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Dr. Bharatkumar K. Modhera

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Sustainability and Green Chemistry,

Fuels and Combustion

Cleaner Technologies in Chemical Industries

Optimization Techniques

Process Modeling and Simulation

Safety and Hazard Management in Chemical Industries

Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals

P.G

Pinch Technology

Polymer Science and Technology

Nanotechnology

Industrial Catalysis

 

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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.

21/12/2023 Till date Associate Professor Teaching, Research, Administrative

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.

31/05/2010 20/12/2023

Assistant Professor

UG/PG Teaching, UG/PG & Ph.D. research guidance, Research, Departmental Works and Administrative works.

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Ms. Monika Vyas

Modelling and performance prediction of common effluent treatment plant using artificial neural network

March, 2013

Dr. Anil Sharma, Professor, Civil Engineering Department, MANIT

Ms. Rupali Jha

Synthesis, characterizations and application of SAPO-11 for hydroisomerization of n-Hexadecane

December, 2018

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Ms. Shikha Gangil

Evaluation and Analysis of karanja oil based biodiesel production via various modified catalysts

July, 2019

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Mr. Jitendra Kumar

Influence of nitrogen compounds on the performance of FCC catalysts and additives

March, 2020

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Mr. Jamna Prasad Gujar

Value added products from Glycerol

Continuee…

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Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Design and Development of Ultrasonic Transducer

ISRO, Bengaluru

2022 – 2023

(Ongoing)

20,50,000.00

Dr. C. Sasikumar, Assistant Professor, Materials & Metallurgical Engineering, MANIT

Development of Electronic Sensing System for Safe Management of Potato, Onion, and Tomato in Storage

National Agricultural Scheme Fund, New Delhi

2018-2022

Total: 2.23Cr

 

MANIT:

32.30 Lakh

 

Dr. Debabandya Mohapatra, Sr. Scientist, ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal (Lead Centre – PI)

 

Dr. Alokesh Ghosh, Joint Director, C-DAC, Kolkata (Co-operating Centre – PI)

Effect of Nitrogen Compound on FCC Catalyst

TEQIP-II

2012-2014

24,00,000.00

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Production, analysis and evaluation of biodiesel from neem and karanja oil blends

 

The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata

2015 - 2016

40,000.00

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Removal of Phenol And Its Derivative Compounds From Waste Water By Using Non-Conventional Low Cost Adsorbents

The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata

2015 - 2016

10,000.00

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Amount

Co-Investigator                       (if any)

Random Verification of the Annual Inventory on Hazardous Waste Management Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi 2021 - 2022 3,74,000/- Dr. Ruapk Kishore as Nodal Officer, MANIT
 

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Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

Shilpa S Selvan, Aman Mahore, Abhishek Patel, Adinath Kate, Karan Singh, Hena Roy, Bharat Modhera, Debabandya Mohapatra

Evolution of a Novel Sensing System for Supervising the Quality Deterioration in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Grains Coupled with FFA and GC-MS Analysis: A Potential Cardinal Approach

Journal of Stored Products Research

112 & 102642 - 102649

2025

SCIE

2.7

Jamna Prasad Gujar, Aniket Verma, Bharat Modhera

Optimizing Glycerol Conversion to Green Hydrogen: A Critical Review of Catalytic Reforming Processes and Catalyst Design Strategies

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

109 & 823 – 850

2025

SCIE

8.1

Priyanka Sakare, Saroj Kumar Giri, Debabandya Mohapatra, Abhijit Kar, Bharat Modhera

Addressing spoilage monitoring in packaged paneer (Indian cottage cheese): Lac dye-based intelligent indicator as an innovative solution

Food Bioscience

61 & 104967 – 104976

2024

SCIE

4.8

 Jamna Prasad Gujar, Yash Jaiswal, Bharat Modhera

Catalytic Performance of Perovskites LaM1−xCuxO3 (M = Cr, Fe, Co) in the Production of Diacetone alcohol (4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone) from Glycerol

Materials Today: Proceedings

111 & 129 – 136

2024

SCOPUS

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Jamna Prasad Gujar, Bharat Modhera

Green Synthesis of Solketal from Glycerol Using Metal-Modified ZSM-5 Zeolite Catalysts: Process Optimization

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

31 & 28353 – 28267

2024

SCIE

5.8

Deepa Iyer, Bharat Modhera

GC-MS analysis and antiproliferative effect of essential oil from Apium graveolens L. seeds  on MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines

Journal for Basic Sciences

24 (4) & 225 – 253

2024

SCOPUS

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Changchuk Lamo, P C Bargale, Sandip Gangil, Subir Chakraborty, M K Tripathi, Nachiket Kotwaliwale, Bharat Modhera

High Crystalline Cellulose Extracted from Chickpea Husk using Alkali Treatment

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

14 & 751 - 759

2024

SCIE

3.5

Shilpa S. Selvan, Debabandya Mohapatra, Adinath Kate, Abhijit Kar, Bharat Modhera

Mapping and Analysis of Volatomes from Pearl Millet (Pennisetum gaucum L.) Grains during Different Storage Conditions with Solid-Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy

Cereal Chemistry

100 & 1114 – 1122

2023

SCIE

2.2

Shashank G. Gaikwad, Abhishek A. Pathak, Dhananjay R. Mote, Parag R. Gogate, Shivani Singh, Bharat Modhera

Liquid–Liquid Equilibria of Ternary Mixtures containing Aniline + Toluene + Water at elevated temperatures: Measurements and correlation

Separation Science and Technology

58(15-16) & 2718 - 2725

2023

SCIE

2.3

Priyanka Sakare, Saroj Kumar Giri, Debabandya Mohapatra, Bharat Modhera, V. Bhushana Babu

Lac dye-based novel intelligent colorimetric indicator for real-time freshness monitoring of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Postharvest Biology and Technology

206 & 112552 - 112561

2023

SCIE

6.4

Dharmesh J Machhi, Bharat Modhera, Parimal A. Parikh

Catalytic cracking of low-density polyethylene dissolved in various solvents: product distribution and coking behaviour

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management

25 & 3005 – 3020

2023

SCIE

2.7

Adinath Kate, Shikha Tiwari, Jamna Prasad Gujar, Bharat Modhera, Manoj Kumar Tripathi, Hena Ray, Alokesh Ghosh, Debabandya Mohapatra

Spotting of Volatile Signatures through GC-MS Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Infections in Stored Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Foods

12 & 2083 - 2098

2023

SCIE

4.7

Jamna Prasad Gujar, Bharat Modhera

A Review on Catalytic Conversion of Biodiesel Derivative Glycerol to Bio-Olefins

Materials Today: Proceedings

72 & 2723 – 2730

2023

SCOPUS

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Debabandya Mohapatra, Bharat Modhera, Alokesh Ghosh

Development of Electronic Nose for early spoilage detection of potato and onion during post-harvest storage

Journal of Materials NanoScience

9(2) & 101 – 114

2022

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Shikha Tiwari, Umang Goswami, Adinath Kate, Bharat Modhera, Manoj Kumar Tripathi, Debabandya Mohapatra

Biological relevance of VOCs emanating from red onions infected with Erwinia (Pectobacterium) carotovora under different storage conditions

Postharvest Biology and Technology

184 &  111761 - 111773

2022

SCIE

6.4

Battula Kumara Raja, Nipun Mohindra, Umang Goswami, Bharat Modhera

Conversion of Glycerol to Solketal using Heterogeneous Catalysts

Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E

103 & 145 – 148

2022

SCOPUS

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Shikha Tiwari, Adinath Kate, Debabandya Mohapatra, Manoj Kumar Tripathi, Hena Ray, Amitava Akuli, Alokesh Ghosh, Bharat Modhera

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs): Biomarkers for quality management of horticultural commodities during storage through e-sensing

Trends in Food Science & Technology

106 & 417 – 433

2020

SCIE

15.1

Shikha Gangil, Chanchal Mewar, Ramesh Kumar Singh, Bharat Modhera

Influence of Acid Catalyst on Two Step Transesterification of Karanja Oil with High Free Fatty Acids

Biofuels

6 (5-6) & 377-381

2015

SCOPUS

2.1

Monika Vyas, Bharat Modhera, Anil Sharma

BOD Approximation for Common Effluent Treatment Plant Using ANN

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution

12 (1) & 81-89

2015

ESCI

0.4

Bharat Modhera, Mousumi Chakraborty, Hari C. Bajaj, P. A. Parikh

Influences of Mesoporosity Generation in ZSM-5 and Zeolite Beta on Catalytic Performance during n-Hexane Isomerization

Catalysis Letters

141 & 1182-1190

2011

SCIE

2.3

Monika Vyas, Bharat Modhera, Vivek Vyas, A. K. Sharma

Performance Forecasting of Common Effluent Treatment Plant Parameters by Artificial Neural Network

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

6 (1)  &  38-42

2011

SCOPUS

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Bharat Modhera, Mousumi Chakraborty, Hari C. Bajaj, P. A. Parikh

Simultaneous n-Hexane Isomerization and Benzene Saturation over Pt/Nano-crystalline Zeolite Beta

Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms  and Catalysis

99 & 421-429

2010

SCIE

1.7

Bharat Modhera, Mousumi Chakraborty, Hari C. Bajaj, P. A. Parikh

1-Hexene isomerization over Nano-crystalline Zeolite Beta: Effects of Metal and Carrier Gases on Catalytic Performance

Catalysis Letters

132 & 168-173

2009

SCIE

2.3

Bharat Modhera, Mousumi Chakraborty, P. A. Parikh, R. V. Jasra

n-Hexane Hydro-isomerization over Nano-crystalline Zeolite Beta

Petroleum Science and Technology

27 & 1196-1208

2009

SCIE

1.3

Bharat Modhera, Mousumi Chakraborty, P. A. Parikh, R. V. Jasra

Synthesis of Nano-crystalline Zeolite Beta: Effects of Crystallization Parameters

Crystal Research and Technology

44 & 379-385

2009

SCIE

1.5

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