Thallada Bhaskar

Research Interest

• Thermo-catalytic processes for biomass conversion to biofuels
• Functional chemicals from lignocellulosic and algal biomass
• Valorization of lignin
• Design of novel catalytic materials for biomass conversion and bio-oil upgradation
• Waste plastics conversion (e-waste, industrial and municipal)

Work Experience

• Venture Business Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellow (October 2000-September 2002) at Okayama University, Japan.
• Research Associate (Faculty Position at the level of Assistant Professor) (October 2002-February 2007) at Okayama University, Japan.
• Scientist (March 2007-November 2008) at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
• Senior Scientist (November 2008-2012) at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
• Principle Scientist (2012 – till date) at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
• Assistant Professor (December 2013-till date) for Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.

Awards and Honours

• VBL Postdoctoral Fellow (2000), Okayama University, Japan
• Japan Science & Technology Fellow (2000)
• IKY Post Doctoral Fellowship by Government of Greece (2000)
• Most Progressive Researcher Award” by the Research Association for Feedstock Recycling of Plastics, Japan (2008)
• JSPS-Visiting Scientist (February-March 2009) at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo
• AIST-Distinguished Researcher Award (January-February 2013) at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
• CSIR-Raman Research Fellow (2013)
• 3rd National Award for Technology Innovation in Innovation in Polymer Waste Management & Recycling Technology and subcategory of Academics and R&D Institution for the Innovation in Technology to Convert Waste Plastics (Polyolefins) to Automotive Grade Fuel and Petrochemicals” (Team Member)
• Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI)
• Board of Governors, BRSI (2013-2015)
• Board of Governors, BRSI (2015-2017)
• Member of the Board of Directors (BRSI)
• General Secretary, Management Council of BRSI (2017-2019).
• Member of Steering Committee on “Biofuels-Current status and R &D roadmap” by TIFAC, DST, India
• Selected for Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Presidents International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) (2015)
• Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Presidential Fellowship Initiative for 2016
• Fellow, International Bio-Processing Association (FIBA), France (2017).
• Fellow, International Society of Energy, Environment and Sustainability (FISEES), India (2017).
• Scientist of the Year Award (2016) from National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi
• Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (2016)
• He is also the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC in 2016),
• UK, Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India (FBRS in 2012),
• Fellow of International Bioprocessing Association (FIBA in 2017),
• Fellow of Telangana Academy of Sciences (2017)
• Visiting Scientist at SINTEF, Norway from 2013 Dec – 2014 Feb.
• Dr Bhaskar is a subject expert in various committees under DST/TIFAC/NITI Aayog/CII/MDWS/MoPNG etc.,
• He is a member of the scientific and organizing committee of several national/international symposia in India and abroad and visited several countries to deliver invited/ plenary lectures/technical deliberations.

Patents

• A Muto, Y Sakata, T Bhaskar, Development of an Electrolyte for the High Energy Density Capacitor, Japanese Patent: JP2007103464.
• A Muto, Y Sakata, T Bhaskar, Electrolytic Solution, World Patent: WO 2008/105024.
• A Muto, Y Sakata, T Bhaskar, Development of an Electrolyte for the High Energy Density Capacitor, World Patent Applied: WO 2008/020649.
• Y Sakata, A Muto, T Bhaskar, T Yoichi, Microreactor Device for zebra flow without mechanical driving force, Japanese Patent: JP2006231255.
• Y Sakata, A Muto, T Bhaskar, Flow Control Device: Microreactor and Use Thereof, European Patent: EU 1857173.
• Y Sakata, A Muto, T Bhaskar, Flow Control Device: Microreactor and Use Thereof, US Patent: US7938947 B2.
• A Muto, Y Sakata, T Bhaskar, Flow Control Device: Microreactor and Use Thereof,World Patent: WO2006088120.
• Y Sakata, A Muto, T Bhaskar, Y Togawa, Microreactor, Japanese Patent: JP4779173.
• A Muto, Y Sakata, T Bhaskar, Flow Control Device: Microreactor and Use Thereof
• Japanese Patent Application Number: 2007-503721.
• KH Ullah, S Kumar, T Bhaskar, NS Madhusudan, J Kumar, S Sarvjeet, SC Dutt, GM Onkarnath, A unique process for the exclusive production of gasoline, diesel or aromatics along with liquefied petroleum gas from waste polyolefins like polyethylene, polypropylene and low polymer wax, Indian Patent: IN201000676-I1.
• Y Sakata, T Bhaskar, M Inamura, A Muto, S Karagoz, Production method of Phenol Derivatives from Wood Biomass, Japanese Patent: JP 2006076979.
• T Bhaskar, R Singh, B Balagurumurthy, A Prakash, Catalytic Hydrothermal Process for the Production of Bio Oil from Water Hyacinth, Indian Patent Application Number: 3241Del2013 Application Date: 01-11-2013.
• T Kamo, T Bhaskar, JAS Samperio, Technology and apparatus for recovering of valuable materials from e-waste by using steam gasification, Japanese Patent Application Number: 2014-35799 Application Date: 26-02-2014
• T. Bhaskar, A. Prakash, K. Natte, J. Kumar, A. Narani, S. Yenumala, A. Ray, Hydrothermal liquefaction for production of acetosyringone and alkoxy phenolic monomers from lignin, Ref. No.: 0055NF2018.

Patents

• Pyrolysis kinetics and thermodynamic parameters of castor (Ricinus communis) residue using thermogravimetric analysis,
  R Kaur, P Gera, MK Jha, T Bhaskar,
  Bioresource technology 250, 422-428, 2018
• Effect of composting on the thermal decomposition behavior and kinetic parameters of pig manure-derived solid waste,
  V Dhyani, MK Awasthi, Q Wang, J Kumar, X Ren, J Zhao, H Chen,
  Bioresource technology 252, 59-65, 2018
• Thermal decomposition kinetics of sorghum straw via thermogravimetric analysis,
  V Dhyani, J Kumar, T Bhaskar,
  Bioresource Technology (2017).
• A comprehensive review on the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass,
  T Bhaskar,V Dhyani
  Renewable Energy (2017).
• Pyrolysis of azolla, sargassum tenerrimum and water hyacinth for production of bio-oil,
  B Biswas, R Singh, BB Krishna, J Kumar, T Bhaskar,
  Bioresource Technology, (2017).