The group is basically working on the development of packaging solutions using macromolecules. Recent works includes enhancement of mechanical and barrier properties of biodegradable films along with antimicrobial film development by solution casting. As a primary packaging nano coating is being developed and application on fruits is being experimented.
Extraction of bioactive compounds (flavonoids/Phenolic) is another research area on which the group is focussing. These bioactive extracts can be further used in food for enhancing functionality. Process optimisation and mathematical modelling to simulate the bio processes along with validation is being done by the group.
Food engineering has a pivotal role in improving rural agriculture. Keeping that in mind the group is also in the process of developing rural low cost technologies to offer sustainable growth to the rural community.
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Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro digestion of electrosprayed and freeze-dried probiotics encapsulated in soy protein isolate-sunflower oil emulsions Premjit Y., Mitra J. By Food Bioscience 53 - (2023)
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Enhancing the properties of gelatin chitosan bionanocomposite films by incorporation of silica nanoparticles Mitra J. By Journal of Food Process Engineering 43 - (2019)
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Optimization of Electrospray-Assisted Microencapsulation of Probiotics (Leuconostoc lactis) in Soy Protein Isolate-Oil Particles Using Box-Behnken Experimental Design Premjit Y., Mitra J. By Food and Bioprocess Technology 14 1712-1729 (2021)
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Influence of incorporation of peanut protein isolate on pasting, rheological and textural properties of rice starch Amaresh, Mitra J., Kaushal M. By Journal of Food Engineering 341 - (2023)
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Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Effect on Mechanical, Barrier, and Optical Properties of HPMC-Based Edible Film Malik G.K., Mitra J. By Food and Bioprocess Technology 14 441-456 (2021)
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Extrusion-Based 3D Food Printing: Printability Assessment and Improvement Techniques Kadival A., Kour M., Meena D., Mitra J. By Food and Bioprocess Technology 16 987-1008 (2023)
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Recent trends in folic acid (Vitamin B9) encapsulation: A review on emerging micro- and nano-encapsulation techniques, controlled release, and mathematical modeling. Mitra J., Premjit Y. , Pandey S. By Food Reviews International - (2022)
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Principal component analysis of hedonic and fuzzy approach sensory evaluation for compositional optimization of Refractance-Window dried jackfruit leather, Mitra J. By Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 1-14 (2023)
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Artificial neural network modeling and genetic algorithm optimization of process parameters in fluidized bed drying of green tea leaves Mitra J. By Journal of Food Process Engineering 43 - (2019)
Co-Principal Investigator
- Harvest and Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (other than Salaries) All India Co-Ordinated Research Project on Post Harvest Technology
- Harvest and Post Harvest Engineering and Technology-I (salaries) All India Co-Ordinated Research Project on Post Harvest Technology
Ph. D. Students
Amaresh
Area of Research: Food Processing
Anjali Khuntia
Area of Research: Food Packaging
Anjali Singh
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Ardra C Babu
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Bibek Bahadur Shrestha
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Deepoo Meena
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Harsha V
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Manpreet Kour
Area of Research: Food Process Engineering
N Sai Prasanna
Area of Research: food quality and storage study
P Yashaswini
Area of Research: Food Processing
Payel Dasgupta
Area of Research: Food Processing
Prithviraj V
Area of Research: Food Engineering
Sachchidanand Pandey
Area of Research: Food Processing
Tanmoy Kanti Sahoo
Area of Research: IoT based food quality analyzer