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Dr. Manisha Tushar Aghav

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Dr. Manisha Tushar Aghav

Dr. Manisha Tushar Aghav

Assistant Professor- Bioprocess Engineer

Overview

Dr. Manisha had completed graduation in Pharmacy from University of Pune, M. Tech. in Bioprocess Technology from ICT, Mumbai, followed by a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune. She has qualified GATE – a national level competitive exam. Also has five years industrial and research experience to her credit and during that period she holds the positions like Research Associate and Senior Research associate. She has attended national and international conferences as delegates and invited speaker. Besides, she has 13 research publications and 03 book chapters to her credit. She was selected for prestigious DST-INSPIRE and CSIR-SRF Fellowship during her Ph.D. tenure.

Her research includes biorefinery, process development, technology transfer, biomass valorization, Protein/Peptide purification, anaerobic/Aerobic fermentation, feasibility studies, Enzyme kinetics, Separation of small molecules, Proximate analysis and characterization of small molecules, analytical method development, scaling up of process and technology transfer

Qualifications
  • B. Pharmacy | MIT, Pune (2004-2008)
  • M. Tech Bioprocess Technology | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (2009-2011)
  • Ph. D. Tech Chemical Engineering | Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), College of Engineering, Pune (2017-2022)
Teaching: 4 years
Industry: 2 years
Research: 10 years

Career Highlights

  • Expert in fermentation optimization and downstream process development
  • 2 years of industrial experience in peptide synthesis, purification, and characterization
  • Experience in biofuel (biobutanol) production using biomass (Project was funded by DST-INSPIRE and CSIR-SRF)
  • Published 13 research articles and 3 book chapter during entire research tenure

Publications (13

  • Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Bankar SB, Chavan PV. Adsorption of acetic acid on ion exchange resin in aqueous and non-aqueous conditions: Batch equilibrium study and thermodynamic analysis. Indian Chem Eng 2021, 1-11.
  • Khedkar MA, Satpute SR, Bankar SB, Chavan PV. Adsorptive removal of unsaturated fatty acids using ion exchange resins. J Chem Eng Data 2021, 66, 308-321.
  • Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Gaikwad SG, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Solvent extraction of butanol from synthetic solution and fermentation broth: Batch and continuous studies. Sep Purifi Technol 2020, 249, 117050-117058.
  • Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Kamble SP, Gaikwad SG, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Process intensification strategies for enhanced holocellulose solubilization: Beneficiation of pineapple peel waste for cleaner butanol production. J Cleaner Product 2018, 199, 937-947.
  • Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Gaikwad SG, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Sustainable biobutanol production from pineapple waste by using Clostridium acetobutylicum B 527: Drying kinetics study. Bioresour Technol 2017, 225, 359-366.
  • Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Chavan PV, Chendake YJ, Bankar SB. Cauliflower waste utilization for sustainable biobutanol production: Revelation of drying kinetics and bioprocess development. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2017, 40, 1493-1506.
  • Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Parulekar RS, Chandgude VK, Sonawane KD, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Role of trace elements as cofactor: an efficient strategy toward enhanced biobutanol production. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2018, 6 (7), 9304-9313.
  • Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Gaikwad SG, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. New insight from sugarcane industry waste utilization (press mud) for cleaner biobutanol production by using C. acetobutylicum NRRL B 527. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017, 183, 1008-1025.
  • Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Biobutanol production using pea pod waste as substrate: Impact of drying on saccharification and ABE fermentation. Renew Energ 2017, 117, 520-529.
  • Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Enhanced biobutanol production in folic acid induced medium by using Clostridium acetobutylicum NRRL B-527. ACS Omega 2019, 4, 12978-12982.
  • Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Kulkarni RK, Chavan PV, Bankar SB. Strategic intensification in butanol production by exogenous amino acid supplementation: fermentation kinetics and thermodynamic studies. Bioresour Technol 2019, 288, 121-521.
  • Raju A, Khedkar MA, Degani MS. Optimization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DHFR production from recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 2013, 2(6), 70-79.
  • Raju A, Degani MS, Khedkar MA, Niphadkar SN. Novel affinity chromatographic technique for purification of dihydrofolate reductase from recombinant yeast. Int J Drug Design and Discovery 2013, 4 (1), 994-997.

BOOK CHAPTER (3)

  • Bankar SB, Nimbalkar PR, Khedkar MA, Chavan PV. Biobutanol: Research breakthrough for its commercial interest. Wiley and Sons Publishing 2018, 3.
  • Bankar SB, Khedkar MA, Nimbalkar PR, Chavan PV. Biobutanol from agriculture and horticulture waste: Technology and economics. Wiley and Sons Publishing (Communicated).
  • Singhal RS, Bankar SB, Khedkar MA, Bedade D. Mixed culture cultivation in microbial bioprocesses. Springer Publication (Communicated).

Awards and Honours

  • Award of Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi, for 3-year research project (2018-2021) at Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune
  • Best research paper award for oral presentation in Sanvargam 2016: A national conference on “Energy and Environment” organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune
  • Award of Junior Research fellowship by DST, New Delhi, 2-year research project (2009-2011) at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
  • Qualified GATE-2009 conducted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, with 93.37 percentile
  • Winner of college level carrom doubles competition at MIT, Pune
  • Secured second rank in college level carrom (singles and mixed doubles) and throw ball competition at MIT, Pune.

Projects

  • Biobutanol: The next generation sustainable biofuel production from agricultural waste
  • Effective utilization of agricultural waste for advanced biofuel production

Conferences and Workshops

  • Sanvargam 2016: A national conference on “Energy and Environment” Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune
  • Seminar on ‘Bioenergy for future’ Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
  • International conference on startup ventures: Technology developments and future strategies (SV:TDFS) IFERP, Manipal University, Jaipur
  • Five days’ workshop on “Research methodology and statistical analysis” organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune
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