Dr Deepti Agrawal

Research Interest

• Biotechnological production of chemicals and fuels from second generation feedstocks and other waste streams
• Production of Industrially important enzymes and their applications
• Downstream processing of bio-derived products
• Bioprospecting of newer microbes with industrial applications

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• Registered Patent Agent (IN/PA/1706), Government of India since year 2010
• Gold Medalist in M Sc Microbiology and University Topper
• Qualified CSIR-NET Lectureship in June and December 2000 under Life Sciences Category
• GATE Qualified under Life Sciences

Patents

• Consolidated bioprocessing for production of L (+) – Lactic Acid and/or Lactate.
  United States Patent 9856500. Granted on 2nd January 2018.
• Protein based photovoltaic device.
  Indian Patent IN293012. Granted on 25th March 2022.

Selected Publications

• Recent progress on sugarcane-bagasse based lactic acid production: Technical advancements, potential and limitations.
  Industrial Crops & Products, 193 (2023): 116132
• Recycling Potential of Brewer’s Spent Grains for Circular Biorefineries.  
  Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 40 (2023): 100748.
• Comparative assessment of sugarcane bagacillo and bagasse at lab-scale for production of sugars and green chemicals via biochemical platform.
  Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, (2022): 1-10
• Enhanced lipid production in Scenedesmus obliquus via nitrogen starvation in a two-stage cultivation process and evaluation for biodiesel production.
  Fuel, 316 (2022): 123418.
• Salting-out assisted solvent extraction of L (+) lactic acid obtained after fermentation of sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate.
  Separation and Purification Technology, 269 (2021) 118788