Agricultural and Food Engineering

The area of research interests are as follows:-

(1) Cold sterilization of Guava juice using membrane separation process and automated Guava grading system using Computer vision techniques.

A non-thermal method called cold sterilisation keeps fruit juice's taste, color, and nutrients intact without the use of additives or preservatives. By removing pectin, proteins, bacteria, and other suspended particles from guava juice using membrane processes like microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), and reverse osmosis (RO), cold sterilisation can be accomplished. The removal of pectin makes the Guava juice stable.

(2) Application of AI in Essential oil extraction/Extractor units.

AI can be used to optimize the extraction techniques, such as hydrodistillation, solvent extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and microwave-assisted extraction, by selecting the best parameters and conditions for each plant material and essential oil. Using methods like nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), gas chromatography, machine learning algorithms.

(3) Design and analysis of silo in Grain storages.

Silos are cylindrical structures that are used for storing and preserving grains in bulk. They can be made of different materials, such as steel, concrete, wood or fabric. Numerous kinds of loads and stresses, including self-weight, grain weight, wind, seismic, thermal, buckling, and pressure loads, must be taken into account when designing and analysing silos.

(4) Smart Photovoltaic driven Microbial protein formation.

A process known as photovoltaic driven microbial protein formation utilises solar energy to transform water and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into microbial biomass, which can then be used as a protein-rich food or feed additive. Smart photovoltaic electricity generation, direct air carbon dioxide capture, electrosynthesis of an electron donor and/or carbon source for microbial growth (such as hydrogen, formate, or methanol), microbial cultivation, and processing of biomass and proteins are some of the steps involved in smart photovoltaic driven microbial protein formation.