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Pune, Maharashtra, India

Technology & Product Development 1. Tubular membrane development: PoC to Product DevelopmentIndigenous development of tubular membrane including the polymer solution chemistry, manufacturing machines & allied QA, QC & production facility2. Capacitive De-Ionization (CDI): PoC to Product Development Carbon, supercapacitor electrode base technology for desalination. Novel graphene materials development, monopolar and bipolar electrode and power electronics development (CC, CV)3. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR): Technology Development and Deployment Design of anaerobic CSTR, bio-kinetics parameter estimation, Membrane system design, fouling CIP4. BioCNG, Bio Hydrogen, Green Hydrogen Application Development: Secondary treatment technologies • Determination of influent-specific design philosophy for treatment systems like ASP, SBR, MBBR, MBR, Nutrients removal (N&P), Nitrification and Denitrification, Anomox, advanced oxidation & ZLDs• Solid-liquids Separation• Waste to Energy and Co-treatment technologies • Side stream MBR & 2nd generation MBBRs: with N&P removalTertiary treatment technologies • Estimation of the effective treatment philosophy for new influents & ZLDs• Membrane system feasibility assessment & design flux estimation of the different processes like UF, MF, RO, OARO, FO, CDI, EDI, MD etc.

Pune Area, India

- Designed, Developed and Commissioned membrane products and equipment for different applications such as Gas separations & Water purification, Membrane Distillation, Acid separation, Per-vaporisation and Gas dehumidification- The membrane developed : Asymmetric, dense & composite membrane, supported, non-supported, Flat-sheet, Hollow Fiber (HF) & Tubular membrane- Designed, developed and commissioned production machines & process equipment- Prepared business proposals for Industrial and Government Funding and Sales, proposed Project deliverable and Outcome, performed Costing and Return on Investment (ROI) calculations, published Technical and Marketing documents, Quality Policies and Process Work Instructions, Business Controller and overall Product Management- Prepared visual aids and training material to convey product and process informationDeveloped Product:Product 1: Oxygen enrichment unit for medical, industrial and lifestyle applications:- Developed a cost-effective & Indigenous Oxygen enrichment unit the treatment (Oxygen Therapy) of a patient suffering from lungs diseases like COPD and Asthma for BoP section and rural IndiaProduct 2: Membrane-based compressed air dryer: for dehumidification/ drying of compressed airDeveloped Applications:1. Hydrogen Recovery from Refinery off-gases2. Tubular Membrane Development for MBR application3. Nitrogen Enrichment Membranes for Inert Air application4. Methane Enrichment from Raw Biogas5. Membrane for Ultrafiltration (UF) application (Hollow fiber and flat sheet)6. Membranes for Solvent Recovery7. Membrane for Distillation application8. Blood Oxygenator membrane

Pune Area, India

- Collaboratively designed manufacturing equipments and conducted Proof of Concept (PoC) experiments for pilot development of medical & industrial grade hollow fibre membrane products - Transferred technology through Process Scale-Up, Technical Service, Procurement of raw materials, provided logistical and strategic planning to advance manufacturing operations- Quality assurance and final test to check for safety standards & create product value- Performed equipment qualification, process validation and modified product design to manufacture in integration with process automation and controls

Membrane Group

Thesis title: “Polysulfone based Hollow Fiber Membrane for Gas Separation”Research Highlights:- Worked towards developing Thin Film Composite(TFC) hollow fiber membranes for separating air into oxygen and nitrogen enriched components required for medical or industrial applications - Optimisation of Hollow fiber membrane process- Development of continuous coating process of a hollow fiber membrane and parameters optimisations- Morphology study by SEM and Carl Zeiss optical microscope

Master Of Technology - Mtech, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering