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Name : Dr. Uma Maheswari R
Designation : Scientist
Qualification : Ph.D.
Contact Details : Polymer Petroleum & Coal Chemistry Group, CSIR-North East institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat-785006, Assam, India, Mob. +91-
Email id : umamaheswari@neist.res.in

Research Interest

Multidisciplinary Approaches: Biomass Valorisation, High Performance Materials, Polymers – Chemical Modifications, Nanocomposites, Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment, Biopolymers, Biomass to Bio oil, Enzyme Applications, and Microbial Degradation of Hazardous Waste

List of Publications
  • R.  Uma  Maheswari,  Krishnaraj  Thirugnanasambantham,  Ayan  Mondal,Gopinath Halder, Jaya Sikder“Enzymatic hydrolysisofstructurallyupgraded lignocellulosic   biomasswiththeaidofhumicacidandacasestudyin membrane integrated  bioreactor”  in   Environment,  Development  and    Sustainability, Springer (2022)

    R.  Uma  Maheswari,Musthafa O. Mavukkandy, Utpal Adhikari, Vincenzo naddeo, Jaya SikderHassan A. Arafat “Synergistic effectof humicacidonalkalipretreatmentof sugarcanebagassefor therecoveryoflignin with phenomenalproperties”in BiomassandBioenergy, Elsevier (2020)

    Koel Saha, R. Uma Maheswari, Jaya Sikder, Sudip Chakraborty, SilvioSilveriadaSilva,JulioCesardos Santos“Membranesasatooltosupportbiorefineries:Applications in enzymatic  hydrolysis,  fermentation  and  dehydration  for  bioethanol production” in Renewable andSustainableenergyReviews,Elsevier(2017)

    R.UmaMaheswari, C. Mohanapriya,P. Vijay,K.S. RajMohan, M. Gopinath“BioelectricityproductionanddesalinationofHalomonas sp.–thepreliminaryintegrity approach”inBiofuels,Taylorand Francis (2016)