Dr. Mainak Mukhopadhyay
Ph.D. (Bioenergy, IIT Kharagpur) | Industrial Biotechnology & Biofuels Expert

Expertise:

• Bioethanol & biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

• Enzyme technology & fermentation processes (solid-state & submerged)

• Industrial biotechnology & environmental bioprocesses

• Process optimization & technology integration for manufacturing

Professional Experience:

• ONGC Energy Centre, New Delhi - Junior Project Fellow

• Senior Research Fellow - IIT Kharagpur & IOCL collaborative projects

• Teaching Assistant - IIT Kharagpur (Microbial Biotechnology & Downstream Processing)

Patents:

• Method for enzymatic delignification of lignocellulosic raw materials (126/KOL/2012)

• Enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of pretreated lignocellulosic raw material (17/KOL/2012)

Latest & Key Publications:

• Mukhopadhyay, M. et al. "Enhanced Bioethanol Production from Pretreated Rice Straw Using Optimized Enzymatic Hydrolysis" - Biomass & Bioenergy, 2023

• Mukhopadhyay, M. et al. "Advances in Solid-State Fermentation for Industrial Enzyme Production" - Enzyme Research, 2022

• Mukhopadhyay, M. et al. "Integrated Biorefinery Approach for Sustainable Biofuel Production" - Renewable Energy Journal, 2021

Book Chapters:

• Biofuels & Enzymatic Degradation Techniques - Elsevier, 2022

• Polyphenol Biotechnology in Industrial Applications - Springer, 2021

Awards:

• Petrotech Society Fellowship (2008)

Role at Useus24:

• Mentors in bioenergy, sustainable manufacturing processes, and bioprocess innovation to enhance factory automation & efficiency.