Mohit Mehta

Education:

• M.Sc - M.K.Bhavnagar University (Physical Chemistry)
• B.Sc. - M.K.Bhavnagar University (Chemistry)

Experience:

• CSMCRI as UGC-MANF-JRF from 25/06/2017 to till date.
• CSMCRI as PA-III from 14/07/2015 to 31/03/2017.
• CSMCRI as PA-II from 15/07/2013 to 13/07/2015.

Field of interest:

1. Ionic Liquids for diverse applications such as green solvent for biomass processing, Protein Stabilization, Material Synthesis from biomass.
2. Double Salt Ionic Liquids System (DSILs) for its tailor made applications in biomass processing, material synthesis, Protein extraction and room temperature stabilization. Utilization of DSIL to synthesize valuable materials from biomass or waste material

List of Publications:

1. Jignesh Shukla , Mohit J Mehta and Arvind Kumar ; Effect of Ionic Liquid Additives on the Solubility Behavior and Morphology of Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (Gypsum) in the Aqueous Sodium Chloride System and Physicochemical Solution Properties at 30oC. J. Chem. Eng. Data (Just Accepted).
2. Arvind Kumar, Praveen Singh Gehlot, Krishnaiah Damarla, Mohit J. Mehta and Akshay Kulshrestha; Metal-based ionic liquids : Their properties, applications and future prospects, Invited review Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, Vol. 94, December 2017, 1-20.
3. Mohit J. Mehta and Arvind Kumar; Green and Efficient Processing of Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Using Ionic Liquids: Extraction of Essential Oil and Construction of UV-Resistant Composite Films from Residual Biomass, Chemistry-An Asian Journal, 2017, 12,3150 –3155.
4. Mohit J. Mehta and Arvind Kumar ; Gelatin Solubility and Processing in Ionic Liquids: an Approach towards Waste to Utilization, ChemistrySelect 2017, 2, 9895 – 9900.
5. Pankaj Bharmoria, Mohit J Mehta, Imran Pancha, and Arvind Kumar; Structural and Functional Stability of Cellulase in Aqueous-Biamphiphilic Ionic Liquid Surfactant Solution, J. Phys. Chem. B 2014, 118, 9890-9899.

Presentation/Poster in Conferences and Seminars:

• Presented poster at Gujarat Science Congress 2018 held at CSMCRI Bhavnagar on Green and Efficient Processing of Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Using Ionic Liquids: Extraction of Essential Oil and Construction of UV-Resistant Composite Films from Residual Biomass.
• Presented poster at CRSI 2017 held at University of Guwahati , Guwhati, Assam on Gelatin Solubility and Processing in Ionic Liquids: an Approach towards Waste to Utilization.
• Presented poster at Recent Trends in Applied Sciences: Building Institutional and Industrial Avenue-2016 held at Charotar Education Society, Anand on Ionic Liquid doped chitosan/gelatin dual layer Biofilm for various Bio-medical Applications.
• Presented poster at Gujarat Science Congress 2015 held at Science city, Gandhinagar on Effect of Alkyl Chain Length on Solubility and Gelation of Gelatin in Alkylammoinium Nitrate Based Ionic Liquid.