High-End Workshop (KARYASHALA)

On

Technical Insights of
Ethanol Fermentation:
1G & 2G
SUPPORTED BY SERB UNDER
ACCELERATE VIGYAN SCHEME

Organized by:
Dept. of Food Process Engineering
NIT Rourkela

January 27 to 31, 2023

PPA & TIIR Building,

NIT Rourkela

COORDINATORS
Dr. Poonam Singha
Dr. Sushil K. Singh
 Inaugural
SCHEDULE
Venue: PK Parija Auditorium, NIT Rourkela

FRI 10:30 AM
INAUGURATION
27 Lighting of lamp
JAN
Welcome address by Prof. Poonam
Singha, Assistant Professor &
Coordinator, Dept. of Food Process Engg.
Address by Prof. Preetam Sarkar,
Assistant Professor & HOD-in-Charge,
Dept. of Food Process Engg.
Address by Dr. Sibabrata Mukherjee,
Technical Service Representative, Leaf by
Lesaffre (Co-Sponsor)
Address by Dr. K. V. T. S. Pavan Kumar,
Associate Vice President - R&D, The
Catalysts Group (Chief Guest)
Vote of Thanks by Prof. Sushil Kumar
Singh, Assistant Professor & Coordinator,
Dept. of Food Process Engg.
Workshop Schedule
Venue: PK Parija Auditorium, NIT Rourkela
FRI 3:00 PM

27 Molasses to ethanol: A technical outlook from biofuel

perspective
JAN Dr. K. V. T. S. Pavan Kumar, Associate Vice President - R&D, The Catalysts
Group

SAT 10:00 AM
28 Cane syrup preservation and fermentation to produce ethanol
Dr. K. V. T. S. Pavan Kumar, Associate Vice President - R&D, The Catalysts
Group
JAN

11:30 AM
Bioreactor design
Mr. Mahesh Kulkarni, AVP & Head Business-Bioproducts, Praj Industries,
Pune, India

3:00 PM
Practical Demonstration

SUN 10:00 AM
29 2G Bioethanol production lignocellulose: Substrates in sea water
medium
JAN Dr. Balasubramanian P, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology &
Medical Engg., NIT Rourkela

11:30 AM
Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), A co-product of corn
ethanol process for various industrial applications
Dr. Bishnu Karki, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, South Dakota
state University, Brookings, SD, USA

4:00 PM
Move the needle of fermenters in creating value differently
Dr. Sibabrata Mukherjee, Technical Service Representative, Leaf by
Lesaffre, Bangalore, India
Workshop Schedule
Venue: TIIR Building (Room 120), NIT Rourkela
MON 10:00 AM

30 Growth of bioprocessing technologies for clean sustainable

energy production
JAN Dr. Ajay Dalai, Distinguished Professor and Canada Research Chair in
Bioenergy and Environmental Friendly Chemical Processes, Dept. of
Chemical and Biological Engg., University of Saskatchewan, Canada

12:00 PM
Waste to bioethanol: A biorefinery approach
Dr. Angana Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology & Medical
Engg., NIT Rourkela

3:00 PM
Waste and wastewater as renewable sources of bioenergy
Dr. Kasturi Dutta, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology & Medical
Engg., NIT Rourkela

4:00 PM
1G and 2G vs. Modified 2G bioethanol production technology
Dr. Deviprasad Samantaray, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Microbiology,
OUAT, India

TUE 9:00 AM

31 The waste management of the biofuel industry

Dr. Mahendra Kumar Mohanty, Professor, BPCL-BIOFUEL Chair,OUAT, India
JAN
11:00 AM
Innovative approaches in algal biomass pretreatment for the
production of bioethanol
Dr Achlesh Daverey, Assistant Professor, Doon University, India

12:15 PM
Valedictory Session & Certificate Distribution

THE END