My research group develops 'Intelligent/smart packaging' with a goal to improve food safety and minimize food waste in India. In this research, our group is developing non-invasive way of real time detection of food freshness in which colorimetric indicators and radio frequency identification (RFID)-based sensors are main focus.
Our group is also working on application of novel nonthermal technologies such as UV light for surface sanitization of perishable food surfaces for the enhancement of microbial food safety. We are also applying mathematical models for better understanding of behavior (inactivation and growth) of microorganisms in food system during several food processes.
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State/phase transitions induced by ice recrystallization and its influence on the mechanical properties of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) var. Russet Brown Krishnakumar P., Bhunia K. , Tang J. , Rasco B. A., Takhar P. S., Sablani S. S. By Journal of Food Engineering 251 45-56 (2019)
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Nanotechnology in microbial food safety Pal A., Bhunia K. By Food, Medical, and Environmental Applications of Nanomaterials 253-304 (2022)
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Color, vitamin C, β-carotene and sensory quality retention in microwave-assisted thermally sterilized sweet potato puree: Effects of polymeric package gas barrier during storage Zhang H., Patel J., Bhunia K., Al-Ghamdi S., Sonar C.R., Ross C.F., Tang J., Sablani S.S. By Food Packaging and Shelf Life 21 - (2019)
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A Fluorescence based Method for Estimation of Oxygen Barrier Properties of Microspheres Kak A., Bajaj P. R., Bhunia K. , Nitin N. , Sablani S. S. By Journal of Food Science 84 532-539 (2019)
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Color, vitamin C, -carotene and sensory quality retention in microwave-assisted thermally sterilized sweet potato puree: Effects of polymeric package gas barrier during storage Zhang H., Patel J. , Bhunia K. , Al-ghamdi S. , Sonar C. , Ross C. , Tang J. , Sablani S. S. By Food Packaging and Shelf Life 100324- (2019)
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Development of an Oxygen Sensitive Model Gel System to Detect Defects in Metal Oxide Coated Multilayer Polymeric Films Parhi A., Bhunia K., Rasco B., Tang J., Sablani S.S. By Journal of Food Science 84 2507-2519 (2019)
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Kinetic modeling of ultrasonic-assisted extraction of punicalagin from pomegranate peel Rakshit M., Srivastav P.P., Bhunia K. By Journal of Food Process Engineering 43 - (2020)
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Development of an Integrated Image Acquisition Setup for Assigning Selling Price of Rough and Milled Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) in the Supply Chain Kullu J. G., Panda B. K., Shrivastava S. L., Bhunia K. , Datta A. K. By Applied Intelligence and Computing (AIC) 339-343 (2022)
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Modelling the extraction process parameters of amorphous silica-rich rice husk ash using hybrid RSM BPANN MOGA optimization technique Nayak P. P., Nandi S. , Bhunia K. , Datta A. K. By Materials Chemistry and Physics 293 126944- (2023)
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Food Packaging Interactions Bhunia K., Sablani S. S., Rahman M. S. By Handbook of Food Preservation 923-941 (2020)
Principal Investigator
- Establishment of Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Cell under RKVY-RAFTAAR
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
- Protocol Development for Estimation of Milling Out Turn Ratio in Modern and Modernized Rice Mills Across Varying Agro-climatic Zones of India Food Corporation of India
Ph. D. Students
Abhinandan Pal
Area of Research: Intelligent Packaging
Dibakar Saha
Area of Research: Sensor for food quality detection
Jaspreet Kaur
Area of Research: Food microbiology
John Gulshan Kullu
Area of Research: Food Process Engineering
Rahul Kumar
Area of Research: Food Packaging
Thuanbamlung B Guanmei
Area of Research: Microbial food safety
