Associate Professor
B.E., M.Tech. (Ph.D.) Chemical Engineering
Department of Biotechnology
Mr. Manjunath R.
Teaching Experience
Academia – 17 Yrs.
Research Experience
09 Yrs.
Area Of Specialization
Chemical Engineering
PhD/University/Year of award
VTU/2024
Research interest
- Chemical kinetics
- Biofuels
Research Topics
- Production of biodiesel from waste sludge source
- Evaluation of the diesel engine performance and emission characteristics using biodiesel from waste sludge oil source.
Journal publications (Only Scopus indexed)
2 (Q4)
Conference presentations/publications (Full length papers)
02
Degree
- Post-Graduation – Name of the degree (Eg. – M.E., M.Tech.) – College & University/ Year of Graduation: – M.Tech – S.I.T. Tumkuru and VTU-2009
- Under-Graduation – (B.E./B.Tech./B.B.M.)- College & University/ Year of Graduation: – B.E. – VKIT Bangalore/2005
- Post-Doctoral Experiences – Institute – Period -NA
Orcid
0009-0008-3203-0833
H-index
02
Funded Projects
| SL No | Title of the Project | Amount | Source | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preparation and characterization of the biomodified ghee SHATHA DHAUTA GRITHAM clarified ghee having therapeutic value using semi-automated bioreactor | 39,500/- | VGST | 2013-2014 | Completed |
| 2 | Scale-Up, Characterization And Efficacy Of Biodiesel From Waste Sludge Palm Oil | 18,000/- | KSCST | 2013-2014 | Completed |
| 3 | Degradation of Phenol from coke oven effluent of Jindal steel plant of Bellary | 5,000 | KSCST | 2014-2015 | Completed |
| 4 | Last effective Conversion of waste sludge Palm Oil in to Bio Diesel Through Commercially Available enzyme | 26,334 | KSCST | 2014-2015 | Completed |
| 5 | Novel Method for the Production of Bio ethanol Iron palm kernel cake there by obtaining protein hydrolysates and oil as byproduct for animal nutrition. | 32,499/- | KSCST | 2014-2015 | Completed |
| 6 | Production of Biobutanol from AEE fermentation from palm, kernel cake. | 23,044/- | KSCST | 2014-2015 | Completed |
| 7 | Green synthesis of copper nanoparticles using kale and lettuce leaf extracts to study in-vitro cell cyto-toxicity effects on mcf-7 and hela human cancer cell lines. | 7,000/- | KSCST | 2018-2019 | Completed |
Courses
- Biochemical Thermodynamics
- Chemical reaction Engineering
Research Publications
- “Optimization of reaction parameters for biodiesel production from Acidic Grade Crude Palm Oil using different catalysts for biodiesel production” , Manjunath,R ,Swetha Gahtikar, Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology,Volume-2 Issue 12,December-2015, ISSN 3159-0040.
- “A review of global scenario of biodiesel, sources and sludge palm oil waste for the biodiesel production” International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308, Vol. 05, special issue 15, IF 3.6. Published on September 2016.
Honours & Achievements
- Awarded for the Best poster presentation for “Characterization of coffee spent ground and its application “ at Acharya Institute of Technology during 23rd and 24th Aug 2019.
- No of workshops conducted: – 8
- No of workshops attended: -9
- No of Conferences participated: -4
- No of conference coordinated: – 5
List of Publications
- A paper on “Palm Oil Sludge Biodiesel Production and Optimization using Box Behnken Design” Manjunath, R., & Narula, A. (June 2023). Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 71(6), 743–750. ISSN-22275
DOI: – https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2023/32047 ((SCOPUS) - A paper on “Conversion of palm oil sludge to biodiesel using sulphuric acid as catalyst” Manjunath, R., & Narula, A, R.R. Siva Kiran, July (2022) Research Journal of Biotechnology, Volume 26(7), Pages 1-219, E-ISSN:2278-4527,P-ISSN No. 0972-0626, 71-76.ISSN-09736263: eISSN-22784535
DOI:- https://doi.org/10.25303/2607rjce071076 (SCOPUS)
Conférence publications on present wok till date
- “A review of global scenario of biodiesel, sources and sludge palm oil waste for the biodiesel production”, Manjunath R & Archna, Sep-2016, Volume 05, Special Issue: 15 ICRAES-2016,Pages 35-42, eISSN: 2319-1163, pISSN: 2321-7308, DOI:-0.15623/IJRET.2016.0527008).
- 2.“Efficient Transformation of Palm Oil Sludge into Biodiesel by Utilizing PTSA Catalyst” at “KMUTNB, Thailand and STEM 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Technology Energies and materials Feb 19, 2025 (Presented and Accepted)
