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Name	Dr. Philip Bernstein Saynik
Designation	Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest	Waste to Energy, Biomass pyrolysis
Room No.	6103
Intercom No.	551
Mobile	7200227425
Email Id (Official)	philip@svce.ac.in
Email Id (Personal)

Qualification

Ph.D. Energy (2021) School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India Thesis title: Insight into the Influence of Chemical Pretreatment and Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals (AAEM) in Biomass Pyrolysis
M. Tech in Chemical Engineering (Specialization in Material Science & Technology) (2015) Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India Thesis title: Development of an efficient bioleaching process for the extraction of metals from spent catalysts
B. Tech in Chemical Engineering (2013) Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tamilnadu, India

Academic Experience

Courses Handled

Research & Consultancy

Research:

Saynik, P.B., & Moholkar, V.S. (2022) Influence of different salts of alkali and alkaline earth metals on the pyrolysis of Prosopis juliflora. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 16(4), 1038-1049. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2356
Saynik, P.B. & Moholkar, V.S. (2021). Investigations in influence of different pretreatments on A. donax pyrolysis: Trends in product yield, distribution and chemical composition. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 158, 105276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105276
Jamaldheen, S.B., Saynik, P.B., Moholkar, V.S., & Goyal, A. (2021). Fermentation and pyrolysis of Finger millet straw: Significance of hydrolysate composition for ethanol production and characterization of bio-oil. Bioresource Technology Reports, 13, 100630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100630
Saynik, P.B., & Moholkar, V.S. (2020). Insight into chemical pretreatment of hardwood (Arundo donax) for improvement of pyrolysis. Bioresource Technology Reports, 11, 100545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2020.100545
Saha, M. †, Saynik, P.B. †, Borah, A., Malani, R. S., Arya, P., & Moholkar, V.S. (2019). Dioxane-based extraction process for production of high quality lignin. Bioresource Technology Reports, 5, 206-211. († Co-first authors). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2019.01.018

Conference / Workshop / FDP

National Conference:

Abirami G.N., Charulatha G, Jothi Ganesan M and Saynik P.B. “Experimental investigation of Crystal violet dye treatment via capacitive deionization utilizing agro-waste”. Chem Summit ’23; 27th – 28th Oct 2023; Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamilnadu. (Best Paper Award)
Abirami G N., Jothi Ganesan M., Charulatha G. and Saynik P.B. “Removal of crystal violet using banana pseudostem derived carbon”. 19th Annual Session of Student’s Chemical Engineering Congress (SCHEMCON-2023); 22nd -23rd Sep 2023; Kongu Engineering College, Tamilnadu. (Best Paper Award)

International Conference:

Laboratory Handled

Training Attended

Additional Responsibilities

Achievements

Received 2 research grants of a combined value of ?1,10,000 for research in the field of biofuel production
Project students under my guidance won 1st prize in 3 conferences and events (SCHEMCON ’23, VIT – Chem Summit ’23, SVCE Innovates ’24)
University 13th Rank holder in B. Tech Chemical Engineering
Best Poster Award in 2nd International Conference on Waste Management with a cash award of EUR 150
Best Oral Presentation Award in 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC) with a cash award of EUR 100
Received full funding from Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI) to attend the conference Engaging India and Canada: Challenges of Sustainable Development Goals
Received travel fund from The Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) to attend International Conference on Biotechnological Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development (BioSD)

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