Murraya koenigii extract blended nanocellulose-polyethylene glycol thin films for the sustainable synthesis of antibacterial food packaging
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A comprehensive review on thermochemical, and biochemical conversion methods of lignocellulosic biomass into valuable end product
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Hormesis-tempting stressors driven by evolutionary factors for mitigating negative impacts instigated over extended exposure to chemical elements
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Comparison of the solid-state and submerged fermentation derived secretomes of hyper-cellulolytic Penicillium janthinellum NCIM 1366 reveals the changes responsible for differences in hydrolytic performance
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A state of the art review on the co-cultivation of microalgae-fungi in wastewater for biofuel production
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Mr. Vipin Krishnan S
Congratulations
Mr. Vipin Krishnan S. MPTD received the best Flash presentation and poster award in the BSB2-2022 – International Conference on Biotechnology, Sustainable Bioresources and Bioeconomy conducted at IIT Guwhati During December 7-11
R&D Programmes
MPTD’s major research focus is on microbial biotechnology. At the division, we undertake research on microbial technologies for various applications which spans food and nutraceuticals to bio-energy. Major activities in the division are listed below. More details can be obtained from the pages of Bioprocesses and Products and Biofuels and Biorefineries sections.
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Microbial Enzymes for Industrial Application
Development of Bioprocesses for enzyme production is a major activity and expertise of the division. MPTD is known for its work on solid state fermentation processes for enzyme production. Use of agro-residues and other renewable biomass as substrates for production enzyme can significantly improve the cost economics of enzyme production.
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Chemicals Materials and Fuels from Renewable Resources
Activities here focus on the development of green and sustainable bioprocesses and hybrid processes for production of industrially important chemicals, materials and fuels. Agro-residues and waste biomass; and organic industrial wastes (eg. waste oils, glycerol) are valorised through microbial and/or enzymatic route to chemical and materials of industrial importance. Some of the products in focus are industrial diols, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acids, biopolymers, organic acids, amino acids and sugar alcohols.
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Engineered Corynebacteria for production of amino acids and high value products
Metabolic engineering of Corynebacteriumglutamicum has been done towards developing strains capable of utilizing pentose (C5) sugars to produce amino acids and xylitol. Lignocellulosicbiorefineries generate C5 sugars as by product and their utilization is critical for the commercial viability of such plants. The R&D here addresses this challenge and is targeting production of high value compounds like specific amino acids and sugar alcohols through fermentative route using the engineered Corynebacteria
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