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Department
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Departmental highlights:
- Dr. Kamaljit Singh, Professor has been elected as member of National Academy of Sciences, India.
- Dr. Kamaljit Singh, Professor has been awarded Bronze medal by Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) in 2009 in recognition of his research contributions in the field of Organic Chemistry
Courses Run
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B. Tech. (Textile Chemistry) 8 semesters,
30 seats, admission through Punjab CET examination
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M. Tech. (Textile Chemistry) 4 semesters
(Self-financing scheme), 10 seats, admission through entrance
test held by the Department
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B. Tech. (Sugar and Alcohol technology)
8 semesters, 16 seats, admission through Departmental
entrance test
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Ph.D. in areas such as Heterocyclic
Chemistry, Color Chemistry & Technology, Textile
Chemistry, Sugar Technology and Alcohol Technology
Major Equipment
in the Department
The labs of the Department are
well equipped with modern state-of-the-art equipment/machines
required for the above courses. In addition, the Department
has the following sophisticated equipment used for research
and developmental work:
UV-Vis spectrophotometers, NIR spectrometer, Digital Polarimeter,
Gas chromatograph, Isocratic HPLC, Fermentor, Incubators,
deep freezers, sterilisation autoclaves, laminar flows, orbital
shaker, reflectance spectrophotometer, Brookfield rheometer,
sucrolyser etc.
1 Togmeter 2 Martindale abrasion tester 3
Xenon- arc lamp tester 4 Glycerine bath beaker dyeing 5 Washcator
6 Water bath beaker dyeing machine 7 Laboratory winch 8 Laboratory
Jigger 9 Steamer with superheater 10 Lab steamer (HTHP) 11
Padding mangle 12 Curing chamber 13 Package dyeing machine
14 Water bath with dye pots 15 Hot air dryer 16 Vis- spectrophotometer
17 Jaypak color matching system 18 Near-Infra red spectrometer
19 Brookfield Rheometer 20 Abbe refractometer 21 Sucrolyser
22 UV-VIS spectrophotometer 23 Datacolor computer color matching
system 24 Buchii Rotavap with aspirator 25 Multi media projector
26 Digital camera 27 IR dyeing machine
1. Twist testers (motorized) 2. Fabric bursting
strength tester 3. Pilling tester 4. Flammability tester 5.
Fabric strength tester 6. Shirley winding drum 7. Projection
microscope 8. Wrap wheel (motorized) 9. Tearing strength tester
10. Stiffness tester 11. Crock meter 12. Crease Recovery tester
13. Orbitek Shaker 14. Micro centrifuge (Remi) 15. Perspirometer
16. Lea strength tester 17. Fabric thickness tester 18. Moisture
meter 19. Single yarn strength tester 20. Fabric densimeter
21. Scheffields micronaire 23. Board for yarn appearance 24.
Stelometer 25. Cotton sorter 26. Rota dyer (electrically heated)
27. Electronic balances 28. Hot air ovens 29. Vacuum pumps
(double stage) 30. Automatic sewing machine 31. Millipore
filtration kit 32. Water analysis kit 33. Hot plates 34. Heating
mantles 35. Melting point apparatus 36. Arealometer 37. Electric
ovens 38. Chromatography apparatus 39. Water stills 40. Double
bed water Deioniser 41. Cryocans 42. BOD incubator 43. Muffle
furnace 46. pH meters 47. Flame photometer 48. Conductivity
meter 49. Polarimeters 50. Computers, printers, scanners 51.
TV, VCR, OHP, UPS 52. UV Chamber (TLC monitoring) 53. Launderometer
54. Sublimation fastness tester 55. Water baths 56. Water
distillation apparatus 57. Deep freezer 58. Refrigerators
59. Cane shredder 60. Ball mill 61. Lab crusher 62. Rapipol
extractor
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Dr. Satindar
Kaur
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| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Professor |
| Area of Specialization |
Physical Chemistry |
| Area of Interest |
Sugar Chemistry/ Textile Chemistry |
| No. of
Publications |
20 |
| Email
Address |
satindar_gndu@yahoo.com |
| Contact Numbers |
0183-2450936 |
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Sponsored ongoing Projects
| Dehydration of azeotropic alcohol and removal of dyes from the effluent by surfactant application |
UGC |
UV Visible Spectrophotometer
Karl Fischer Titrater |
10.618
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2009-2012 |
Publications :
1. Satinder Kaur Excess properties of some ternary mixtures J. Chemical Sciences II (1985) 77-79.
2. Satinder Kaur , Bhajan Singh Batch Dilatometer for the measurement of volume effect of ternary mixtures and ternary volume effect in the Benzene + Carbontetrachloride + cyclohexane mixtures J. Indian Chemical Society 63(1986) 499-502.
3. Satinder Kaur , Bhajan Singh Surjit Singh Ternary Heat Effects in some ternary mixtures; acetone + Carbon tetrachloride + cyclohexane Thermochimica Acta, 185(1986) 219-229.
4. Satinder Kaur, Bhajan Singh Surjit Singh Volume Effects in some ternary mixtures Indian J. Chem. 26A(1987) 1009-1014.
5. Satinder Kaur, BHajan Singh Surjit Singh Ternary Effects in excess adiabatic compressibilites of ternary mixtures.J. pure & Applied. Ultrasonics 9(1987) 10-14.
6. Satinder Kaur Bhajan Singh Surjit Singh and Manju Mehra Excess Volumes of some arene binary mixtures Nat Acad Society Lett. 134(1992) 415-419.
7. Satinder Kaur Bhajan Singh Surjit Singh Correlation of Topological and Molar Sound Velocity Parametric Acustics 4(1992) 282-285.
8. Lobana T.S. Organophosphorous reagents as extracts: Part 6 Synergic effect of triphenyle Phosphineoxide (or 2,4, pentane diode) on the extraction of Cu(II) using 8- Hydrox quinonline Indian J. Chemistry 33A(1994) 1046-1048.
9. Satinder Kaur BHajan Singh Surjit Singh Surface Tension & Excess heats of mixing of n-butyric acid with various solvents Indian J. Chemistry 35A(1996) 832-835.
10. Satinder Kaur Effect of Gum on the rheological behaviour of Indian molasses Indian Sugar Journal XLX (2000) 7-11.
11. Satinder kaur Effcet of Dextran on the Rheological behaviour of Indian molasses Journal of Food Science & Technology 38(2001) 319-322.
12. Satinder Kaur R.S.S. Kaler and Amarpali Effect of Starch on the Rhelogy of molasses J. of Food Engineering U.K. 38(2001) 415-417.
13. Satinder Kaur R.S.S. Kaler and Amarpali Effect of Dextran and inorganic salts on the crystallization of sugar in a laboratory vacuum pan Indian Sugar Journal July 2004 265-268.
14. Satinder kaur & Amarpali Quantitative estimation of phosphate in cane juice using Near Infra Red spectrophotometer Indian Sugar journal October 2004 513-517.
15. Satinder Kaur and Amarpali Effect of Phosphate and Silica on the rate of crystallization of sucrose International J. of Food Engineering 1 December 2005.
16. Satindar Kaur and Aamarpali, Effect of Oxalic acid on the rate of crystallization of sucrose Co-operative Sugar 37:11 (2006).
17. Satindar Kaur and Aamarpali, Estimation of Silica in cane juice using NIR spectroscopy Co-operative Sugar 37:6 (2006).
18. Satindar Kaur and Aamarpali, Study of the effect of phosphate on the rheological property of molasses at five different temperatures Co-operative Sugar 37:6 (2006) 15-20.
19. Satindar Kaur and Aamarpali, Quantitative analysis of dextran and starch using NIR spectroscopy Co-operative Sugar, 38, Feb (2007) 31-36.
20. Satindar Kaur & R.S.S. Kaler Effect of dextran on the flow behaviour of molasses and rate of crystallization of sugar J. Food Engineering Elsevier pub publications 86, ( 2008) 55-60.
CONFERENCES DIRECTED IORGANIZED as Head, ACST and Coordinator IIPC
1. New Trends in Textile Chemistry. Amritsar Nov. 23, 2000 G.N.D. University Amritsar.
2. Identification & Remedial measures of existing and future problems of sugar and Textile industry. Guru Nanak Bhavan, G.N.D. University Amritsar April,15,2004 AICTE under IIPC for both Sugar and Textile Industry
3. Textiles -India in Perspective after 2004. Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar April 1, 2005 AICTE under IIPC for Textile Industry.
4. Latest trends in Sugar Alcohol and Food Technology. Guru Nanak Bhavan, G.N.D. University Amritsar on 22nd March 2006 under IIPC for both Sugar and Food Industry.
5. Computer Networking. A 3 day workshop at the Department of Computer Engineering & Technology on 28th to 31st March 2006 under IIPC.
6. Latest trends in Electronics Technology. At Guru Nanak Bhavan, G.N.D. University Amritsar on 2nd April 2007 under IIPC.
7. Organized a conference entitled ‘New Trends in Sugar & Alcohol Industries at Guru Nanak Bhavan, G.N.D. University, Amritsar on February 22-23, 2010
National Conferences attended in 2010 - 03
1. Attended a short time AICTE sponsored course on ‘Environment Health & safetyat IIT, Roorkee from January, 25-29, 2010.
2. Presented a paper entitled’ Sugar is Green’ at the 13th Punjab Science Congress at Punjab University, Chandigarh from February, 7-9 , 2010
3. Invited for a talk at Sugar Asia International conference held at Delhi on 9-10 July 2010. Also chaired the evening session on 9th July 2010. |
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Dr. Kamaljit
Singh
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| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
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Professor & Incharge
Textile Chemistry |
| Area of Specialization |
Organic Synthesis including asymmetric synthesis,
Color chemistry & Technology |
| Area of Interest |
Synthetic organic chemistry, dye chemistry
and colour science |
| No. of Publications |
62 |
| Email
Address |
kamaljit19in@yahoo.co.in |
| Contact Numbers |
0183-2258802-09 Extn.3508,0183-2258853 |
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INSA Nomination:
Nominated by Indian National Science Academy (INSA),
New Delhi to visit University of Manchester Institute
of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK under its
exchanges programme with The Royal Society of Chemistry,
London during Aug-Nov. 1998, visited various universities
in UK, and interacted with Scientists. UGC-The British
Council HEL project: Awarded Higher Education Link and
undertook a collaborative project with University of
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST),
Manchester, UK. Visited UMIST in 2000, 2001 and 2002
for 1-3 months duration. An appreciation certificate
was presented by UMIST leading to the collaboration
of UMIST with Department of Applied Chemical Sciences
& Technology, GND University, Amritsar.
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| Research
Experience: 23 years (2 years in Spain
and 9 months in UK) |
| Carbohydrate (Oligosaccharide) synthesis |
CSIC |
Madrid |
Spain |
1993-1994 |
| Biomimetic Chemistry |
G.N.D.U. |
Amritsar |
India |
1991-2000 |
| Dye chemistry/technology |
UMIST |
Manchester |
UK |
2000-04 |
| Carbanion/medicinal chemistry |
G.N. D.U. |
Amritsar |
India |
2004-Continue |
| Sensing/novel porphyrinoids |
G.N. D.U. |
Amritsar |
India |
2006-Continue |
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| Honors and
Awards: |
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| Fellowship of Ministry of Education & Science,
Spain |
-- 1993 |
| INSA-RSC Exchange programme |
-- 1998 |
| UGC-The British Council Higher Education Link |
-- 2001 |
| Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) –
Best poster award |
-- 2006 |
| Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) –
Bronze Medal |
--2009 |
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| Research
supervision: |
| Ph.D. students |
8 Completed, 6 ongoing |
| Major Research projects |
9 Completed, 2 ongoing |
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| Six important
recent publications: |
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K. Singh, D. Arora, S. Singh |
Tetrahedron Lett. |
2006 |
47 |
4205 |
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K. Singh, S. Singh |
Tetrahedron Lett. |
2006 |
47 |
8143 |
| iii) |
K. Singh, A. Sharma |
Tetrahedron Lett. |
2007 |
48 |
227 |
| iv) |
K. Singh, A. Sharma |
Tetrahedron Lett. |
2008 |
49 |
6234 |
| v) |
K. Singh, K. Singh |
Tetrahedron Lett. |
2009 |
50 |
2219 |
| vi) |
K. Singh, D. Arora |
Eur. J. Org. Chem. |
2009 |
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3258 |
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Er. HarKamaljit
Singh
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| Qualification |
B.E. (Mech. Engg.), P.G. diploma in A.N.S.I.
(Sugar Engg.) |
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| Designation |
Reader |
| Area of Specialization |
Material handling, cane milling boiler &
co-generation |
| Area of
Interest |
Cane milling & boilers |
| No. of
Publications |
5 |
| Email
Address |
rspatiala@yahoo.co.in |
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Dr. R.S.S.
Kalar |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
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Reader & Head |
| Area of Specialization |
NIR Spectoscopy |
| Area of Interest |
Rheology, Clarification & Refining |
| No. of Publications |
National: 8
Proceeding International :3
Proceeding National: 12 |
| Email
Address |
rsskaler@yahoo.com |
| Contact Numbers |
9464225529 |
PUBLICATIONS :
1. Effect of gum on the rheological behavior of Indian molasses, INDIAN SUGAR, April 2000, 7-11.
2. The effect of dextran and inorganic salts on the crystallization of sugar in laboratory vacuum pan, INDIAN SUGAR, December, 2001, 593-597.
3. Effect of dextran on the rheological behavior of Indian molasses, Journal of food sciences and Tech, 2001, vol 38. No. 4, 415-417.
4. Effect of starch on the rheology of molasses, Journal of food engineering, 55, 2002, 319-322.
5. Effect of polysaccharides on the rate crystallization of sucrose, INDIAN SUGAR, 54,2004, 265-268.
6. Dextran & its effect on the Rheological behavior of Indian cane molasses, International sugar journal,
7. Effect of dextran on the flow behaviour of molasses and rate of crystallization of sugar, Satinder Kaur & R.S.S.Kaler, J. Food Engineering Elsevier Pub. Publications 86, (2008) 55-60.
8. Quantitative estimation of polysaccharides in molasses using Near Infra Red spectroscopy, Satinder Kaur & R.S.S.Kaler, Sugar Tech(2008). 10(3), 265-268.
PROCEEDINGS : INTERNATIONAL
1. 24th convention of ISSCT, Australia , 2001, International society of Sugarcane, Technologist ISSCT, Sugar technology, Sugar Engg., Agricultural, co-products.
2. 25th convention of ISSCT, Guatemala, America, 2005, International society of Sugarcane Technologist ISSCT, Sugar technology, Sugar Engg., Agricultural, co-products.
3. Presented at the ISFRS 2006 Conference to be held at Zurich in Feb. 2006 entitled “Effect of Ca and Mg on the Rheology of molasses and crystallization of Sugar.
PROCEEDINGS NATIONAL :
1. Viscosity of different massecuites and molasses in the sugar industry, Proceed of 62 annual convention of STAI , National , 2000, 141-144.
2. Color analysis using near infrared spectroscopy for plantation white, commercial sugar Proceed of 64 annual convention of STAI, National, 2002, 46-52.
3. The effect of dextran and inorganic salts on the crystallization of sugar in, laboratory vacuum pan, Proceeds of 24th ISSCT convention, International 2001, 157-159.
4. ICUMSA color, Dr. Satindar Kaur & Dr. R.S.S. Kaler, Proceeds. of All Indies seminar on ICUMSA color by STAI New Delhi, National, 2003, 51-55.
5. Alternate process of sugar refining, Dr. Satindar Kaur & Dr. R.S.S. Kaler, Proceeds. of All India seminar by STAI New Delhi National, 2004, 25-29.
6. Effect of Gum on the rheological behavior of molasses, Dr. Satindar Kaur & Dr. R.S.S. Kaler, Proceeds. of 24th ISSCT convention, International, 2005, Accepted.
7. “Effect of temperature and pH on the coloration of cane juice due to iron”, Dr. Satindar Kaur & Dr. R.S.S. Kaler, 8th Joint annual convention of STAI, 120-125, 2005.
8. “Comparison of clarification processes”, Dr. Satindar Kaur & Dr. R.S.S. Kaler, 68th annual convention of STAI, Goa, 77-82, 2007.
9. Membrane filtration : An Ultimate Approach for Clarification-by Dr. R.S.S. Kaler & Dr. Satindar Kaur, Proceedings of 69th Annual Convention of STAI, Aurangabad, (Maharashtra), p.114-118, 2008.
10. “Estimation of moisture in ethanol using NIR spectroscopy” at conference on Carbon Credits/Clean Development Mechnaism, organized by STAI, New Delhi, Jaisalmer, 21-22 January, 2008.
11. Reverse Osmosis As Energy supplement to Evaporation by Dr. R.S.S. Kaler & Dr. Satindar Kaur. Proceedings 70th Annual Convention of STAI, Udaipur, Rajasthan. P.3-9, 2009.
12. “Can India go the Brazil way” Dr. Satindar Kaur & Dr. R.S.S. Kaler, Proceedings 70th Annual Convention of STAI, Udaipur, Rajasthan. P.106-113, 2009.
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Er. Swapna
Mishra
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| Qualification |
Ph.D. (Textile Technology) I.I.T. Delhi (Pursuing)
M.Tech. (Textile Technology) I.I.T. Delhi |
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| Designation |
Lecturer |
| Area of Specialization |
Textile Technology, Fabric designing, Fabric Structure and Property, Knitting and Artificial Neural Networks; |
| Area of Interest |
FE Modeling Yarn Manufacture, Fabric Manufacture and Textile Testing, Technical and Smart Textiles |
| No. of Publications |
7 |
| Email Address |
swapnamishra@yahoo.com |
| Contact Numbers |
0183-2258853(O) |
Publications
1. S. Mishra, S. P. Singh and B. S. Butola, Smart textiles and their production, Colourage, 2006 (May), 41-53.
2. S. Mishra, M. Pathak, G. Kaur, D. Bhardwaj and K. Saini, Improving the dimensional stability of forming fabric used in paper making industry, Asian Textile Journal, 2006 (May), 69-73.
3. B S Butola, Swapna Mishra, Rupinder Kaur, Cyclodextrins in textile applications, Asian Dyer, 81-87, 2007.
4. B S Butola, Swapna Mishra, Nanotechnology in Textiles, Asian Dyer, 2, 70-76, 2007.
5. Swapna Mishra, B S Butola, Inflatable textile structures, Asian Textile Journal, 17(11), 88-98, 2008.
6. Banerjee P.K., Mishra S. Ramkumar T, “ Effect of construction on Uniaxial tensile Properties of Woven Fabrics”, Accepted for publication in Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, January, 2010.
7. Banerjee P.K., Mishra S. , “Effect of Construction on the strain pattern of Woven Fabrics in Tensile Deformation”, Under communication, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics.
8. Mishra S., Banerjee P.K. “The role of Distribution of Interlacement in Woven Constructions”, accepted for Oral presentation at The Fiber Society Spring 2010 International Conference on Fibrous Materials to be held at Bursa, Turkey from May 11-14, 2010.
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Er.Varinder
Kaur
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| Qualification |
M.Tech. (Textile Chemistry) |
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| Designation |
Lecturer |
| Area of Specialization |
Textile wet processing (Dyeing, Printing,
Finishing & Garment manufacturing and garment processing) |
| Area of Interest |
Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Garment
Processing |
| No. of Publications |
National: 3
International: 1
Communicated : 1
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| Email Address |
varinder_gndu@yahoo.com |
| Contact Numbers |
0183-5091828 |
Publications Articles/Papers
1. Varinder Kaur & D.P. Chattopadhyay, “Garment Printing – Today’s Trend”, Man-Made Textiles in India, 1996 (August),283-286.
2. Varinder Kaur & D.P. Chattopadhyay, Environmentally friendly bleaching of Jute, Textile Asia , 2006 (April), 28-30.
3. Kamaljit Singh, Varinder Kaur, Sameer Mehra & Aman Mahajan; “Solvent-assisted dyeing of polyester with Heena“,Colourage, 2006 (October)60-64.
4. Varinder Kaur,Gourav Gupta,Shikha Khanna,Amanpreet Singh & Gagandeep Singh, “Lyocell Silverlining to your wardrobe”, Hosiery & Textile Journal,2008(December)13-17.
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Dr. Sucharita Arora
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| Qualification |
Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Senior Technical Assistant
and incharge TISC |
| Area of Specialization |
Textile Chemistry, environmental science,
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| Area of Interest |
Waste Water Management |
| No. of Publications |
8 |
| Email Address |
sucharitaarora@yahoo.co.in |
| Contact
Numbers |
0183-2258802-09 extn. 3393 |
Publications:
1. Removal of synthetic textile dyes from wastewaters: A critical review on current treatment technologies. K. Singh, S. Arora Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010 (in press) (5 year impact factor 8.105).
2. Decolorisation optimisation of a monoazo disperse dye with Bacillus firmus. Identification of a degradation product. S. Arora, H. S. Saini and K. Singh Color. Technol. 2007, 123, 184. (impact factor 1.130).
3. Decolorisation of a monoazo disperse dye with Candida tropicalis. S. Arora, H. S. Saini and K. Singh Color. Technol. 2005, 121, 298. (impact factor 1.130).
4. Chemo-biochemical desulphurization of various gaseous streams on bench scale. R. A. Pandey; S. Malhotra; A. S. Rajvaidya; S. Sharma; S. Peshwe; V. K. Raman; A. S. Bal Water, Air, Soil pollut. 2004, 154, 295. (impact factor 1.676).
5. Bench scale evaluation of a chemo-biochemical process for desulphurization of gaseous streams containing hydrogen sulphide. R. A. Pandey; S. Malhotra; A. S. Rajvaidya; S. Sharma; S. Peshwe; V. K. Raman; A.S. Bal Water, Air, Soil pollut. 2003, 146, 243. (impact factor 1.676).
6. Compositional characteristics of some Indian coals and their need for beneficiation. V. K. Raman, S. Sharma, J. K. Dhillon and R. A. Pandey Indian J. Env. Health 1999, 41(1), 24.
7. Low cost water pollution monitoring kit. S. Arora in: Environment and development, I. S. Grover and A. K. Thukral (Ed), Scientific Publishers, 1998, 227.
8. Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring, A. K. Roy, S. Arora, S. Akbar, S. Aggarwal, World Wide Fund For Nature-India, New Delhi, 1994. |
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Er. Parambir Singh Malhi |
| Qualification |
M.Tech (Fiber Science & Tech.) IIT, Delhi,
B.Tech (Textile Chemistry) G.N.D.U, Amritsar
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| Designation |
Lecturer |
| Area of Specialization |
Textile wet processing includes Pretreatment, Dyeing & Finishing, Textile Wet Processing machines, Fiber Science. |
| Area of Interest |
Eco-Friendly Processing, New Process & Product Developments |
| No. of Publications |
- |
| Email Address |
parambirmalhi@gmail.com |
| Contact
Numbers |
09780580753 |
Industry Experience: 5 years of industrial exposure of continuous & exhaust processing in the area of production handling, new process & product developments, Quality & Assurance and Customer Care in the reputed industries like Vardhman & Nahar.
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