Senior Scientist
| B E (Chemical) | 2013, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad |
| M Tech (Chemical) | 2015, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur |
| Ph D | 2021, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| E Mail | avi.palodkar[at]iip[dot]res[dot]in |
| Telephone No. | – |
| Cell No. | +91-9021763848 |
Research Interest
- Gas Hydrates: Fundamentals and Applications
- Recovery of Natural Gas from Hydrate Reservoirs
- Waste Plastic to Fuels
- Wax Rheology
- Modeling and Simulation of Energy and Process Engineering Systems
Work Experience
| Senior Scientist | CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (2021 – Till date) |
| Research Fellow | Research Fellow Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (2015 – 2021) |
Awards and Honours
- Secured 1st rank (Gold Medal) consecutively for four years in Chemical Engineering from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India (2009-2013)
- Secured 2nd rank in Master of Technology – Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India (2013-2015)
- Full Financial Assistance for delivering a lecture in the 10th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Barcelona, Spain (2017) by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Full Financial Assistance for presenting the research work in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA (2018) by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Certificate of Excellence for securing First position in Reactor Design by Chemical Engineering Association, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2012)
- Certificate of Merit for winning all India level BASF-IIT Industrial Visit Quiz (2013)
- Recognized as AZeotropy Ambassador for the dedication towards the AZeotropy 2K13, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (2013)
Selected Publications
- Clathrate hydrate dynamics with synthetic-and bio-surfactant in porous media: Model formulation and validation
Avinash V Palodkar and Amiya K Jana
Chemical Engineering Science 213 (2020) pp. 115386-1-11 [Elsevier] - Gas hydrate dynamics in distributed porous particles with saltwater: Model formulation and experimental validation
Avinash V Palodkar and Amiya K Jana
Chemical Engineering Journal 392 (2020) pp. 123660-1-9 [Elsevier] - Modeling recovery of natural gas from hydrate reservoirs with carbon dioxide sequestration: Validation with IġnikSikumi field data
Avinash V Palodkar and Amiya K Jana
Scientific Reports9(1) (2019) pp. 18901-1-14. [Nature Research] - Growth and decomposition mechanism of clathrate hydrates in the presence of porous media and seawater: Experimental validation
Avinash V Palodkar and Amiya K Jana
Energy & Fuels 33(2) (2019) pp.1433-1443. [American Chemical Society] - Fundamental of swapping phenomena in naturally occurring gas hydrates
Avinash V Palodkar and Amiya K Jana
Scientific Reports8(1) (2018) pp. 16563-1-10. [Nature Research] - Formulating formation mechanism of natural gas hydrates
Avinash V Palodkar and Amiya K Jana
Scientific Reports7(1) (2017) pp. 6392-1-8. [Nature Research] - Modeling growth kinetics of gas hydrate in porous media: Experimental validation
Avinash V Palodkar, Subhasis Mandal and Amiya K Jana
Energy & Fuels 30(9) (2016) pp. 7656-7665. [American Chemical Society]
Google Scholar link
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=DOS5N3UAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1
