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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान

CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

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Scientists ▸ Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai
Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai

Senior Scientist

Membrane and Separation Technology Division


Contact Information:

Phone: +91-(033) 24733496 (Ex. 3462) 
Fax: +91-033-24730957
E-mail: gmahesh@cgcri.res.in

Dr. Mahesh Kumar Gagrai

Joined CSIR-CGCRI on 13th January , 2014

Professional Career

Institution Position Period
CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata Scientist 2014 - till date
SM India, New Delhi Engineer May 2008 - Aug 2008
BC Exports, India Engineer Jan 2008 - May 2008
IIT Kanpur, India Project Associate April 2005 - July 2005
IIT Kanpur, India Project Assistant Aug 2004 - April 2005

Education

Degree Discipline University; Year
B.Tech. Bio-chemical Engineering HBTI Kanpur
M.Tech. Petroleum Refining Engineering IIT Guwahati
Ph.D. Microalgae for Decontamination of Chromium Laden Aqueous Effluent IIT Guwahati
  • Awards/Recognition
    • MHRD Fellowship (Govt. of India) after qualifying GATE exam, 2005-2007.
    • Institute Research Fellowship, (IIT Guwahati), 2009-2013

Research Interest

  • Microalgae,
  • Wastewater Treatment,
  • Bioremediation,
  • Membrane based Separation Process

 

 

Selected Publications

Publications: Summary: In SCI Journals: 5; In Conference Proceedings: 14;
Selected papers:
  1. M.K. Gagrai, C. Das and A.K. Golder, “Non-ideal metal binding model for Cr(III) sorption using Spirulina platenesis biomass: experimental and theoretical approach”, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013, 91(12), 1904-1912.
  2. M.K. Gagrai, S. Khuntia, C. Das and A.K. Golder, “Effect of background ions on reduction of Cr (VI) to Cr (III) using saline water algae”, Research Journal of Chemistry Environment, 2011, 15 (2), 450-453.
  3. M.K. Gagrai, C. Das and A.K. Golder, “Reduction of Cr(VI) ion by dead Spirulina biomass in aqueous solution: A kinetic reduction model”, Chemosphere, 2013, 93(7), 1366-1371.
  4. M.K. Gagrai, C. Das and A.K. Golder, “Biological reduction and removal of Cr(VI) with microbial consortia collected from local water treatment plant”, International Journal of Environment Management and Technology (2014) 17(6), 508-520.
  5. Ch.V. Rao, M.K. Gagrai, V.V. Goud and A.K. Golder, “Oxidative brilliant green dye degradation in Fenton process,” International Journal of Cheminformatics and Chemical Engineering (Accepted).