Prof. Sharad Bhartiya Research Group IIT Bombay

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Pratik Vinayak Gholkar

Research Title: Modelling and Simulation of Hydrothermal Processing of Microalgae for Biodiesel Production

Extraction of crude oil from algae is crucial step in processing algae for biodiesel production. Hydrothermal Processing is one of the ways of extracting oil from algae which is cost effective compared to other processes employed today. We focus on process modelling of hydrothermal process to predict the yield form the algae if its composition is known.

Advisors: Prof. Sharad Bhartiya, Prof. Yogendra Shastri and (Dr. VRC Murty (MIT))

Academic Background : B.E Biotechnology Engineering M.Tech Biochemical Engineering

Research Interest: Modelling and simulation, Optimization