Our Team

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Dr. Kasilingam Rajkumar
Director of IRMRI

  • rk@irmra.org, director@irmra.org

Senior most Scientist at IRMRI, have worked at different capacities including as full time Director for 5 years from the year 2016-2021. He has overall 22+ years of experience in the field of Rubber and Polymer technological research, Polymer Nanocomposites, Polymer compounding and Testing, Product development, Analytical Testing, Project Management, etc. and currently heads the “Department of Processing and Product Development”. In addition, being the senior most Scientist, holding the position as “Director of IRMRA.

  • M. Sc (Chemical sciences) Central University, Pondicherry & NET & GATE-96 (Chem) qualified.
  • M. Tech Rubber Technology IIT Kharagpur.
  • M.B.A Operations Management SMU, Manipal.
  • Ph. D (Polymer Chemistry – Nanocomposites) Bhrathiyar University, Coimbatore.
  • Fellow of The Textile Association (FTA) award – 2021 (Considered Equivalent to PhD)
  • ISO TC 45 – Long service award (2019) for contribution to international standardization
  • UPL Smt. Sandra R Shroff Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award 2019 by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • IRMRI’s long service award for 20 years dedicated service (2019)
  • Best citizen of India Gold Medal award from GEPRA (2017)
  • Recipient of ICAR award for Best Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research on Agricultural and allied sciences [13-14], from Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India
  • Bharat Seva Ratan Gold Medal Award by GEPRA, New Delhi (2016)
  • Appreciation from Nuclear Recycle Board, BARC for indigenization of Rubber Gauntlet
  • IRMRI – Meritorious Cash Award for successful development of Rubber Gauntlets
  • NAIP award – 2012 for Rubber Dam project sponsored by World bank, from ICAR, GoI.
  • Best paper award for technical paper presented in IRMRI’s 22nd Rubber Conference held in 21-22nd Nov 2014 at New Delhi.
  • Appreciation from President, Japan Standardization Committee for active participation of JRMA Seminar, at Tokyo, towards international standardisation as an Indian Technical Expert [3 times – 2006, 2007 & 2014.].
  • Widely travelled multiple times to various countries in the capacity as international expert / trainer which includes: USA, Germany, France ,Italy, Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, South Africa, Guatemala, Indonesia etc.
  • Indigenization of rubber products
  • Polymer nanocomposites, Bio-Fillers and polymer bio-composites
  • Environmental aspects in Rubber Industry, TPEs, Radiation resistant polymers
  • Special Rubber Compound developments for nuclear and defence applications
  • Reverse engineering and Life Prediction of Rubber Products, Quality Improvement
  • Technical textiles and polymer composites
  • Laboratory and Quality Management systems
  • GC member of Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC, )
  • Member of AIRIA
  • Member of Indian Rubber Institute (IRI)
  • Associate Member of Institute of Engineers [AMIE (Chem.)]
  • NABL Lead Assessor (Mechanical & Chemical) for Lab Accreditation as per ISO / IEC 17025
  • ISO : Technical Expert Member of ISO TC 45
  • Chairman of BIS / PCD 29 : Methods of sampling and Test methods of Rubber & Rubber products
  • Members of various BIS technical committees e.g PCDC, PCD-13, TED-7, ME-17 , PCD 28
  • Visiting Faculty member of Govt. Polytechnic, Mumbai
  • Vice President of Quality Forum
  • Life and founder member of National Fiber Society
  • PhD Guide and Examiner for few institutes
  • Chairman of Education & Program Committee of ASM International -India Chapter
  • Associate Editor : Journal of Analytical Chemistry Letters
  • Member of Board of Studies : Somaiya University, Vidya Vihar, Mumbai
Dr. Rupesh Rohan
Assistant Director and Centre Head for IRMRI, Sri City, South Centre and Head of Training Department & Academics

  • Academics & Training

    rr@irma.org

Examination Passed Board/University Year Main Subject
Bachelors Lucknow University 2002 Physics, Chemistry, Maths
Master ( M.Sc) C.S.J.M. Kanpur University 2004 Chemistry
Master ( M.Tech) IIT Kharagpur 2009 Rubber Technology
PhD National University of Singapore 2015 Chemistry
Postdoctoral Research National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan 2017  
  • Total no. of year experience: 6
  • No of year experience in IRMRI (Date of Joining IRMRI)- 9 Months (4th June 2018)
  • Roles/Responsibilities in IRMRI : Heading Physical Testing, Academics & Training Department
  • No of projects handled- 10
  • No. of products developed- 3
  • No. of papers published- 29
  • No. of patents- 1
  • No. of papers presented (Conference/Seminar)- 6
  • No. of students guided- 3
  • No. of lectures given training- 10
  • R. Rohan, T.C. Kuo, C.Y. Chiou, Y.L. Chang, C.C. Li, J.T. Lee, “ Low-cost and sustainable corn starch as a high-performance aqueous binder in silicon anodes via in situ cross-linking”. Journal of Power Sources, 2018, 396, 459-466
  • R. Rohan, T. C. Kuo, M. W. Chen, J. T. Lee, “Nanofiber Single-Ion Conducting Electrolytes- An Approach for High Performance Lithium Batteries at Ambient Temperature”. ChemElectroChem, 2017,4, 2178-2183 Cover Picture (9/2017)
  • R. Rohan, T. C. Kuo, J.H. Lin, Y.C. Hsu, J. T. Lee, “Dinitrile-mononitrile based electrolyte system for lithium ion batteries application with the decomposition mechanism of mononitriles in lithium ambience”. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 6450-6458
  • R. Rohan, K. Pareek, Z. Chen, W. Cai, G. Xu, Y. Zhang , H. Cheng, “A high performance polysiloxane-based single ion conducting polymeric electrolyte membrane for applications in lithium ion batteries”. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 20267-20276
  • R. Rohan, K. Pareek, W. Cai, Y.Zhang G. Xu, D. Zhao H. Cheng, “Melamine-Terepthalaldhyde-Lithium Complex: A Porous Organic Network Based Single Ion Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries”. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3,5132-5139
  • R. Rohan, Y. Sun, W. Cai, K. Pareek, Y. Zhang, G. Xu, H. Cheng, “Functionalized Meso/Macro-Porous Single Ion Polymeric Electrolyte For Applications in Lithium Ion Batteries”. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2(9), 2960-2967.
  • R. Rohan, Y. Sun, W. Cai, Y. Zhang, K. Pareek, G. Xu, H. Cheng, “Functionalized Polystyrene Based Single Ion Conducting Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Batteries”. Solid State Ionics, 2014, 268, 294-299.
  • R. Rohan, K. Pareek, W. Cai, G. Xu, Y. Zhang , H. Cheng, “A pre-lithiated phloroglucinol based 3D porous framework as a single ion conducting electrolyte for lithium batteries”. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 53140-53147.
  • Y. Sun, R. Rohan, W. Cai, Y. Zhang, K. Pareek, G. Xu, A. Lin, H. Cheng, “A Polyamide Single-Ion Electrolyte Membrane for Application in Lithium-Ion Batteries”. Energy Technology, 2014, 2(8), 698-704.
  • H. Yen, R. Rohan, C.Y. Chiou, C.J Hsieh S. Bolloju, C.C Li, Y.F. Yang, C.W. Ong, J.T. Lee, “Hierarchy Concomitant in Situ Stable Iron(II)−Carbon Source Manipulation Using Ferrocenecarboxylic Acid for Hydrothermal Synthesis of LiFePO4 as High-Capacity Battery Cathode”. Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 253, 227-238
  • K. Pareek, R. Rohan, H. Cheng, “Hydrogen Storage in a Crosslinked Phloroglucinol-Terephthalaldehyde Framework with Exposed Iron Sites”. Journal of Material Sciences, 2017, 5(2),35-42
  • K. Pareek, R. Rohan, Z. Dan, H. Cheng, “Ambient Temperature Hydrogen Storage in Porous Materials with Exposed Metal Sites”. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42(10), 6801–6809
  • S. Bolloju, R. Rohan, S.T. Wu, H.X. Yen, J. T. Lee, “A green and facile approach for hydrothermal synthesis of LiFePO4 using iron metal directly”. Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 220, 164-168.
  • Y. Zhang, R. Rohan, W. Cai, G. Xu, Yubao Sun, An Lin, H. Cheng, “Influence of Chemical Microstructure of Single Ion Polymeric Electrolyte Membranes on Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries”. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6(20), 17534-17542
  • Y. Zhang, R. Rohan, Y. Sun, W. Cai, G. Xu, H. Cheng, “A Gel Single Ion Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Lithium-Ion Batteries with Wide-Temperature Range Operability”. RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 21163-21170.
  • K. Pareek, R. Rohan, H. Cheng, “Polymeric organo-Magnesium Complex for Room Temperature Hydrogen Physisorption”. RSC Advances, 2015, 5(15), 10886-10891
  • Y. Zhang, W. Cai, R. Rohan, M. Pan, Y. Liu, Y. Sun, H. Cheng, “Toward ambient temperature operation with all-solid-state lithium metal batteries with a sp3 boron-based solid single ion conducting polymer electrolyte”. Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 306, 152-161
  • K. Pareek, Q. Zhang, R. Rohan, H. Cheng, “Room Temperature Hydrogen Physisorption on Exposed Iron Metals in Highly Cross-Linked Organo-Iron Complex”. Advanced Materials Interfaces,2014, 1(9), 1400107
  • K. Pareek, Q. Zhang, R. Rohan, H. Cheng, “ Highly Selective Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in Magnesium Functionalized Three-Dimensional Porous Organic Frameworks”. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2014, 2, 13534-13540
  • G. Xu, Y. Zhang, R. Rohan, W. Cai, H. Cheng, “Synthesis, characterization and battery performance of a lithium poly (4-vinylphenol) phenolate borate composite membrane”. Electrochimica Acta , 2014, 139(1), 264-269.
  • K. Pareek, Q. Zhang, R. Rohan, Y. Zhang, H. Cheng “Hydrogen Physisorption in Ionic Solid Compounds with Exposed Metal Cations at Room Temperature”. RSC Advances, 2014,4, 33905-33910.
  • G. Xu, Y. Sun, R. Rohan, Y. Zhang, W. Cai, H. Cheng, “A Lithium Poly(pyromellitic acid borate) Gel Electrolyte Membrane for Llithium Ion Batteries”. Journal of Materials Science, 2014, 49(17),6111-6117
  • Y. Zhang, J. W. Y. Ting, R. Rohan, W. Cai, J. Li, G. Xu, Z. X. Chen, A. Lin , H. Cheng, “Fabrication of A Proton Exchange Membrane via Blended Sulfonimide Functionalized Polyamide”. Journal of Materials Science.2014, 49 (9), 3442-3450.
  • Y. Zhang, Y. Sun, G. Xu, W. Cai, R. Rohan, A. Lin, H. Cheng, “Lithium-Ion Batteries with A Wide Temperature Range Operability Enabled by Highly Conductive sp3 Boron-Based Single Ion Polymer Electrolytes”. Energy Technology, 2014, 2(7), 643-650
  • Y. Zhang, C. A. Lim, W. Cai, R. Rohan, G. Xu, Y. Sun, H. Cheng, “ Design and Synthesis of A Single Ion Conducting Block Copolymer Electrolyte with Multifunctionality for Lithium Ion Batteries”. RSC Advances, 2014, 4(83), 43857-43864.
  • W. Cai, Li Jing, Z. Yunfeng, X. Guodong, R. Rohan,Y. Sun, H. Cheng. “Current Status and Future Prospects of Research on Single Ion Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Battery Applications”. The Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2014, 1(1), 78-92.
  • Y. Zhang, G. Xu, Y. Sun, B. Han, W. T. T. Budiono,Z. Chen, R. Rohan, H. Cheng, “A Class of sp3 Boron-Based Single-Ion Polymeric Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries”. RSC Advances, 2013, 3(35), 14934-14937
  • G. Xu, R. Rohan, J. Li, H. Cheng. “A novel sp3Al-based porous single-ion polymer electrolyte for lithium ion batteries”. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 32243-32349
  • K. Sharma, R. Rohan, P. Kumar, K. Pareek, “Flexible Supercapacitor Based on Three-dimensional Cellulose/Graphite/Polyaniline Composite”. International Journal of the Energy Research, 2019, 43, 604-611
List of Patent

H. Cheng, Y. Sun, R. Rohan. “Polyamide Single Ion Conducting Composite Polymer Electrolyte”. US Provisional Application No: 61/768,662; International Publication Number: WO 2014/129971 A1

List of Conference Presentations
  • Rohan. C.C. Li, J.T. Lee, “Mechanistic Illustration of Mononitriles Decomposition in Lithium Ambience Encompassing Development of a Dinitrile-Mononitrile Based Electrolyte System for Lithium Batteries”. The 18th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries (IMLB 2016), Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 2016
  • Rohan. K. Pareek, H Cheng, “Single Ion Conducting Polymeric Electrolyte for High Charge-discharge Rate and Wide Temperature Range Applications in Lithium ion batteries”. 8th Singapore International Chemical Conference (SICC-8), University Town, National University of Singapore, Singapore, December 2014. (Poster Presentation)
  • Rohan. K. Pareek, H Cheng, 6th MRS-S Conference on Advanced Materials 2014, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, July 2014 (Poster Presentation)
  • Rohan. K. Pareek, H Cheng, “Functionalised Porous materials for Lithium Ion Batteries”. MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibits 2014, San Francisco , California, USA, April 2014, (Poster Presentation)
  • Rohan, H Cheng, Y Sun, “Functionalized Nano-porous Polymer Separator-cum-electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries” 7th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2013), Suntec Singapore, June 2013. (Oral Presentation)
  • Rohan, H Cheng, Y Sun , 7th Singapore International Chemical Conference (SICC-7), University Town, National University of Singapore, Singapore, December 2012. (Poster Presentation)
Brief Details of Project Handled
  • Development of the compounds based on CPE & ECO Rubbers as a substitution of CSM Rubber based compound for automotive fuel hoses and moulding products.
  • Replacement of conventional carbon blacks from special white fillers.
  • Development of AEM rubber based compound for high performance vacuum hoses.
  • Preparation of functionalized polystyrene based porous and gel single ion conducting electrolytes for lithium ion batteries.
  • Synthesis of polyamide based single ion conducting electrolytes for lithium ion batteries.
  • Design and synthesis of porous organic frameworks based single ion conducting electrolytes for application in lithium ion batteries.
  • Development of polysiloxane based single ion conducting electrolytes for high charge-discharge rate and wide range of temperature applications in lithium ion batteries.
Any special Remarks/ Achievements
  • Received the prestigious fellowship co-funded from Singapore-Peking-Oxford Research Enterprise (SPORE) and Office of Provost (PVO) for PhD course at NUS, Singapore
  • Qualified GRE General Test -2010
  • Qualified TOEFL -2010
  • CSIR-JRF Fellowship and Lectureship: Qualified and awarded with the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in 2007 (Chemical Sciences)
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE): Qualified in 2006 (Chemistry)
  • Won Safety Video Award for three consecutive years 2012-2014.
PATENT

H. Cheng, Y. Sun, R. Rohan. Polyamide Single Ion Conducting Composite Polymer Electrolyte, US Provisional Application No: 61/768,662; International Publication Number: WO 2014/129971 A1; International Publication Date: 28 August 2014.

RESEARCH PAPERS - Published
  • R. Rohan, T.C. Kuo, C.Y. Chiou, Y.L. Chang, C.C. Li, J.T. Lee, Low-cost and sustainable corn starch as a high-performance aqueous binder in silicon anodes via in situ cross-linking. Journal of Power Sources,2018, 396, 459-466 ( DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.06.045)
  • R. Rohan, T. C. Kuo, M. W. Chen, J. T. Lee. Nanofiber Single-Ion Conducting Electrolytes- An Approach for High Performance Lithium Batteries at Ambient Temperature. ChemElectroChem, 2017,4, 2178-2183 (DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700389) Cover Picture (9/2017)
  • R. Rohan, T. C. Kuo, J.H. Lin, Y.C. Hsu, J. T. Lee. Dinitrile-mononitrile based electrolyte system for lithium ion batteries application with the decomposition mechanism of mononitriles in lithium ambience. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2016, 120, 6450-6458 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b00980)
  • R. Rohan, K. Pareek, Z. Chen, W. Cai, G. Xu, Y. Zhang , H. Cheng. A high performance polysiloxane-based single ion conducting polymeric electrolyte membrane for applications in lithium ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 20267-20276 (DOI: 10.1039/C5TA02628H)
  • R. Rohan, K. Pareek, W. Cai, Y.Zhang G. Xu, D. Zhao H. Cheng. Melamine-Terepthalaldhyde-Lithium Complex: A Porous Organic Network Based Single Ion Electrolyte for Lithium Ion Batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3,5132-5139 (DOI : 10.1039/C4TA06855F)
  • R. Rohan, Y. Sun, W. Cai, K. Pareek, Y. Zhang, G. Xu, H. Cheng . Functionalized Meso/Macro-Porous Single Ion Polymeric Electrolyte For Applications in Lithium Ion Batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2(9), 2960-2967. (DOI: 10.1039/C3TA13765A)
  • R. Rohan, Y. Sun, W. Cai, Y. Zhang, K. Pareek, G. Xu, H. Cheng . Functionalized Polystyrene Based Single Ion Conducting Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Batteries. Solid State Ionics,2014, 268 294-299. (DOI:10.1016/j.ssi.2014.10.013)
  • R. Rohan, K. Pareek, W. Cai, G. Xu, Y. Zhang , H. Cheng . A pre-lithiated phloroglucinol based 3D porous framework as a single ion conducting electrolyte for lithium batteries. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 53140-53147. (DOI: 10.1039/C6RA09215B)
  • Y. Sun‡, R. Rohan‡, W. Cai, Y. Zhang, K. Pareek, G. Xu, A. Lin, H. Cheng . A Polyamide Single-Ion Electrolyte Membrane for Application in Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energy Technology, 2014, 2(8), 698-704. (DOI: 10.1002/ente.201402041). ‡These authors contributed equally.
  • H. Yen, R. Rohan, C.Y. Chiou, C.J Hsieh S. Bolloju, C.C Li, Y.F. Yang, C.W. Ong, J.T. Lee. Hierarchy Concomitant in Situ Stable Iron(II)−Carbon Source Manipulation Using Ferrocenecarboxylic Acid for Hydrothermal Synthesis of LiFePO4 as High-Capacity Battery Cathode. Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 253, 227-238 (DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.09.065)
  • K. Pareek , R. Rohan, H. Cheng.Hydrogen Storage in a Crosslinked Phloroglucinol-Terephthalaldehyde Framework with Exposed Iron Sites. Journal of Material Sciences, 2017, 5(2),35-42.(DOI: 10.4172/2321-6212.1000168)
  • K. Pareek, R. Rohan, Z. Dan, H. Cheng . Ambient Temperature Hydrogen Storage in Porous Materials with Exposed Metal Sites. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42(10), 6801–6809 (DOI : 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.01.209 )
  • S. Bolloju, R. Rohan, S.T. Wu, H.X. Yen, J. T. Lee . A green and facile approach for hydrothermal synthesis of LiFePO4 using iron metal directly. Electrochimica Acta, 2016, 220, 164-168. (DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.10.066)
  • Y. Zhang, R. Rohan, W. Cai, G. Xu, Yubao Sun, An Lin, H. Cheng . Influence of Chemical Microstructure of Single Ion Polymeric Electrolyte Membranes on Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6(20), 17534-17542. (DOI: 10.1021/am503152m)
  • Y. Zhang, R. Rohan, Y. Sun, W. Cai, G. Xu, H. Cheng . A Gel Single Ion Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Lithium-Ion Batteries with Wide-Temperature Range Operability. RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 21163-21170. (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA02729A)
  • K. Pareek, R. Rohan, H. Cheng .Polymeric organo-Magnesium Complex for Room Temperature Hydrogen Physisorption. RSC Advances, 2015, 5(15), 10886-10891. (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA13439G)
  • Y. Zhang, W. Cai, R. Rohan, M. Pan, Y. Liu, Y. Sun, H. Cheng . Toward ambient temperature operation with all-solid-state lithium metal batteries with a sp3 boron-based solid single ion conducting polymer electrolyte. Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 306, 152-161 (DOI:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.12.010)
  • K. Pareek, Q. Zhang, R. Rohan, H. Cheng .Room Temperature Hydrogen Physisorption on Exposed Iron Metals in Highly Cross-Linked Organo-Iron Complex. Advanced Materials Interfaces,2014, 1(9), 1400107 (DOI: 10.1002/admi.201400107)
  • K. Pareek, Q. Zhang, R. Rohan, H. Cheng . Highly Selective Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in Magnesium Functionalized Three-Dimensional Porous Organic Frameworks. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2014, 2, 13534-13540. (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA13439G)
  • G. Xu, Y. Zhang, R. Rohan, W. Cai, H. Cheng . Synthesis, characterization and battery performance of a lithium poly (4-vinylphenol) phenolate borate composite membrane. Electrochimica Acta , 2014, 139(1), 264-269. (DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.173)
  • K. Pareek, Q. Zhang, R. Rohan, Y. Zhang, H. Cheng . Hydrogen Physisorption in Ionic Solid Compounds with Exposed Metal Cations at Room Temperature. RSC Advances, 2014,4, 33905-33910. (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA04647A)
  • G. Xu, Y. Sun, R. Rohan, Y. Zhang, W. Cai, H. Cheng . A Lithium Poly(pyromellitic acid borate) Gel Electrolyte Membrane for Llithium Ion Batteries. Journal of Materials Science, 2014, 49(17),6111-6117 (DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8341-x)
  • Y. Zhang, J. W. Y. Ting, R. Rohan, W. Cai, J. Li, G. Xu, Z. X. Chen, A. Lin , H. Cheng. Fabrication of A Proton Exchange Membrane via Blended Sulfonimide Functionalized Polyamide. Journal of Materials Science.2014, 49 (9), 3442-3450. (DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8055-0)
  • Y. Zhang, Y. Sun, G. Xu, W. Cai, R. Rohan, An Lin, H. Cheng . Lithium-Ion Batteries with A Wide Temperature Range Operability Enabled by Highly Conductive sp3 Boron-Based Single Ion Polymer Electrolytes. Energy Technology, 2014, 2(7), 643-650 (DOI: 10.1002/ente.201402010)
  • Y. Zhang, C. A. Lim, W. Cai, R. Rohan, G. Xu, Y. Sun, H. Cheng . Design and Synthesis of A Single Ion Conducting Block Copolymer Electrolyte with Multifunctionality for Lithium Ion Batteries. RSC Advances, 2014, 4(83), 43857-43864. (DOI: 10.1039/C4RA08709G)
  • W. Cai, Li Jing, Z. Yunfeng, X. Guodong, R. Rohan,Y. Sun, H. Cheng . Current Status and Future Prospects of Research on Single Ion Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium Battery Applications. The Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2014, 1(1), 78–92. (DOI: 10.7521/j.issn.2095-7645.2014.01.11)
  • Y. Zhang, G. Xu, Y. Sun, B. Han, W. T. T. Budiono,Z. Chen, R. Rohan, H. Cheng . A Class of sp3 Boron-Based Single-Ion Polymeric Electrolytes for Lithium Ion Batteries. RSC Advances, 2013, 3(35), 14934-14937. (DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41167B)
  • G. Xu, R. Rohan, J. Li, H. Cheng . A novel sp3Al-based porous single-ion polymer electrolyte for lithium ion batteries. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 32243-32349 (DOI: 10.1039/C5RA01126D)
  • K. Sharma, R. Rohan, P. Kumar, K. Pareek , Flexible Supercapacitor Based on Three-dimensional Cellulose/Graphite/Polyaniline Composite. International Journal of the Energy Research, 2018. (DOI : 10.1002/er.4277)
CITATION INDICES (GOOGLE SCHOLAR)

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Citations – 429

Dr. Debdipta Basu
Head - Assistant Director and Centre head for IRMRI, Sarpol, East Centre

  • db@irmra.org

  • Ph.D in Elastomers , Technical University of Dresden, Germany.
  • M.Sc. in Materials Science, S P University, Gujarat.
  • B.Sc.(Honours) in Industrial Chemistry, RKMV Belur, Calcutta University.
Areas of Research

Functional elastomers, green rubber, polymer nano composites, self-healing polymer, smart rubber and composites

Awards and Achievements
  • Ranked First class First in Calcutta University during B.Sc in Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Calcutta University.
  • Hold Distinction Marks (1st class 1st as well) in M.Sc and recipient of Gold Medal from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat.
  • Recipient of Prestigious INSPIRE Fellowship in the year of 2010 by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India.
  • Recipient of Leibniz Scholarship to work as a Ph.D student in the year of 2011 at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany.
  • Recipient of DKG (German rubber society) award for “outstanding thesis and contribution to rubber science and technology” in May, 2016 in Marseburg, Germany.
  • Advances in layered double hydroxide (LDH)-based elastomer composites D.Basu, A.Das, K.W.Stöckelhuber, U.Wagenknecht, G.Heinrich Progress in Polymer Science, 39 (3), 2014, 594-626
  • Evidence for an in-situ developed polymer phasein ionic elastomers D.Basu, A.Das, K.W.Stöckelhuber, D.Jehnichen, P.Formanek, G.Heinrich Macromolecules,47(10), 2014, 3436-3450
  • Unmodified LDH as reinforcing filler for XNBR and the development of flame retardant elastomer composites D.Basu, J.J.George, A.Das, D.Y.Wang, U.Wagenknecht, K.W.Stöckelhuber, A.Leuteritz, B.Kutlu, G.Heinrich Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 87(4), 2014, 606-616
  • Fire-safe and environmentally friendly nanocomposites based on layered double hydroxides and ethylene propylene diene elastomer D Basu. A Das, D Y Wang, J J George, K W Stoeckelhuber, R Boldt, A Leuteritz, G Heinrich RSC Advances, 6(31), 2016, 26425-26436
  • Super thermoplastic vulcanizates based on carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR) and polyamide (PA12) T Chatterjee, D Basu, A Das, S Wiessner, K Naskar, G Heinrich, European Polymer Journal, 78, 2016, 235-252
  • Ionic modification turns commercial rubber into a self-healing material Amit Das, Aladdin Sallat, Frank Böhme, Marcus Suckow, Debdipta Basu, Sven Wießner, Klaus Werner Stöckelhuber, Brigitte Voit, Gert Heinrich, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 7(37), 2015, 20623-20630
  • Stearate modified zinc-aluminium layered double hydroxides and acrylonitrile buta diene rubber nano composites S.B.Eshwaran, D.Basu, B.Kutlu, A.Leuteritz, U.Wagenknecht, K.W.Stöckelhuber, K.Naskar, A.Das, G.Heinrich Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 53, 1, 2014, 65-73
  • Reinforced chloroprene rubber by in situ generated silica particles: Evidence of bound rubber on the silica surface , Bharat P Kapgate, Chayan Das, Amit Das, Debdipta Basu, Sven Wiessner, Uta Reuter, Gert Heinrich, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133(30), 2016
  • Rubber composites based on silane-treated stöbersilica and nitrile rubber : Interaction of treated silica with rubber matrix B.P.Kapgate, C.Das, D.Basu, A.Das,G.Heinrich Journal of Elastomers and Plastics, 46, 2014
  • Naturally occurring amino acids: a suitable substitute of N-N‟ Di-phenyl guanidine (DPG) in silica tyre formulation S.Debnath, A.Das, D.Basu, G.Heinrich Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe, 66, 2013, 25-31
  • Effect of sol-gel derived in situ silica on the morphology and mechanical behavior of natural rubber and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber blends B.P.Kapgate, C.Das, A.Das, D.Basu, U.Reuter, G.Heinrich Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 62, 2012, 501-509
  • Effect of silane integrated sol-gel derived in situ silica on the properties of acrylonitrile rubber B.P.Kapgate, C.Das, D.Basu, A.Das, G.Heinrich Journal of Applied Polymer Science,(15), 2014
  • Exploring the role of stearic acid in modified zinc aluminum layered double hydroxides and their acrylonitrile butadiene rubber nanocomposites S.B.Eshwaran, D.Basu, S.R.Vaikuntam, B.Kutlu, S.Wiessner, A.Das, K.Naskar, G.Heinrich Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132 (9), 2015, 41539
  • Compatibilization of natural rubber/nitrile rubber blends by sol–gel nano-silica generated by in situ methodNaresh D Bansod, Bharat P Kapgate, Chayan Das, Amit Das, Debdipta Basu, Subhas Chandra Debnath, 2016/11/1, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, Volume80, Issue2, Pages- 548-559
  • Controlled growth of in situ silica in a NR/CR blend by a solution sol–gel method and the studies of its composite properties, Naresh D Bansod, Bharat P Kapgate, Chayan Das, Debdipta Basu, Subhas Chandra Debnath, Kumarjyoti Roy, Sven Wiessner, 2015, RSC Advances, Volume5, Issue66, Pages53559-53568
Book Chapter
  • Nanostructured ionomeric elastomers Debdipta Basu, Amit Das, Klaus Werner Stoeckelhuber, Sven Wießner Advances in Polymer Science, 2016, 1-32
  • Layered double hydroxide (LDH) rubber nano composites Debdipta Basu, Amit Das, Gert Heinrich Invited contribution for a book chapter in “Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nano materials, Kobayashi, Shiro; Müllen, Klaus (Eds.) “, 2015 Springer
  • Rubber nano composites Amit Das, Debdipta Basu, Gert Heinrich Invited contribution for a book chapter in “Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials, Kobayashi, Shiro; Müllen, Klaus (Eds.) “, 2015 Springer
Mr. T. V. Sethumadhavan
Assistant Director of IRMRI. R & D experience of 22+ years in the rubber and other polymers in versatile fields

  • Designation: Assistant Director, IRMRI

    Department: Contract Research & Product Development

    Qualification: B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Tech

    sm@irmra.org

Examination Passed Board/University Year Main Subject
Bachelors Calicut University, Kerala 1989 Chemistry
Master Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala 1988 Chemistry
M.Tech Cochin University of Science & Technology 1991 Polymer Technology

Total no. of year experience: 27 Years

No of year experience in IRMRI (Date of Joining IRMRI)- 3 Years

Roles/Responsibilities in IRMRI : Head of the Department for Product Development, Contract and Sponsored Research and Third Party Inspection Services.

Responsible for new product development and project execution for defence, nuclear and other public sector units and also for sponsored projects for other Industries.

No of projects handled- 18

No. of products developed- 17

No. of papers published- 0

No. of patents- 2

No. of papers presented (Conference/Seminar)- 4

No. of students guided- 3

No. of lectures given training- 5

List of Paper Presented (Conference/Seminar)
  • Experiences of dielectric response measurement in frequency domain for diagnostics of transformer insulation system V.Ramakichenan, Rahul Kumar Jain, Thekkeveetil Sethumadhavan, Sushil E Chaudhari DOI: 10.1109/CMD 2008.4580432
  • Fundamental investigation on major insulation in dry type transformer A Venkatasami, A M Wagle, Manoj Kisan Mandlik, Thekkeveetil Sethumadhavan (Insulec-2005, Mumbai)
  • High tension self fusing silicone tapes Thekkeveetil Sethumadhavan, Murlidhar Nikam (Insulec-2015, Mumbai)
  • Use of HNBR for Development of Elastomeric Obturating Pad for Self Obturating Breech Mechanism Santosh C Jagdale, A.K.Roy, K.Rajkumar, T V Sethumadhavan, V S Ghadge, S V Gade (NCAAT 2018, Pune)
List of Patent
  • Manoj Kisan Mandlik, Sethumadhavan Thekkeveetil, Yesuraj John, “Resin impregnated electrical bushing”. Patent Application No: PCT/IN2011/000196, Patent Publication number: WO2011117889A2
  • Manoj Kisan Mandlik, Sethumadhavan Thekkeveetil, “Method and heater for uniformly curing a resin impregnated electrical bushing”. Patent Application No: PCT/IN2011/000204, Patent Publication number: WO2011117893A3
Brief Details of Project Handled
Sl. No. Sponsoring Agency Title of the Project(s) Status
1 Crompton Greaves Ltd. Polymer composite housings for Switchgear products Completed
2 Crompton Greaves Ltd. High filled particulate polyester composite encapsulation for outdoor insulation in high voltage apparatus. Completed
3 Crompton Greaves Ltd. Epoxy composite cast insulation for dry type transformers. Completed
4 Crompton Greaves Ltd. Resin impregnated paper (RIP) bushings. Completed
5 Crompton Greaves Ltd. Leak-free elastomeric sealing system for transformers Completed
6 Crompton Greaves Ltd. Butyl rubber based Semi-conductive paint for switchgear products. Completed
7 Crompton Greaves Ltd. Silicone based self fusing insulation tapes Completed
8 Rubber Products Ltd. Vestibules for railways Completed
9 Rubber Products Ltd. Life jacket for navy Completed
10 Rubber Products Ltd. Silicone rubber rollers for printing applications Completed
11 Rubber Products Ltd. Process development of fabric inserted viton sheets for floating seal application in benzene tanks Completed
12 Rubber Products Ltd. Air brake hose for railways Completed
13 Rubber Products Ltd. Air separator cell in the oil conservators for transformers (made out of rubber coated fabric) Completed
14 Rubber Products Ltd. EPDM bags for autoclaving Completed
15 IRMRI Shock and Vibration Mounts – Life enhancement with speciality rubber Completed
16 IRMRI Anti corrosive light weight mounts Completed
17 IRMRI High temperature resistant obturation pad Completed
18 IRMRI Development of Heavy duty mounts On going
Publication
  • Author / Co-author of 3 international papers.
Ms. Suchismita Sahoo
Assistant Director of IRMRI. 10+ years of experience in failure analysis, product development, material selection in rubber and allied materials.

  • Head: Customer Service Cell Marketing and Business Development

    ss@irmra.org

  • M.Tech in Rubber Technology, IIT, Kharagpur.
  • M.Sc in Chemistry (Polymer), Utkal University.
Areas of Research
  • Bio – materials for rubber.
  • Polymer nano composite.
  • Wear resistance of rubber.
  • Reverse engineering
  • Structure – Property Correlation.
  • Natural rubber modification.
Awards and Achievements
  • Winner of Raghupati Singhannia Gold medal in M.Tech.
Publication
  • 5 Publications in International Journals and 1 patent, several conference papers.
Dr. Bharat Kapgate
Assistant Director

  • Designation: Assistant Director

    Department: Director secretariat, QMS, Corporate Affairs, Accounts and HR(Acting)

    bk@irma.org

  • M.Sc in Organic Chemistry from Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University in 2008
Industrial Experience
  • Worked as a Lecturer in Polytechnic College, Nagpur for one year.
  • Full time Research Scholar at Department of Chemistry, Visvesvarya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur.
  • PhD thesis involves the studies on reinforcement effect of in situ generated nano silica by sol-gel process into rubber and rubber blend matrices.
  • Core research area includes reinforcement of rubber matrix with nano filler, non-black type in particular with emphasis on the modification rubber-filler interface (rubber modification / filler surface modification).
  • Investigating the structure-property correlation of the composite materials for understanding the behavior and properties of the rubber-filler interface which is key factor for the most property enhancement.
  • Worked on the preparation and utilization of Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) as multifunctional nano material for removal of dyes and removal of toxic pollutants from water by adsorption or catalytic method and also, as an additive for polymer matrix.
  • Experience of teaching as Assistant Professor at Engineering College, Nagpur
Areas of Expertise
  • Rubber nano composites.
  • Bio composites.
  • Synthesis and modification of nano fillers.
Publication
Mr. Sachin Barve
Senior Scientific Officer, 12+ years of experience in testing and development of tires and rubber products.

  • Designation: Senior Scientific Officer

    Department: Centre of Excellence for Tire Research, Testing and Certification.

    Qualification: Bachelors of Engineering(Mechanical), DIRI.

    sb@irmra.org

Examination Passed Board/University Year Main Subject
BE Mechanical (Distinction) Mumbai University 2004 Machine Design , Engg. Economics, TQM,RAC
DIRI (1st Class) IRI , Exam (IIT Kharagpur) 2014 Rubber Technology
  • Total no. of year experience: 15
  • No of year experience in IRMRI (Date of Joining IRMRI)- 9
  • Roles/Responsibilities in IRMRI : Looking after Centre of Excellence for Tire Research, Testing and Certification ,Thane .
  • No of projects handled- 5
  • No. of Articles / papers published- 2 Articles
  • No. of students guided- 8
  • No. of lectures given training- 19
Indian Rubber Institute.
List of Articles / Papers Published:
  • An article was published in Rubber Asia (Jan 2017) on “Importance of Rolling Resistance of Tyres in Fuel Economy of Vehicles”
  • An article was published in Tyre Asia (June/ July 2018) on “Comparative Study on Rolling Resistance of Bias and Radial Tires of Commercial Vehicles”
Brief Details of Project Handled:
S. N. Title of the project Role Sponsored Agency
1 Study and Evaluation of Re-treaded commercial vehicle tyres Co-PI IRMRI
2 Effect of service parameters on rolling resistance of commercial vehicle tyres Co-PI IRMRI
3 Effect of Nitrogen on Tyre rolling resistance and vehicle fuel economy Co-PI IRMRI
4 Importance of Rolling Resistance of Tyres in Fuel Economy of Vehicles Co-PI IRMRI
5 Comparative Study on Rolling Resistance of Bias and Radial Tires of Commercial Vehicles Co-PI IRMRI
Publication:
  • 02 article publication on tyres in Polymer & Tyre Asia.
Mr. B. R. Arote
Junior Scientific Officer – Customer Service Cell, experience in R & D, Testings & Technical services in the field of Rubber &allied products.

  • Designation: Junior Scientific Officer

    Department: Customer Service

    csc@irmra.org

Roles/Responsibilities in IRMRI
  • Ensure implementation and maintenance of Q.M.S. for all the processes of the Dept./Function
  • Achieving the target and delivering KRAs as per the agreed terms.
  • Sending quotation for all the enquiries in consultation with Director.
  • Accepting projects / developments related works in consultation with Director.
  • Discussion with customers to suggest the testing requirements.
  • Attending the telephone calls related to testing and other services Speedy response to customer queries through e mail, fax etc.
  • Providing technical guidance to customers about the specifications to be followed, the specimen size and sample quantity, quality assurance, interpretations of report as deemed necessary.
  • Signing the test reports issued to the customers related to the dept.

No of projects handled:

No. of products developed:

No. of papers presented (Conference/Seminar):

Special Remarks/ Achievements:

Mr. Manohar Nawale
Senior Scientific Officer, More than 20+ years of experience in testing and R & D in rubber and allied materials.

  • Head: Processing Department

    Education Background: M.Sc, Chemistry.

    Areas of Expertise: Chemical testing of polymers, Instrumental techniques of characterization.

    mn@irmra.org

    Publication: 1 article publication on tyres in Polymer.

Gnana Sandeep
Senior Scientific Officer
Education Background:
  • M.Tech Polymer Science & Technology.
  • B.E In Polymer Science & Technology.
Areas of Expertise:
  • Product development & Processing.
  • Design & Development of ECG monitoring device.
  • Design & Development of Blood sugar Monitoring device.
  • Design & Development of auto-dispenser for health care products.
  • Research work on FRP insulators in Electric Grids.
  • Research work on Bio compatible adhesives in medical applications.
  • Technical coordinator for installation & commissioning of Zeppelin – Carbon charging system, Color Service –Dosing technology of Rubber chemicals and Banbury Mixer.
  • Design & development of High performance Rubber air sleeve suspension below.
Mr. Chetan Deshmukh
Maintenance Officer, He is looking in to Maintenance department since 2015.
Education Background: B.E. Mechanical (Pune University), Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety(MSBTE).

  • Education Background: B.E. Mechanical (Pune University), Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety(MSBTE).

    Experience: 14 years of Facilities & Maintenance out of overall experience of 24 years.

    DOJ to IRMRI: 1st OCT 2015.

    cd@irmra.org

Prashant Prabhakar Bankar
Sr.Site Developer Officer-Sricity , He has completed Masters of Social Work from Mumbai University. He joined IRMRI on 01.10.2012.site developers
Education Background: B.E. Mechanical (Pune University), Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety(MSBTE).

  • pb@irmra.org

Hemant Rajendra Khairnar
Asst. Finance Officer, He is looking after Accounts department. He is a MBA in Finance Management . He has 7+ years experience in accounting. He joined IRMRA on 19.04.2012.

  • hrk@irmra.org