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Dr Minal Deshmukh is an Assistant Professor in Petroleum Engineering with a PhD in Chemical Technology. She has 15 years of teaching experience and 1 year of industry experience. She has published 13 papers in international journals, presented 11 papers at national and international conferences, and participated in 25 workshops/STTPs. Dr Deshmukh has 2 patents granted in the Indian patent journal for the synthesis of biofuel from non-edible deoiled cakes and a process for bioethanol, biogas, and manure from deoiled non-edible cakes. She has filed 4 patent applications. Her research interests include bio-energy, enhanced oil recovery, oil spill removal, carbon capture utilization and storage. Dr Deshmukh has secured research funding worth 51.50 Lacs and has completed 3 research projects including one under the DST Young Scientist Scheme. She has also provided expert advice and field visits for industry projects. Dr Deshmukh's ORCID ID is 0000-0002-6534-5005.

Research Areas

Bio-energy , Enhanced oil Recovery, Oil Spill Removal, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage

"Patent granted in Indian patent journal

1) Title of invention: “Synthesis of Biofuel from Nonedible Deoiled Cakes”
Publication Date: 23/12/2016
Date of filing application: 22/06/2015
Application No. 2377/mum/2015A
Patent Granted in Indian patent journal

2) Title of invention: “A Process for Bioethanol ,Biogas and Manure from Deoiled Nonedible Cakes”
Publication Date: 12/11/2021
Date of filing application: 06/10/2021
Application No. 202121045494 A

No. of Patents Applications filed: 04

Papers Published in International Journal

1) “Techno economic study for Production of Bioethanol from Deoiled Castor cake” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research ISSN 0973-4562 Volume 16, Number 3 (2021) pp. 210-213

2) The Study of Biofuel Generation and Characteristics from Jatropha, Karanja, Styraxofficinalis L seed cake” Distributed Generation and Alternative Energy Fuel, Volume 36_3,301-334 (2021) Taylor and Francis Journal

3) “Comparative Study for Production of Biofuel from Potato peel Waste as Feedstock by different Enzymes: A review” Journal of Enzyme Engineering,2022, Volume 11,pp. 2-6.

4) “Different Particle size study of castor deoiled cake for Biofuel Production with an Environmental Sustainability Perspective” Heliyon: Cell press,2022,Volume 8, Elsevier Publication.

5) “Effects of blending bioethanol with gasoline on spark–ignition engine – A review, Journal of Integrated Science and Technology,2022,10(2),pp.87-99.

6) “Development and Validation of Chemometric Assisted Spectrophotometric Method for the Simultaneous estimation of Aceclofenac, Paracetamol and Chlorzoxazone with impurities"", Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal ,Oct 2022,IP:242.141.32.187

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Google Scholar link :https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=YCRKH2gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ORCID link :ORCID ID -0000-0002-6534-5005

Research Grants

1) DST Research Project Funded in February 2020, under Young Scientist Scheme, Sanctioned Amount 49.85 Lacs at MITWPU. Pune.

2) BCUD Research Project done in 2013 under Pune University Sanctioned Amount 1.5 Lacks MIT Pune.

3) Consultancy work done: Expert advice and Field visit for industry Projects (Honorarium- Rs 50150/-)