ശ്രീ.വെങ്കിടേഷ് ടി

Sri.Venkatesh T

Educational Details

  • M.Tech Chemical Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 2014-2016
  • B.Tech Chemical Engineering – Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, 2010-2014
  • Higher Secondary – Town Higher Secondary School, Kumbakonam, 2010
  • Secondary School – Town Higher Secondary School, Kumbakonam, 2008
Achievements & Awards

Awards and Honours

  • Part of the team winning “CSIR RURAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD 2020” awarded by CSIR, Govt of India, for work carried out in the area of “Biodegradable products from agro residues”.
  • Received “BEST STORY AWARD 2021” by Vigyan Prasar, DST for submitting a popular science story based on research.
  • DST Young Scientist Research Grant 2020.
  • Best Oral Presentation – 30th Kerala Science Congress.
  • Best Poster Award – International Conference on Emerging trends in Separation Science and Technology, Organized by BRNS and DAE.
  • Best Teacher Award – CIT Coimbatore.
  • MHRD Fellowship – For pursuing M.Tech at IIT Guwahati.
  • GATE qualified in the year 2014, 2017 and 2019 with 89, 94 and 93 percentiles respectively.
Patents & Publications

Patents & Technology Transfers

Title of the
Technology/patent		 Status Role in Technology Transfer
Ready to Cook Products from Raw Banana Tech. Transferred and under commercialization Involved with Scale-up, Specification Drafting, Material/Energy Balances, Costing and feasibility of the developed technology
Wheat bran based cutleries Tech. Transferred and
Commercialized		 Involved with Scale-up, Specification Drafting, Material/Energy Balances, Costing and feasibility
of the developed technology
Biodegradable Tableware from Rice wastes Tech. Transferred and Commercialized Involved with Scale-up, Technology Document preparation, Specification Drafting for equipment, Material/Energy Balances, Costing and feasibility of the developed technology
Apple prunes wastes based biodegradable products Tech Transferred and Commercialized Involved with Scale-up, Technology Document preparation, Specification Drafting for equipment, Material/Energy Balances, Costing and feasibility of the developed technology
    Completed Projects as Principle Investigator

     

    Projects

    I) Sponsored Projects

    Sl.No. Title of Project Funding Agency Duration and Amount Role
    1 Modernization of Jaggery Production Units DST Agro Tech Aug 2020-Aug 2022 35 Lakhs Principal Investigator
    2 Development of Solar Dryer for Spices DST Young Scientist Oct 2020-Oct 2022 43 Lakhs Principal Investigator
    3 Development of Vegan Leather from Agricultural Residues CSIR FTT Scheme Aug 2022-Aug 2024 80 Lakhs Co-Principal Investigator
    4 Utilization of Ayurveda wastes for packaging applications DST Aug 2021-Aug 2023 60 Lakhs Co-Principal Investigator
    5 Field Level Demonstration of perchlorate reduction through bio-physical process Ministry of Jal Sakthi Apr 2021-Oct 2023 30 Lakhs Co-Principal Investigator
    6 Development of food packaging containers from pineapple leaves and banana stem Ministry of Food Processing Industries, GoI Apr 2021-Oct 2022 22 Lakhs Co-Principal Investigator
    7 Nutraceuticals from Priyala seeds – Validation, Process Optimization and scale-up CSIR Apr 2021-Mar 2023 50 Lakhs Co-Principal Investigator
    8 Utilization of coconut wastes for various biodegradable products Coconut Development Board Mar 2021-Sep 2022 15 Lakhs Co-principal Investigator
    9 Solar Based Dehumidified Dryer for Spice Processing CSIR Mar 2020-Mar 2022 45 Lakhs Co-Principal Investigator
    10 Setting up processing unit for dehydrated fruits and vegetables Kerala Horticulture Board Jan 2020-Mar 2021 25 Lakhs Team Member
    11 Establishment of dehydration unit for underutilized fruits and vegetables Kerala Horticulture Board Mar 2021-Dec 2021 11 Lakhs Team Member
    12 In-situ Preservation and Value Addition of Matured Coconut Water Coconut Development Board Mar 2018-June 2021 30 Lakhs Team Member
    13 Development of Nutri-breakfast for pan-India CSIR Mar 2018-Mar 2020 40 Lakhs Team Member

     

    II) Consultancy Projects

    Sl.No. Title of Project Industry/Client Name Duration and Amount Role
    1 Design Considerations in Evaporators and Dryers for Food Processing Applications Accelerate Vigyan, SERB Aug 2022-Dec 2022
    1.5 Lakhs    		 Project Leader
    2 Development of plant fiber based biodegradable containers for food packaging ITC Bengaluru Oct 2022-Oct 2024
    54 Lakhs    		 Co-Principal Investigator
    3 Establishment of pineapple leaves processing unit for manufacture of biodegradable products Vazhakulam Agro and Fruit Processing Company Ltd, Kerala Apr 2022-Oct 2023
    20 Lakhs    		 Co-Principal Investigator
    4 Establishment of 500 kg per day apple prunes processing plant for biodegradable plates production Himjoy Enterprises,
    Himachal Pradesh    		 Oct 2021-Oct 2022
    7 Lakhs    		 Co-Principal Investigator
    5 Development of edible plates and Cutleries from agro residues Auro-Exim, Ernakulam Feb 2019-May 2021
    4 Lakhs    		 Co-Principal Investigator
    6 Establishment of 500 kg per day rice waste processing unit Maraikar Green Earth
    Private Limited,
    Thiruvananthapuram    		 Feb 2021-Feb 2022
    20 Lakhs    		 Co-Principal Investigator
    7 Engineering consultancy for establishment of a processing unit for vegetables BLFO, Rani Feb 2021-Oct 2021
    4 Lakhs    		 Team Member
    8 Product development and stability for milk based herbal extract formulation Arya Vaidya Pharma,
    Coimbatore    		 Jan 2020-Oct 2020
    5 Lakhs    		 Team Member
    Publications

    Publications & Conferences

    • Effect of Aeration Techniques on Flow Properties of Spray-Dried Sugar Powders – Process Optimization Studies, Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-022-02854-9 (Corresponding Author)
    • Advances in drying techniques for retention of antioxidants in agro produces, Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2082371 (Corresponding Author)
    • Recent advances in non-thermal and thermal processing of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam): An updated review, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16637 (First Author)
    • Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam (jackfruit) processing equipment: Research insights and perspectives, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13920 (Co Author)
    • Recent advancements in baking technologies to mitigate formation of toxic compounds: A comprehensive review, Food Control, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108707 (Co Author)
    • A comparison of the Refrigerated Adsorption Drying of Daucus carota with fluidized bed drying, LWT, Vol 154, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112749 (Corresponding author)
    • Short food supply chains to resolve food scarcity during COVID-19 pandemic-An Indian model, Advances in Food Security and Sustainability, Vol 6, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.af2s.2021.08.001 (Corresponding author)
    • A novel bio-physical approach for perchlorate contaminated well water treatment, Environmental Advances, Vol 4, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100058 (Co-author)
    • Need for a balance between short food supply chains and integrated food processing sectors: COVID-19 takeaways from India, Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-
      020-04942-0        (Corresponding Author)
    • Grey water treatment and surfactant recovery using UF and RO process, Separation Science and Technology, Volume 52, https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2016.1273244 (First Author)
    • “Purification of Washing machine discharges with simultaneous detergent recovery using membrane technologies” in an International Conference on “Emerging Technologies in Separation Science and Technology – SESTEC 2016”, organized by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India at IIT Guwahati.
    • Performance Analysis of oily-waste water treatment using Ceramic Membranes VIA various Backwashing Techniques” in an International Conference on “Emerging Technologies in Separation Science and Technology – SESTEC 2016”, organized by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences(BRNS) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India at IIT Guwahati.
    • Break-through analysis of fixed bed adsorption using organic adsorbents’, International Journal of Chemical Engineering Research, Vol 7, Number 1 (2015), pp 17-21.
    • Lab-scale extraction, confirmation and applications of protein from human hairs, IJTES, Volume 3[8], pp: 4008-4011, August 2015.
    Research Interest

    On-Going Research Areas

    Drying Technologies for Post-Harvest Agro Processing

    • To design and develop various prototype models of drying units based on dehumidification and solar principles.
    • Calculation of energy efficiency and exergy studies.
    • Development of drying kinetics and transport phenomena for various drying processes.
    • Scale-up and feasibility studies

    Modernization of Traditional Agro Sectors

    • Technological interventions in traditional food processing sectors such as Jaggery, Virgin Coconut Oil and Ayurvedic medicines.
    • Development of suitable machineries/process protocols for large scale production.
    • Development of various value added products and its validation studies.
    • Scale-up and feasibility studies.

    Scale-up and Process Engineering

    • Implementation of large scale processing unit for production of biodegradable products from agro residues/agro by-products.
    • Material and Energy Balances for various unit operations involved in food/agro processing.
    • Specification drafting, Equipment Selection and utilities for large scale production.
    • Costing and documentation.
    Invited Talks

    Invited Lectures

    • Delivered a lecture on “Role of water in food processing sectors” during World food day celebrations held at TKM Institute of Technology, Kollam on October 16, 2023.
    • Invited lecture on the topic, “NEW TRENDS IN POST-HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES” organized by Department of Agriculture, Govt of Kerala on May 2, 2023.
    • Invited lecture on the topic, “Relevance of Process Engineering in Fruits and Vegetables Value Addition” sponsored by the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), India, at NIT Calicut on March 10, 2023.
    • Invited lecture on the topic, “Technology Business Incubator for Fruits and Vegetables” at VAIGA 23 expo, Thiruvananthapuram, organized by Department of Agriculture, Govt of Kerala on Feb 26, 2023.
    • “Post-harvest value addition of agri crops” for the farmers of Palluruthy Block,Vyttila Ernakulam organized by Directorate of Agriculture, Palluruthy Block on May 26, 2022.
    • “Webinar on Research and Career Options for Chemical Engineers in Food Processing Sectors” at Agni College of Engineering, Chennai on 13th May 2022.
    • “Technology Incubation Activities at CSIR-NIIST” at 5th International Workshop and Exhibition on Agro Processing and Value Addition, (VAIGA 2021: Sustainable Development through Agripreneurship) organized by Department of Agriculture, Government of Kerala, India on February 13, 2021.
    • “Interdisciplinary Research & Education in Biochemical Engineering - Opportunities and Future Perspectives” at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram on November 15, 2020.
    • “Webinar on Post-harvest technologies - Current Trends and Research Options” at Tirupura University, Agartala on August 21, 2020.
    • “Webinar on Post-harvest technologies” at Karpagam Institute of Higher Education, Coimbatore on July 5, 2020.
    • “Career & Research options in Bio-chemical Engineering” at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram on July 15, 2019.
    • “Bio-gas and Bio-energy, Production, Challenges and Design Considerations”, at Karpagam Institute of Higher Education, Coimbatore on September 28, 2018.
    • “Career guidance in Chemical Engineering after GATE”, at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, on August 23, 2018.
    • “Modeling tools for solving Chemical Engineering problems”, at NIT Trichy on March 23, 2018.
    Honors and Awards

    Awards and Honours

    • Subject Matter Reviewer in FICSI (Sector Skill Council for Food Processing Industries), Govt. of India.
    • Part of the team winning “CSIR RURAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD 2020” awarded by CSIR, Govt of India, for work carried out in the area of “Biodegradable products from agro residues”.
    • Received “BEST STORY AWARD 2021” by Vigyan Prasar, DST for submitting a popular science story based on research.
    • DST Young Scientist Research Grant 2020.
    • Best Oral Presentation - 30th Kerala Science Congress.
    • Best Poster Award - International Conference on Emerging trends in Separation Science and Technology, Organized by BRNS and DAE.
    • Best Teacher Award - CIT Coimbatore.
    • MHRD Fellowship - For pursuing M.Tech at IIT Guwahati.
    • GATE qualified in the year 2014, 2017 and 2019 with 89, 94 and 93 percentiles respectively.