in Liquid Detergents by
Jadhav, J.V., Anbu, P., Yadav, S.,
Pratap, A.P., Kale, S.B.
valuation of sunflower oil refinery Process 2019
waste as feedstock for production of Biochemistry
7 78 15-24
sophorolipid by Jadhav, J.V., Kale,
S.B. and Pratap, A.P.,
Preparation of antibacterial peel-off Applied 2019
facial mask formulation Nanoscience
incorporating biosynthesized silver (Switzerland)
8 9 (2) 279-287
nanoparticles by Badnore, A.U.,
Sorde, K.I., Datir, K.A., Pratap, A.P.
and Pandit, A.B.
Synthesis of cleavable silicone Chemical 2019
surfactant for water-repellent Papers
In
9 application by Mestri, R.S., Pratap, In Press
Press
A.P., Panchal, K.H., Gamot, K.,
Datir, K.A.
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18. Membership of In-house Committees :

 Member, Postgraduate Admission Committee
 Member, Merit cum means scholarship committee
 Member, Golden Jubilee Travel Grant Committee
 Member, Innovation Council
 Convener, E Cell

19. Seminars/ Lectures/ Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/ Summer or Winter Training

Schools attended/Oral OR Poster Presentations :

1. One week short term Course under QIP on “Research Methodology for Engineering and
Management Research” Organized by Production Engineering Department, VJTI during July
9-14, 2018

2. National Workshop on “NBA and NAAC Accreditation for TEQIP-III funded Universities
and Institutions” Organized by Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), during July 18-22,
2018 at Lonavala, Maharashtra

3. One week short term Course under TEQIP on “Tailoring Technologies for Rural Sector:
Development and Dissemination” sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Govt. of India organized by Centre for Educational Technology (CET) held at Indian Institute
of Technology Guwahati (IITG) during 29/10/2018 to 02/11/2018

4. Professional Development Programme on “Holistic Development for Personal & Professional

Excellence” at ESCI, Hyderabad during 29/07/2019 to 31/07/2019

5. Two day conference on "Process Audit in Oil Seeds & Oil Processing Industries” on 28-29
September 2019 at OTAI Building HBTU, Kanpur

Papers Presented during International Conferences

1) “Tribological Properties of Branched Fatty Esters as Lube Oil Base Stock” in International
Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Applied Composite Materials (MEACM 2019)
during November 22-23, 2019 in Singapore

2) “Tribological Propoerties of the Functional Fluids Based on Renewable Resources” in

National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering at GCE, Keonjhar, Odisha on
February 25-26, 2019

20. Industrial Consultancy :

 M/s Galaxy Surfactants Ltd.

 M/s Hindustan Unilever Ltd.
 M/s BASF India Ltd.
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21. Details of Post-graduate/Ph.D. students who passed out (name, course, title of project) :
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22. Group photograph with research students (soft copy). *

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ANNUAL REPORT (2018-19)

Academic year (2018-19)

Prof. Dr. Ravindra D. Kulkarni

Professor

23. Subjects taught during 2018-19 :

24. Research interests : Chemical Modification of Fats, Oleochemicals & Specialty
Surfactants; Essential Oils & Cosmetics; UV cure Polymers, Nano and High Performance
Pigments, Eco-friendly Functional Coatings; Green Chemistry; Nanotechnology;
Reaction Engg. & Catalysis; Biolubricants& Tribology; Environmental Engg.

25. Number of research students currently working :

P.D.F.- 2 RA -
Ph.D. (Tech.) -4 Ph.D.(Sc) - 4
M.Tech. -9 M.Chem.Eng -
M.Sc - Others (if any) -

26. Number of research publications: International- 6 National- 0

Patents Published: 1

27. Number of sponsored projects : Government- 1 Private- 7

28. Postdoctoral/Ph.D. students’ research projects (name of students, previous institute, title) :

Research Scholar
Previous
No. (Beginning with Last Project Supervisor
Institution
name)

A green Chemistry
approach to the production
Dr. Bhagyashri of microbial chitosan
1 NMU, Jalgaon biopolymer and it’s studies Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Dandi
on it’s potential
applications in the paints
industry
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29. Details of sponsored projects – Government and Private (name of sponsor, title of project,
duration, grant, principal investigator/co-investigators, names of research fellows)

II. Government Agencies:

1.
Sponsor
DST-WMT, New Delhi
Title Processing of Vegetable Oil Refinery and Oleochemical Waste
Streams for regeneration of Value Added Nutraceuticals and
Specialty Chemicals (DST/TDT/WMT/2017/051,13-06-2017)
Duration 2017-18
Total amount 21.18528 lakhs
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows Pritesh Patil, Dr. MachindraBhalerao

II. Private agencies:

Sponsor SYNTHITE, Kolenchery, Kerala

Title Enhanced Low Temperature Clarity of Sea buckthorn Oil
Duration Ongoing
Total amount Rs.3.4 lakh
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows -

2
Sponsor Kumar Metals, Thane
Title Roseheep Oil seed Extraction
Duration Ongoing
Total amount Rs.3.0 lakh
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows -

3
Sponsor SUMWIN Global, Malaysia
Title Manufacture of Polyol ester
Duration Ongoing
Total amount Rs. 11.00 lakh
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows Pravin Jadhav

4
Sponsor Godrej Industries, Mumbai
Title Cationic Polymers
Duration Ongoing
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Total amount Rs. 5.90 lakh

Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows -

5
Sponsor Transpek-Silox Industry Pvt.
Ltd., Vadodara
Title Explorations of Metallic Soaps for diverse applications in
Cosmetics, Polymer, Paint and Rubber Industries: Rs. 5.90 lakh
Duration Ongoing
Total amount Rs. 5.90 lakh
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows -

Sponsor Ultramarine Pigments, Chennai

Title
Specialty Surfactants, Pigment Concentrates
Duration Ongoing
Total amount -
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows -

7
Sponsor Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai-20.
Title Analysis of Samples ‘Kolliwax’ HCO, ‘Kolliphor RH 40’ and
‘Kolliwax S Fine’
Duration Sept-Oct 2017
Total amount 0.50/- Lakh
Principal Investigator Prof. R. D. Kulkarni
Research Fellows -

30. Publications:

No Title and authors Journal Vol./Page Year

1 Ravindra D. Green Materials Accepted 2018
Kulkarni, Vikas V.
GiteUtilisation of
sebacic acid and nano
hydroxyapatite in
polyurethane nano-
composite coating
Abhijeet Anand,
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2 Hatkar VM, Patil VJ, Vacuum, 147, pp. 158- 2018

Bhoge YE, DOI:10.1016/j.vacuum.2 162
NarkhedeJS, Patil UD, 017.10.021
Kulkarni R D
Solution spray
synthesis and surface
modification of SiO2
nanoparticle for
development of UV
curable concrete
coatings
3 Uday D Bagale, Green Processing and 7, pp 147-159 2018
Shirish H Sonawane, Synthesis
Bharat A Bhanvase,
Ravindra D Kulkarni,
Parag R Gogate,
Green synthesis of
nanocapsules for self-
healing anticorrosion
coating using
ultrasound-assisted
approach
4 Virendra J Patil, Ujwal Polymer Composites 39, 4 pp. 2018
D Patil, Ravindra D 1350-1360
Kulkarni, Nippon
Ghosh, Synthesis of
nano CaCO3/acrylic
co‐polymer latex
composites for interior
decorative paints
5 Abhijeet Anand, Green Materials 6, 2, pp 65-75 2018
Harishchandra D
Jirimali, Ravindra D
Kulkarni, Vikas V
Gite, Utilisation of
sebacic acid and
nanohydroxyapatite in
polyurethane
nanocomposite
coating
6 Uday D Bagale, Protection of Metals and 54:2, 230-239 2018
Rhushikesh Desale, Physical Chemistry of
Shirish H Sonawane, Surfaces
Ravindra D Kulkarni
, An Active Corrosion
Inhibition Coating of
Two Pack Epoxy
Polyamide System
using Halloysite
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Nanocontainer

31. Patents:

No. Inventors Title Country Funding agency

“Improved Self Healing
S. H. Sonawane, R. D. Corrosion Inhibition
1. Kulkarni, Uday Coating Based
Bagle, OnNanocapsule Using
Sonochemical Approach”

32. Seminars/Lectures/Conferences/Symposia/Workshops/Summer or Winter Training

Schools attended/Oral OR Poster Presentations :

Sr. Title of Talk Programme Organiser Date

No
1 Lipids as Phase AICTE STTP on Solar SGGS Institute of March 31,
Changing Material in Energy' Engg& Tech, 2018
Solar Thermal Energy Nanded
Storage
2 Green Synthesis of Plenary Lecture in Two School of Chemical March 5-6,
MutifunctionalPhotoiniti days UGC-SAP Sciences, North 2018
ators Sponsored National Maharashtra
Conference ICLS-2018 University, Jalgaon,
MS
3 Solution spray synthesis Seventh Conference on UICT, North Feb. 16,
of Bismuth Vanadate ‘Recent Advances in Maharashtra 2018
and Iron Oxide Polymer Technology’ University, Jalgaon,
nanopigments and (RAPT) MS
formulation of Special
Purpose Coatings
4 Preparation of High National Conference on Society for Feb. 10,
Performance Copper Trends and Challenges Industrial Chemistry 2018
Phthalocyanine Pigment in Architectural in association with
Concentrates and Coatings Dept of Polymer &
Modelling studies Surface Engg, ICT,
Mumbai
5 Recent Trends in Expert Talk AMITY University, Feb. 02,
Science and Technology Panvel, MS 410206 2018
6 Nutritional Properties of Workshop on Palm Oil SNDT Campus, Jan. 22,
Palm & Other Oils Juhu, Palm Oil 2018
Council, Malysia&
OTAI
7 Surfactant Mediated Twinning Programme BITS-MESRA, Jan. 17,
Reactive Crystallization under TEQIP-III RANCHI 2018
for Polymorph Selective
Synthesis of
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Nanomaterials

33. Industrial Consultancy:

Sr. No. Company

1 SYNTHITE, Kolenchery, Kerala
2 Kumar Metals, Thane
3 SUMWIN Global, Malaysia
4 Godrej Industries, Mumbai
5 Ultramarine Pigments, Chennai
6 Transpek-Silox Industry Pvt.Ltd., Vadodara

34. Details of Post-graduate/Ph.D. students who passed out (name, course, title of project) :

Name Course Title

Shaikh Green Synthesis Of Cationic And Amphoteric Surfactants
M. Tech.
Mohd.Aizaz And Their Application.
Surfactants Assisted Synthesis Of Zinc Oxide
Nanomaterials And Graphene Nanocomposites For
Deshpande Shriya M. Tech.
Explorations In Cosmetics And Ammonia Sensor
Application
LembheAks Chemical Modification Of Oleochemicals And Its
M. Tech.
hay Application In Lubricant Industry.
Synthesis of renewable polyols and formulation and
Dr. Abhijit
Ph.D characterization of 1K and 2K PU nano-composite
Anand
coatings
Dr. Yogesh Synthesis and crystal design of high performance
Ph.D
Bhoge pigments for development of special effect coatings
Synthesis and characterization of Surfactants as Micro
Dr. Hansraj
Ph.D heterogeneous System for Wet Chemical Synthesis of
Patil
Nanoparticles
Dr. Synthesis and characterization of Surfactants as Micro
Virendrasing Ph.D heterogeneous System for Wet Chemical Synthesis of
Patil Nanoparticles
Dr.
Studies on Calibration and Standardization of Physico-
Shashikant Ph.D
Chemical Analysis of lipids.
Pardeshi
Dr. Miss
Techno Commercial and Environmental Evaluation of
Kalpana Ph.D
Biodiesel as Engine fuel
Shimpi
Physicochemical characterisation, process Engg. and
Dr. Badgujar
Ph.D. mathematical modeling of Pigmented Dispersion for
Nilesh
formulation of Coatings
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35. Name : Prof. Dr. Ravindra D. Kulkarni

36. Designation : Professor

Profile and accomplishments so far

37. a. Educational qualifications:M. Tech. [Chem. Tech.] Ph. D.

b. Fellowships/ Memberships of Professional Bodies:
i) Fellow Member, Essential Oil Association of India
ii) Life Member, Oil Technologists‟ Association of India (No. OTA/LM/300/2013)
iii) Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (LM)
iv)Life Member, Asian Polymer Society, Delhi (No. L173; www.apa-asia.org)
v) U. G. C. Fellowship

38. Highlights of research work done and its impart (maximum two single-spaced pages with
figures/diagrams etc.):

39. a. Total No. of Publications (peer reviewed) so far :78 , 12 Communicated

b. Total No. of Patents:02 Granted, 05 Filed, 2 Communicated
c. Total No. Conference proceedings/papers :
127, 71(International) + 56(National)
d. Total No. of Seminars/Lectures/Orations delivered :
61 (6 International + 55 National/ Regional)
e. Total No. of Ph.D.s Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 10
f. Total No. of Masters Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 45/09

40. h-Index : 12 No. of Citations : 436

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ANNUAL REPORT (2018-2019)

Academic year (July 2018 to June 2019)

DR. JYOTSNA WAGHMARE

Associate Professor

41. Subjects taught during 2018-19 : Technology of oils and fat based products,
Nutraceuticals, Technology and science of Essential oils, Nutraceuticals, Advances in
oils and fats, Analysis of Oilseed, oils and raw materials of oils and soap industries,
Analysis of Surfactants, Oil Tech Lab I, Oil and fat production and edible oil processing

42. Research interests : Nutraceuticals, Oxidation studies, Structure lipids, Designer lipids,
Application of surfactant, Cosmetics, Perfume, Flavor and Fragrances, Enzymology,
Biofuel and emulsion, surfactants, designer lipids

43. Number of research students currently working :

Ph.D. (Tech.) -4 Ph.D.(Sc) - 0

M.Tech. - 10

44. Number of research publications: International- 7

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Books Chapter 03

45. Number of patents : International - Indian - 1

46. Number of sponsored projects : Government- 1 Private- 1

47. Professional Activities (Membership of important Committees): Member of Handbook

committee

48. Details of sponsored projects – Government and Private (name of sponsor, title of project,
duration, grant, principal investigator/co-investigators, names of research fellows)
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I. Government Agencies:

Projects
a Personal / Departmental Personal
b Principle Investigator Dr.Jyotsna Waghmare
c sponsor – Govt./ Private Government
d Name of sponsor TEQIP
e Date of sanction -
Develop a viable process for preparation of indigenous
f Title oil seed protein isolate for food application and
surfactant synthesis
g Duration (from – to- ) 2018-2020
h Amount sanctioned, in Rs. -

Projects
a Personal / Departmental Personal
b Principle Investigator Dr.Jyotsna Waghmare
c sponsor – Govt./ Private Government
d Name of sponsor TEQIP
e Date of sanction -
f Title Spices as Biopesticide
g Duration (from – to- ) 2016
h Amount sanctioned, in Rs. -

Projects
a Personal / Departmental Personal
b Principle Investigator Dr.Jyotsna Waghmare
c sponsor – Govt./ Private Private
d Name of sponsor HUL

Identify and Validate solutions within and without

surfactant space such that the proposal delivers parity
f Title
performance on Sensorials (Lather, speed of lather,
stability of lather etc)
g Duration (from – to- ) 2016-2018
h Amount sanctioned, in Rs. 1200000

Projects
a Personal / Departmental Personal
b Principle Investigator Dr.Jyotsna Waghmare
c sponsor – Govt./ Private Private
d Name of sponsor HUL

f Title Surfactant
g Duration (from – to- ) From 2018
h Amount sanctioned, in Rs. -
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49. Publications

Sr. Title & Authors Journal

No (INDICATE Corresponding author by * and
. Co-author faculty by #)
Vol. Pages Year

1 JyotsnaWaghmare Asma Fakir, Watermelon

waste: A potential source of omega-6 fatty acid
10 384-392 2018
and protein,International journal of Chem Tech
research

2 JyotsnaWaghmare, Fakir A, Application of

Microencapsulated Fish oil in Instant soup mix
11 305-313 2018
as a source of omega-3 fatty acids,International
journal of Pharmtech research

3 JyotsnaWaghmare, Snehal B. More, Parag R.

Gogate, Satyanarayan N Naik Intensified
112 86-95 2018
synthesis of structured lipids from oleic acid rich
moringa oil in the presence of supercritical CO2

4 Snehal B More, Jyotsna S Waghmare, Parag R

Gogate, Satyanarayan N Naik, Improved
synthesis of medium chain triacylglycerol 334 1977-1987 2018
catalyzed by lipase based on use of supercritical
carbon dioxide pretreatment
5
Snehal B More, Parag R Gogate, Jyotsna S
Waghmare, Satyanarayan N Naik, Intensified
synthesis of structured triacylglycerols from fish, 144 107650 2019
flaxseed and rice bran oil using supercritical CO2
or ultrasound
6
Nikita Wanjari, Rohini Shelar, Mohd Asif
Siddiqui, Jyotsna Waghmare, A study on
10 1320-29 2019
synthesis and application of vegetable de-oiled
cake protein based crude biosurfactant
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7
Nikita Wanjari, Jyotsna Waghmare, Extraction
and purificatinof Sunflower meal Extract for
Vol 2019 2019
development of cosmeceutical antioxidant
skincare cream

50. Membership of In-house Committees :

51. Seminars/ Lectures/ Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/ Summer or Winter Training

Schools attended/Oral OR Poster Presentations :

Name of the Course/ Duration

Workshop/ Summer or (from……
Winter School Place to……) Sponsoring Agency

Lecture on Wonderland 22 Jan 2018

of Oils and fats OTAI ,MPOC &
SNDT, Juhu
SNDTWU

Workshop on Creative 28th-29th of

and Formulation of November 2018
Courtyars by
Natural and Organic Marriot Mumbi ISCC
Cosmetics
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52. Photograph (laboratory) (soft copy) (with names). *

From Left to right: Nikita Wanjari, Snehal More, Dr. Jyotsna Waghmare, Asma Fakir, Rakhi
Patil

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Name: DR. JYOTSNA WAGHMARE

53. Designation : Associate Professor

Profile and accomplishments so far

54. a. Educational qualifications : Ph.D (Tech)

b. Fellowships/ Memberships of Professional Bodies :

• Secreatary of Oil Technologist Association of India.

• Member of Indian society for surface science and Technology.
• Member of American oil chemist society, USA.
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• Member of Society of Chemical Industry, UK.

55. Highlights of research work done and its impart (maximum two single-spaced pages with
figures/diagrams etc.):

56. a. Total No. of Publications (peer reviewed) so far : 63

b. Total No. of Patents :1
c. Total No. Conference proceedings/papers :35
d. Total No. of Seminars/Lectures/Orations delivered :5
e. Total No. of Ph.D.s Awarded as single/ Co-Guide :01/01
f. Total No. of Masters Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 24

57. h-Index : 12 No. of Citations : 295

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Dr. Chandu S. Madankar

Prof. J. G. Kane Assistant Professor

Profile and accomplishments so far

58. a. Educational qualifications : M Tech, PhD

b. Fellowships/ Memberships of Professional Bodies :

1. S.R. Bhatnagar Memorial Research award, 2013 by the Oil Technologist Association
of India
2. Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship by the Canadian Bureau for International
Education (CBIE) on behalf of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
(DFAIT) in Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2011-
12.
3. Life Member of Oil Technologist Association of India (OTAI)
4. Life Member of Tribological Society of India (TSI).
5. Member of American Oil Chemist Society (AOCS)

59. Highlights of research work done and it’s impact (maximum two single-spaced pages
with figures/diagrams etc.):

My research area is mainly focused on development of environmentally friendly

processes for oleochemicals, studies on encapsulation of essential oils and spices for food
applications, nutraceuticals, biosurfactants and supercritical carbon dioxide extraction.
Some of the work includes studies of rosemary oil and antioxidant extract; its extraction
methods and analysis based on functional groups and its components. The main
components present in rosemary oil using both methods are α-Pinene, Camphene, β-
Pinene, β-Myrcene, Camphor, etc. On the other hand solvent extraction gives the non-
volatile component i.e. rosemarinic acid, carnsic acid, cornosol, ursonic acid etc. which
are responsible for antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-cancerous activity. Antioxidant
compounds are extracted using solvent extraction using different solvent and ultrasound
extraction.
Stevioside, a glycoside which is 300 times sweeter than sucrose, is a low calorie sugar,
whereas Gymnemic acid, another glycoside is bitter in taste and is known as the destroyer
of sugar. Both are bioactives from indigenous plants, viz, Stevia rebaudiana and
Gymnema sylvestre. Due to their structural similarities yet opposite tastes, they can be
used in a combination to deliver a desired therapeutic value and can be proposed as an
additive in functional foods for better management of metabolic diseases, apart from
prescribed drugs. This study was carried out in three parts. To replace common
conventional extraction techniques (e.g. Soxhlet), the present study reports the optimal
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enzyme assisted ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions for Stevioside and Gymnemic

acid.
Study on ginger oleoresin to develop stable formulations using microencapsulation
technology. Not much research has been done on the use of ginger in cosmetics or for
topical applications; hence the study aims to provide an insight on this. Different
formulations were processed for this purpose. Microencapsulated powder of ginger
oleoresin was formulated using spray drying technique and pellets of the oleoresin were
processed using Extrusion-Spheronization technique.

60. a. Total No. of Publications (peer reviewed) so far : 10

b. Total No. of Patents :
c. Total No. Conference proceedings/papers : 11
d. Total No. of Seminars/Lectures/Orations delivered : 15
e. Total No. of Ph.D.s Awarded as single/ Co-Guide :
f. Total No. of Masters Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 07

61. h-Index : 4 No. of Citations : 200

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62. Name : Dr. Chandu S. Madankar

63. Subjects taught during 2018-19 :

Chemistry of oils, lipids, essential Oils natural products and their applications;
Technology of Oleochemicals; Cosmetics Science; Chemistry and Technology of Castor
and Nonconventional Oils, Microbiology and Biochemistry Lab I, Microbiology and
Biochemistry Lab II

64. Research interests : Biolubricants, Biosurfactants, Extraction and value

added products from essential oils and spices, Supercritical CO2 technology.

65. Number of research students currently working :

P.D.F.- RA -
Ph.D. (Tech.) - Ph.D.(Sc) -
M.Tech. - 07 M.Chem.Eng -
M.Sc - Others (if any) -

66. Number of research publications: International- 02 National-

Peer-reviewed- Conference proceeding- 02
Books-

67. Number of patents : International - Indian -

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Number of sponsored projects : Government- Project Proposal On Extraction and

optimization of Steviol glycosides and Gymnemic acid for enhanced yield and their
therapeutic implications in functional food submitted to SEED, DST
Private-

68. Professional Activities (Membership of important Committees):

Life Member of Oil Technologist Association of India (OTAI)

Life Member of Tribological Society of India (TSI).

69. Special Awards/Honours:

70. Undergraduate students’ seminars/projects/home papers :

Seminars

Name of the Student

No. Topic
(Beginning with Last name)
1 Kakar Rishabh Biosurfactants
2 Bhalerao Sammed Water based Alkyd resins
3 Sanap Prasad Polyurathanes from vegetable oils

Project / Home paper

No. Name of the Topics

Student(Beginning with Last
name)
Jalan Aashna Studies of value added products from Rosemary essential
Shah Arjun oil and its applications
Patel Bhargav
Navandar Anay
Umathe Anishka
Singh Manjot

71. Post graduate students’ seminars/projects (name of student, previous institute, title) :
Seminars

No. Name of the Student

Topic
(Beginning with Last name)
1 Effect of fat modification on physical, rheological
Bairagi Tilottama
and sensory characteristic of compound chocolate.
2 The study of rice bran oil and to improve color and
Barage Suraj optimize bleaching efficiency of rice bran oil
process by using various adsorbent materials
3 Extraction, Characterization and Encapsulation of
Naik Bharati Limonene from Citrus fruits and its Application in
Cosmetics.
4 Raut Pratik Adinath Biopolymer from castor oil
5 Shingade Shailesh Vasanta Saponin based surfactant and its value added
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products
6 Kolhe Dnyaneshwar Madanrao Extraction of fenugreek essential oil
7
Waghmode Sneha Gopal Natural antioxidants in Indian spices

Research Projects
Ph.D. (Tech)

Research Scholar Previous

No. Project Supervisor
(Beginning with Last name) Institution

Ph.D. (Science)

Research Scholar Previous

No. Project Supervisor
(Beginning with Last name) Institution

M. Tech. / M.Chem. Eng.

Research Scholar
Previous
No. (Beginning with Last Project Supervisor
Institution
name)
Development of Stable
Formulations of Ginger
Mumbai Oleoresin for Dr. CS
5 Nair Aishwarya
University Applications in Madankar
Microemulsion based
Topical Drug Delivery
Studies of extraction,
characterization, and
Pawar Prasanjeet value-added products Dr. CS
6 BATU Lonere
from Calotropis procera Madankar
seeds oil
Studies of Value Added
Bakhal Meera VNMKV Products From Date Seed Dr. CS
7
University Oil And its Application Madankar
Effect of fat modification
Shivaji on physical, rheological Dr. CS
Bairagi Tilottama
University and sensory characteristic Madankar
of compound chocolate.
The study of rice bran oil
and to improve color and
Shivaji optimize bleaching Dr. CS
Barage Suraj
University efficiency of rice bran oil Madankar
process by using various
adsorbent materials
Naik Bharati RTM Extraction, Dr. CS
Nagpur Characterization and Madankar
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University Encapsulation of
Limonene from Citrus
fruits and its Application
in Cosmetics.

72. Postdoctoral/Ph.D. students’ research projects (name of students, previous institute, title) :

Research Scholar
No. Previous Institution Project Supervisor
(Beginning with Last name)

73. Details of sponsored projects – Government and Private (name of sponsor, title of project,
duration, grant, principal investigator/co-investigators, names of research fellows)

III. Government Agencies:

Applied for funding to the DST SEED for INR 43,01,000/- titled Extraction and
optimization of Steviol glycosides and Gymnemic acid for enhanced yield and their
therapeutic implications in functional food

II. Private agencies:

74. Details of National and International collaborations

75. Publications

Vol.
No. Title and authors Journal Pages Year
No.
Patil A D, Baral S S, Dhanke P B,
Madankar C S, Patil U S.,
Materials
Parametric studies of methyl esters
Science for
1 synthesis from Thumba seed oil 1 106-16 2018
Energy
using heterogeneous catalyst under
Technologies
conventional stirring and ultrasonic
cavitation.
Madankar C.S., Sharma R.V.,
Dalai Ajay, Naik S.N., Epoxidation Catalysis in
2 of Canola Oil for the production of Green chemistry 1 51-63 2018
biolubricant using silica-titania and Engineering
TiSBA-15 heterogeneous catalysts

76. Patents :

No. Inventors Title Country Funding agency

77. Book and book chapters :

No. Author(s) Title Publisher Place Year

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78. Book chapter:

No. Author(s) Title of the chapter Editor Publisher Place Year Page

79. General publications:

25. Membership of In-house Committees :

Member of Campus Safety, Disposal and Dead-stock committee.

80. Seminars/ Lectures/ Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/ Summer or Winter Training

Schools attended/Oral OR Poster Presentations :

1. Attended TEQIP III sponsored workshop on “Decoding Cyber Security Crimes” from 19-
21 August, 2019 in ICT Mumbai.
2. Attended GIAN, MHRD sponsored one week course on “Nanotechnology Advances and
challenges in Engineering materials and manufacturing” from 8-13 July, 2019 in VJTI
Mumbai.
3. Attended TEQIP III sponsored one week Management Development Programme for
teaching staff conducted by Engineering Staff Collage of India in Ooty from 24/05/2019
to 28/05/2019.

81. Events Organized :

82. Industrial Consultancy :

83. Details of Post-graduate/Ph.D. students who passed out (name, course, title of project) :
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Name Course Title

Sahare
M.Tech Extraction of Rosemary Essential Oil, Antioxidant Extract
Pragya and its value addition Products
Agarwal Synthesis of biolubricant using vegetable oil and
Suamya M.Tech study of its tribological applications
Shahane Synthesis of Modified Alkyd Resin and its
Swapna M.Tech Applications
Thakur Studies on steviol glycosides and gymnemic acid for
Parul M.Tech therapeutic implications in functional foods
Development of Stable Formulations of Ginger
Nair
M.Tech Oleoresin for Applications in Microemulsion based
Aishwarya
Topical Drug Delivery
Pawar Studies of extraction, characterization, and value-
Prasanjeet M.Tech added products from Calotropis procera seeds oil
Bakhal Studies of Value Added Products From Date Seed
Meera M.Tech Oil And its Application
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INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL REPORT 2016-18

1. Name : Dr. Parag R. Nemade

2. Designation : UGC Assistant Professor

3. a) Educational qualifications : B. Chem. Eng., M. S., Ph.D.

b) Fellowships/ Memberships of Professional Bodies:

Member, Indian Membrane Society
Member, Oil Technologists Association
of India
Member, Indian Institution of Chemical
Engineers

4. Highlights of research work done and its impart (maximum two single-spaced pages
with figures/diagrams etc.):

5. a. Total No. of Publications (peer reviewed) so far : 10

b. Total No. of Patents : 5 (filed)
c. Total No. Conference proceedings/papers :
d. Total No. of Seminars/Lectures/Orations delivered :2
e. Total No. of Ph.D.s Awarded as single/ Co-Guide :0
f. Total No. of Masters Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 13
g. Total No. of Post Doctoral Fellows supervised : 0
i. Total No. of awards/honors
• National - 1
• International - 1

6. h-Index : 5 No. of Citations : 272

7. Subjects Taught during 2016-17 : Advanced Momentum Transfer,

Nanotechnology, Advanced Membrane Separation Processes, Chemical Engineering
Laboratory

8. Specific Research Interests : Membrane Separations, Catalysis, Sensors,

Sustainability Engineering

9. Number of research students currently being supervised :

P.D.F. - 0 RA - 2
Ph.D. (Tech.) - 3 Ph.D.(Sc) - 2
M.Tech. - 8 M. Chem. Eng– 2
M.Sc - 0 Other (if any) – 0
Undergraduate Summer Fellows (if any) - 3 Teacher summer Fellows (if any) - 0
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10. Number of Research Publications:

National - International - (Peer-reviewed) - Conference proceeding - Books

(if any) -
0 2 8 0

11. Number of Patents : International - Indian : 2 (filed)

12. Number of Sponsored Projects : Government- Private

13. Professional Activities:

a) Membership of important Committees:

b) Membership of Editorial Boards with name of journal and agency:

14. Special Awards/Honours / Accolades :

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INFORMATION FOR ANNUAL REPORT

Dr. Pintu Kumar Kundu

UGC FRP Assistant Professor

Profile and accomplishments so far

3. a. Educational qualifications:

Post-doctoral experiences [(February 2012 – February 2015; Weizmann Institute of

Science, Israel) and (May 2015 – May 2016; IIT-Bombay)]
Ph.D (September 2006 – January 2012; Chemical Sciences, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India)
M.Sc. (2004 – 2006; Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India)
B.Sc. (2001 – 2004; Chemistry Hons., University of Calcutta, India).
b. Fellowships/ Memberships of Professional Bodies:
i. Institutes’ Post-Doctoral Fellowship, IIT Bombay, India.
ii. Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
iii. Doctoral Fellowship at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, DAE, India.
iv. Life members: Society for Materials Chemistry, India.

4. Highlights of research work done and its impart (maximum two single-spaced pages with
figures/diagrams etc.): Attached

5. a. Total No. of Publications (peer reviewed) so far :16 (Impact factor~140)

b. Total No. of Patents : 0

c. Total No. Conference proceedings/papers : 2
d. Total No. of Seminars/Lectures/Orations delivered : 19
e. Total No. of Ph.D.s Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 0
f. Total No. of Masters Awarded as single/ Co-Guide : 0
6. h-Index: 10 (Google Scholar) No. of Citations: 588 (Google Scholar)

ANNUAL REPORT (2018-2019)

Academic year (July 2018 to June 2019)
(N B: Kindly furnish this information as soon as possible. Any update can be added later)
7. Name : Dr. Pintu Kumar Kundu

8. Subjects taught during 2018-19:

i. Chemistry of Oils and Fatty Acids; Second Year B. Tech. Semester III.
ii. Technology of Perfumery Chemicals; Third Year B. Tech. Semester V.
iii. Supramolecular Chemistry of Nanomaterials; Third Year B. Tech. Semester VI.
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iv. Structural Elucidations by Advanced Spectroscopy; Final Year B. Tech. Semester VIII.

9. Research interests:

Organic photochromism / Molecular photoswitches; Photoswitchable catalysis; Stimuli-

responsive molecules and materials; Functional porous organic materials; Synthetic organic
chemistry.
10. Number of research students currently working :

P.D.F.- 0 RA -0
Ph.D. (Tech.) -0 Ph.D.(Sc) -2 (ongoing)
M.Tech. -0 M.Chem.Eng -0
M.Sc - 0 Others (if any) -0
11. Number of research publications: International- 1 National- 0

Peer-reviewed- Conference proceeding- 2

Books-o
12. Number of patents : International - 0 Indian -0

13. Number of sponsored projects : Government- 1 (ongoing) Private- 0

14. Professional Activities (Membership of important Committees): Life members in ‘Society

for Materials Chemistry, India’.

15. Special Awards/Honours:

Honour: “Guest of Honour” (L- ward Science Exhibition 2018 – 2019; L- Ward, North
Zone. Mumbai). Date: 4th December 2018.
16. Undergraduate students’ seminars/projects/home papers :

Sr. No. Name of the Student Seminar Topic

(Beginning with Last name)
1. Kumar Aishwarya Essential oils in soap
2. Sankhe Anushka N. Essential oils used in personal care
3. Burte Atharva Smell receptors
4. Singh Gaurav Constituents of essential oil
5. Patil Manasi Nitinkumar History of essential oils and perfumery
6. Prabhudesai Mayur S. Analytical techniques of essential oils
7. Tayshete Neha Industrial uses of essential oils
8. Chavan Nikhil Vikrant Extraction of essential oil
9. Ghati Prayana Classification of terpenes and
terpenoids
10. Parab Prasad A. Benefits and application of essential oil
11. Tiwari Pratyush History of essential oils
12. Doke Ranjeet B. Essential oil
13. Pawar Rupesh Santosh Essential oils for sensory needs
14. Hadke Saurabh Adulteration in essential oil
15. More Sandeep Saurabh Curry leaf essential oil
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16. Sheth Sejal Biosynthesis of geaniol and

related terpenes
17. Pandey Siddhant Extraction methods of essential oils
18. Sheth Sejal Molecular Machines
19. Kumar Aishwarya Self-assembled monolayers
20. Ghati Prayana Self-assembly using metal templates
21. Parab Prasad A. Silver nanoparticles
22. Hadke Saurabh Molecular encapsulation
23. More Sandeep Saurabh Self-assembly capsules
24. Pandey Siddhant Application of supramolecule
25. Swami Anjali Study in metal organic framework for
photochromic application
26. Kumbhare Jaishree R. Stimuli responsive nanoparticles
27. Jadhao Aniket Canola oil
28. Goyal Arpit Waxes
29. Mehta Rushabh S. Avocado oil
30. Chandorkar Nikhil K. Tocopherols
31. Chaudhari Tejas Castor oil
32. Shikalgar Sahil UV-induced DNA damage
33. Mankar Uttkarsh Unknown uses of oils
34. Sangale Nidhi Introduction to bio-surfactants and their
analysis
35. Deshmukh Aditi Importance of omega-3 to omega-6 ratio
36. Kulkarni Rahul Palm oil
37. Shukla Gaurang Palm oil
38. Singh Akash Shivmangal Coconut oil
39. Dhariya Rancidity
40. More Saurabh Omega-3 Fatty acid
41. Rajmane Kshitij Biodiesel
42. Thamizhavel Prathiba Obesity and free fatty acids

17. Post graduate students’ seminars/projects (name of student, previous institute, title) : NA

18. Postdoctoral/Ph.D. students’ research projects (name of students, previous institute, title) :
No. Research Scholar Previous Project Supervisor
(Beginning with Institution
Last name)
1. Joseph Pradeepruban St. Joseph’s Stimuli- Dr. Pintu
(Ph.D.; Science) College, Trichy responsive Kumar Kundu
(Bharathidasan Molecules and
University) Materials

2. SK Aminul Islam S. K. Porwal Syntheses of Dr. Pintu

College, Photoswitchable Kumar Kundu
(Ph.D.; Science) Kamptee (R. T. Organocatalyststo
M. Nagpur Control Organic
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University) Transformations
via Light

19. Details of sponsored projects – Government and Private (name of sponsor, title of project,
duration, grant, principal investigator/co-investigators, names of research fellows)

I. Government Agencies:
Sponsor
DST-SERB

Title Azobenzene/Spiropyran-derived N-
Heterocyclic Carbenes and their Transition
Metal Complexes to Control Organic
Transformations 'on Demand
Duration 3 Years (October 2016 – October 2019)
Total amount Rs.33,20,000/-(Rs.Thirty Three
LakhTwenty Thousand Only)
Principal Investigator Dr. Pintu Kumar Kundu
Research Fellows Aminul Islam SK

II. Private agencies: NA

20. Details of National and International collaborations
i. Prof. Vivek Polshettiwar; TIFR, Mumbai.
ii. Prof. Partha Sarathi Mukharjee; IISc. Bangalore.
iii. Dr. Kshama Kundu; BARC, Mumbai.

21. Publications
No. Title and authors JournalVol. Pages Year
No.
1. Merocyanines of Non-Activated ChemistrySe 3 11065– 2018
Spiropyrans: Generation and lect 11070
Spectrokinetic Studies.
Pradeepruban Joseph, Kshama
Kundu, Pintu K. Kundu*.

22. Patents : NA
23. Book and book chapters : NA
24. Book chapter: NA
25. General publications:
26. Membership of In-house Committees:

27. Seminars/ Lectures/ Conferences/ Symposia/ Workshops/ Summer or Winter Training

Schools attended/Oral OR Poster Presentations :
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Conference/Symposium: Attended and participated (December 4-8, 2018); DAE-BRNS 7th

Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry (ISMC-2018) held at Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre, Mumbai. Two conference proceedings were published; and the papers were
presented as posters (presented by Aminul Islam SK and Pradeepruban Joseph).
i. Aminul Islam SK, Pintu K. Kundu*. Half-life of Photomerocyanines of 6-Nitro BIPS
bonded to Porous Frameworks. ISMC, 2018.

ii. Pradeepruban Joseph, Pintu K. Kundu*. Generation of Four Major Isomers of 6-

Phenyldiazenyl-BIPS. ISMC, 2018.

28. Events Organized : NA

29. Industrial Consultancy : NA

30. Details of Post-graduate/Ph.D. students who passed out (name, course, title of project) : 0

31. Major accomplishments:

DST-SERB sponsored Early Career Research Award (ECRA) project was transferred from
SRM University, Chennai to ICT, Mumbai. The project report was defended successfully in
the “group monitoring workshop” arranged by DST-SERB at IIT-Bombay and 3rd round of
fund has been released. A couple of Ph.D students has been registered to work under my
supervision. I was invited and so attended as Chief Guest (“Guest of Honour”) to inaugurate
‘L- ward Science Exhibition 2018 – 2019’ held on 4th December 2018.

33. Photograph (laboratory) (soft copy) (with names).

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34. Group photograph with research students (soft copy).

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35. Any other relevant additional information. * Attached (pkk_guest of honour)

36. Brief career profile upto 200 words

I have studied my B.SC. (2001 - 2004) in chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission, Residential
College, Narendrapur (University of Calcutta). After doing Master of Science in chemistry
from IIT-Madras (2004 - 2006), I joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), one of
the constituent institutions of HBNI for my Ph.D. (September 2006 - January 2012) in
chemistry with Prof. Sunil K. Ghosh. My postdoctoral works at the Weizmann Institute of
Science, Israel was with Prof. Rafal Klajn during February 2012 till February 2015. I have
also worked as an Institutes’ postdoctoral fellow at IIT Bombay (May 2015 - May 2016)
before joining SRM University as an Assistant Professor (May 2016 - May 2018) in the
Department of Chemistry. At present (May 2018 onwards), I am working at the Institute of
Chemical Technology, Mumbai as an Assistant Professor (UGC) in the Department of Oils,
Oleochemicals and Surfactants Technology. During my first year in ICT-Mumbai, two Ph.D.
students (science) have joined in my research group. I was trained in synthetic organic
chemistry during my doctoral work, which was then utilized successfully in my postdoctoral
studies to make
molecules and materials, especially those which are stimuli-responsive. My present research
work is mostly focused on organic photochromic molecules, especially, spiropyrans and
azobenzenes. Research objectives of our group are syntheses of various photoswitchable
molecules and functional organic materials and their utilization towards novel applications
(multidisciplinary research). I have published 16 international peer reviewed high impact
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articles. A few of them would be worth mentioning: Nature Chemistry, 2015, 7, 646–652 (IF
25.3); Nature Commun. 2014, 5, 3588 (IF 11.47); J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 11276–
11279 (IF 12.1); Nature Nanotech. 2016, 11, 82–88 (IF 34); Nanoscale 2016, 8, 19280–
19286 (IF 7.8) etc. I have delivered invited talks at several IITs and IISERs and also
delivered invited lectures in various seminar/conferences.