Dr. Anupama Kumar

Brief Bio

Brief Biodata
Dr. Anupama Kumar is a Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (MASc) and a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India, one of the country's premier academic institutions. Before joining VNIT, she worked at the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, a leading research organization under CSIR, India. She also serves as a board member of the Society for Molecular Imprinting.Under her guidance, nine students have completed their PhDs, and six are currently pursuing their research. Additionally, she has overseen the completion of over 25 postgraduate projects. Dr. Kumar’s research focuses on adding value to food processing and biomass waste from fruits and vegetables using a sustainable biorefinery approach and circular bioeconomy principles. She holds four patents and has implemented a pilot plant at Merino Industries Ltd in Hapur (UP).Her patents include an eco-friendly, economical method for extracting polyphenolic antioxidants from the peels of pomegranates, apples, and potatoes, and developing a process for their selective separation using customized molecularly imprinted polymers from ultra-dilute solutions, making the biorefinery process economically viable and sustainable for healthcare applications. She has also developed edible coatings to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables for which two patent has been filed and is also working on biodegradable packaging applications. Her interests also encompass the development of methods and materials for the simultaneous analysis of emerging contaminants and their remediation through photocatalysis and selective adsorption for environmental remediation.Dr. Kumar has over 60 SCI publications, 10 book chapters, and four patents. Her H-index is 23, with an average impact factor of 5.2398. Recently, her idea submitted to the Tomato Grand Challenge by the Ministry of Education, AICTE and Ministry of Consumer affairs was selected for funding and was amonst the top 10 projects out of 1376 projects submitted. Recently she was awarded Best Marshall Researcher Award for her research on Chitin and Chitosan at the International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan and the 12th Symposium of the Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society, held at Amrita University. The award included a certificate and prize money. This award is the result of research her research group have been doing on Chitosan for over 12 years with high impact research articles and Patents.She has catered many academic and administrative responsobilities.

Brief Biodata

Dr. Anupama Kumar is a Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (MASc) and a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India, one of the country's premier academic institutions. Before joining VNIT, she worked at the CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, a leading research organization under CSIR, India. She also serves as a board member of the Society for Molecular Imprinting.Under her guidance, nine students have completed their PhDs, and six are currently pursuing their research. Additionally, she has overseen the completion of over 25 postgraduate projects. Dr. Kumar’s research focuses on adding value to food processing and biomass waste from fruits and vegetables using a sustainable biorefinery approach and circular bioeconomy principles. She holds four patents and has implemented a pilot plant at Merino Industries Ltd in Hapur (UP).Her patents include an eco-friendly, economical method for extracting polyphenolic antioxidants from the peels of pomegranates, apples, and potatoes, and developing a process for their selective separation using customized molecularly imprinted polymers from ultra-dilute solutions, making the biorefinery process economically viable and sustainable for healthcare applications. She has also developed edible coatings to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables for which two patent has been filed and is also working on biodegradable packaging applications. Her interests also encompass the development of methods and materials for the simultaneous analysis of emerging contaminants and their remediation through photocatalysis and selective adsorption for environmental remediation.Dr. Kumar has over 60 SCI publications, 10 book chapters, and four patents. Her H-index is 23, with an average impact factor of 5.2398. Recently, her idea submitted to the Tomato Grand Challenge by the Ministry of Education, AICTE and Ministry of Consumer affairs was selected for funding and was amonst the top 10 projects out of 1376 projects submitted. Recently she was awarded Best Marshall Researcher Award for her research on Chitin and Chitosan at the International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan and the 12th Symposium of the Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society, held at Amrita University. The award included a certificate and prize money. This award is the result of research her research group have been doing on Chitosan for over 12 years with high impact research articles and Patents.She has catered many academic and administrative responsobilities.

Contact Details

Sr. No.	Degree	Specialization	University
1	Ph.D (Chemistry),		Department of Postgraduate studies and Research in Chemistry, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhalaya, Jabalpur.
2	M.Phil (Chemistry),		Department of Postgraduate studies and Research in Chemistry,Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhalaya, Jabalpur.
3	M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry),		Department of Postgraduate studies and Research in Chemistry, Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhalaya, Jabalpur.
4	Praveesika Poorna ( with Distinction)	Kathak	Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay Mandal, Mumbai

Education

Phone:	Email:	Address:
Phone:+91-712-2801771	anupamakumar@chm.vnit.ac.in

Research Interest

Research Interest
Biomass waste Valorization using Biorefinery approach
Material sciences (Designing Molecular /ion imprinted, greener, smart polymers using computational modeling for environmental and resource recovery applications)
Environment and water/wastewater Management
Sustainable packaging application,
Edible coatings to increase the shelf life of fresh produce

S.No.	Paper Citation
1	Recovery of Health-Promoting Bioactives and Dietary fibers from Waste Hibiscus Flowers, Manisha G. Verma; Aupama Kumar, Shruti Renge- Journal of Indian Chemical Society;10.1016/j.jics.2026.102491 (2026)
2	Fruit Waste to Fuel: A Case Study on Hydrogen Generation Using Pomegranate Peels;SS Gaharwar, RS Das, A Kumar, C Juneja, S Pal; Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 102468 (2026)
3	Ultrasonication-enhanced β-carotene extraction for sustainable edible oil fortification MG Verma, N Sarkar, A Kumar; Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 1-16 (2025)
4	Betacyanin-enriched pectin/gellan gum films for real-time mushroom freshness;D Lingait, A Kumar;International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 145334 (2025)
5	Circular bioeconomy approach for the recovery of polyphenols and dietary fibres from orange pomace waste; N Srivastava, A Kumar, SV Shinde, AP Singh, K Shanker; Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 45, 102038 (2025)
6	Chitosan–Corn Starch Films with Sporopollenin as natural reinforcing cum encapsulating agent for Postharvest Preservation of Sapodilla;D Lingait, A Kumar; Journal of Food measurement and characterization; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-025-03841-2 (2025)
7	Edible coating from chitosan, corn starch and orange peel oil: a bioactive approach for extending the shelf‐life of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) under real‐time conditions; D Lingait, H Bhardwaj, SK Senapati, S Deotale, S Mandavgane, S Minj, A. Kumar; Polymer International (2025)
8	Pomegranate peel-derived activated carbon: An effective adsorbent for protocatechuic acid removal and environmental remediation; SS Gaharwar, A Majumdar, A Kumar;Adsorption 30 (8), 2219-2233
9	Light-induced, metal free, and green synthetic approach for N-methylation via coupling of benzylamine, benzaldehyde and CO2 at atmospheric pressure; A Malik, N Saini, RS Das, A Kumar, SL Jain;Molecular Catalysis 569, 114562
10	Cu–ZrO2@ GO scaffold: Visible spectrum triggered caffeine degradation and microbial inactivation; MG Verma, RS Das, A Kumar; Ceramics International 50 (19), 34623-34638
11	Biopolymer sporopollenin reinforced pectin/PVA composite films for sustainable packaging application; D Lingait, LK Sethy, A Kumar; Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 41, 101711
12	DFT simulated Quercetin imprinted polymer: Selective recovery of Quercetin from onion solid waste; RS Das, A Kumar, SS Gaharwar, SK Senapati, SA Mandavgane;Journal of Chromatography A 1730, 465151
13	Molecularly simulated silver zirconate/graphene oxide nanocomposite: harnessing visible light for pollutant mitigation and wide-spectrum bacterial inhibition;RS Das, GS Gaikwad, RP Singh, A Kumar, AV Wankhade;ACS Applied Engineering Materials 2 (8), 2102-2117
14	Upcycling of agro residue with C/N> 50: case study of accelerated composting and fortified animal feed;D Biswal, A Bakshi, I Chakravarty, A Kumar, SA Mandavgane;Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-16
15	Extraction of 4-hydroxy benzoic acid from potato processing industrial waste.PS Dadhe, SA Mandavgane, A Kumar – International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 2024
16	A review on versatile applications of biomaterial/polycationic chitosan: An insight into the structure-property relationship.Diksha Lingait, Rashmi Rahagude, Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Ranjita S Das, Manisha G Verma, Nupur Srivastava, Anupama Kumar, Sachin Mandavgane.International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2023) 128676
17	Valorization of Malus domestica L. (Apple) peels: A case study of circular bioeconomy.Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Anupama Kumar, Kishor S. Rathod, Shilpshri V. Shinde Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy(2023).36, 101301
18	Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide with multiple environmental applications. Das, R. S., Lingait, D., Gaharwar, S. S., Kumar, A., & Gokhale, S. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, (2023),444, 115021.
19	Cryogenic treatment: Processing segment to tailor the interface and improve mechanical performance of impact modified PET/PBT blends. Pande, K., Chopra, S., Deshmukh, A. D., Deo, S., Kumar, A., & Peshwe, D. R. Results in Materials, (2023). 100451.
20	Valorization of potato peel waste: Recovery of p-hydroxy benzoic acid (antioxidant) through molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction. Das, R. S., Mohakar, V. N., & Kumar, A., Environmental Science and Pollution Research,(2023) 30(8), 19860-19872.
21	Valorization of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) peels : A case study of circular bioeconomy, Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Anupama Kumar, Sachin A. Mandavgane, Rashmi Rahagude, Shital Gokhale, K.Yadav, and A.P.Borua, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, (2022),DOI 10.1007/s13399-022-02744-2.
22	Antioxidant analysis of ultra-fast selectively recovered 4- hydroxy benzoic acid from fruits and vegetable peel waste using graphene oxide based molecularly imprinted composite,RS Das, A Kumar, AV Wankhade, SA Mandavgane,Food Chemistry,(2022), 131926, .
23	ZrO2@ chitosan composite for simultaneous photodegradation of three emerging contaminants and antibacterial application,RS Das, A Kumar, AV Wankhade, DR Peshwe,Carbohydrate Polymers,(2022),278, 118940, .
24	Computationally designed ionic liquid based molecularly imprinted@ graphene oxide composite: Characterization and validation,Ranjita S. Das, Atul V. Wankhade, Anupama Kumar, Journal of Molecular Liquids,July,2021, Volume 341, 116925.
25	Adsorption of five emerging contaminants on activated carbon from aqueous medium: kinetic characteristics and computational modeling for plausible mechanism,Archana Rao, Anupama Kumar, Rita Dhodapkar, Sukdeb PalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research ,(2021),28, 21347-21358.
26	Separation and Recovery of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Using Molecular Imprinting Technique from Dilute Solution. Dadhe, P., Mandavgane, S. A., & Kumar, A. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India),(2021),Series E, 103(1), 135-143.
27	Polyphenols in fruit and vegetable peel extract: procedure of selective extraction and method of analysis,Dadhe, P. S., Mandavgane, S. A., & Kumar, A. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery(2021),1-11.
28	Water compatible functionalized chitosan-based 4-HBA mimic imprinted polymer as a potential sorbent for salicylic acid, Rahangdale, D., & Kumar, A,Separation Science and Technology,(2021) 56(4), 694-707.
29	Graphitic carbon nitride@ silver zirconate nanocomposite (gC3N4@ Ag2ZrO3): A Type-II heterojunction for an effective visible light photocatalysis and bacterial photo-inactivation, Das, Ranjita S., Swapnil K. Warkhade, Anupama Kumar, G. S. Gaikwad, and Atul V. Wankhade, Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2020), 846 : 155770.
30	Occurrence, fate, persistence and remediation of caffeine: a review. Korekar, G., Kumar, A., & Ugale, C. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,(2020), 27, 34715-34733.
31	Biopolymer Based Ion Imprinted Polymer For Remediation Of Lead From Water And Other Matrices A Kumar, SD Hemane, RS Das, D Rahangdale,Journal of Indian Water works Association, (2019), ISSN 0970- 275X July-September Vol. LI No. 3.
32	Graphene oxide based zirconium oxide nanocomposite for enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity, R. S. Das, S. K. Warkhade, A. Kumar, A. V. Wankhade,January,Research on Chemical Intermediates,(2019),Vol 45, pp 1689–1705, .
33	Computational Modeling for Rational Design of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) for Herbicides in Different Matrices- A Review I. Chopra, D. Rahangdale, A. Kumar, The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences,July (2019), 89 (7): 1063–70, .
34	Chitosan as a substrate for simultaneous surface imprinting of salicylic acid and cadmium,D Rahangdale, A. Kumar,Carbohydrate Polymers,(2018), Vol 202,334-344.
35	Acrylamide grafted chitosan based ion imprinted polymer for the recovery of cadmium from Nickel -Cadmium battery waste, D. Rahangdale, Anupama Kumar,Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,(2018),6,1828-1839.
36	Chitosan as a substrate for simultaneous surface imprinting of salicylic acid and cadmium,Rahangdale, D., & Kumar, A.Carbohydrate polymers, (2018), 202, 334-344.
37	Ion cum molecularly dual imprinted polymer for simultaneous removal of cadmium and salicylic acid, Rahangdale, D, Kumar, A., Archana, G., & Dhodapkar, R. S., Journal of Molecular Recognition,(2018), 31(3), e2630.
38	Ecotoxicological risk assessment and Seasonal variation of some Pharmaceuticals and personal care Products in the sewage treatment plant and Surface Water bodies (Lakes), G Archana, R Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Environmental monitoring and assessment; (2017),189,446 .
39	Molecularly Imprinted Microspheres for the Remediation of 2, 4-Dichlorophenol from Wastewater Using ‘Template Analogue Imprinting Strategy, Dhongade, S., Pardeshi, S., & Kumar, A.
40	Offline solid-phase extraction for preconcentration of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in environmental water and their simultaneous determination using the reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography method, G Archana, R Dhodapkar, A Kumar,Environmental monitoring and assessment,(2016),188 (9), 512.
41	Molecularly imprinted chitosan-based adsorbents for the removal of salicylic acid and its molecular modeling to study the influence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding of template on molecular recognition of molecularly imprinted polymer. Rahangdale, D., Archana, G., & Kumar, A. Adsorption Science & Technology, (2016),34(7-8), 405-425.
42	Influence of porogens on the specific recognition of molecularly imprinted poly(acrylamide-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), Sushma Pardeshi, Rita Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Composite interfaces, Taylor and Francis, (2014), 21, 13-30.
43	Molecularly imprinted microspheres and nanoparticles prepared using precipitation polymerisation method for selective extraction of gallic acid from Emblica officinalis, Pardeshi, S., Dhodapkar, R., & Kumar, A,Food chemistry,(2014), 146, 385-393.
44	Quantum chemical density functional theory studies on the molecular structure and vibrational spectra of Gallic acid imprinted polymersSushma Pardeshi, Rita Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, (2013), 116, 562-573.
45	Validation of computational approach to study monomer selectivity towards the template Gallic acid for rational molecularly imprinted polymer design, Sushma Pardeshi, Rajendra Patrikar, Rita Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Journal of molecular Modeling, (2012), 18:4797–4810.
46	Molecular imprinting: mimicking molecular receptors for antioxidants,Pardeshi, S., Kumar, A., & Dhodapkar, R, In Materials Science Forum,(2011),Vol. 675, pp. 515-520.
47	Effect of the cryogenic treatment on Polyamide and optimization of its parameters for the enhancement of wear performance”, K.N.Pande, D.R.Peshwe & Anupama Kumar,Trans of the Ind Institute of Metals,(2012),65 ,313-319.
48	Optimization of cryo-treatment parameters for PTFE by Quantum-chemical approach and its evaluation through mechanical, thermal and structural characterization, N.Pande, D.R.Peshwe & Anupama Kumar,Trans of the Ind Institute of Metals,(2012), 65, 365-373.
49	Studies of the molecular recognition abilities of gallic acid-imprinted polymer prepared using a molecular imprinting technique, Pardeshi, S., Dhodapkar, R., & Kumar, A, Adsorption Science & Technology, (2012), 30(1), 23-34.
50	Chromium exchanged insoluble straw xanthate (ISX-Cr3+) for removal of free cyanide: Combined effect of ligand displacement reaction and sorption., N.N.Rao, Anupama Kumar and S.N.Kaul,Separation Science and Technology, (2002),37(9),2167-2182 .
51	Alkali treated straw and insoluble straw xanthate as low cost adsorbents for Heavy Metals removal- Preparation, Characterization and Application. Anupama Kumar, N.N.Rao and S.N.Kaul, Bioresourse Technology,(2000),71,133-142 .
52	Determination of Bromide in complex matrices by pre column derivatization linked to Solid phase extraction and High performance liquid chromatography. Archana Jain, Anupama Chaurasia, Bhushan Sahasrabudhey, Krishna K. Verma,Journal of Chromatography A (1996), 746,31-41.
53	Determination of Ascorbic Acid soft drinks, preserved fruit juices and pharmaceuticals by Flow Injection Spectrophotometry: matrix correction by treatment with sodium hydroxide.Archana Jain, Anupama Chaurasia, Krishna K. Verma,Talanta, (1995),42(6), 779-787.
54	Flow Injection Spectrophotometric determination of residual free chlorine and chloramines. Anupama Chaurasia, Krishna K. Verma, Fresenius journal of Analytical Chemistry,(1995), 351,335-337,(Now known as Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
55	Flow Injection Spectrophotometric determination of nitrite, Anupama Chaurasia, Krishna K. Verma, Talanta, 41(8), (1994),1275-1279.
56	Spectrophotometric determination of Ascorbic Acid in pharmaceuticals by background correction and Flow Injection. Krishna K. Verma, Archana Jain, Archana Verma, Anupama Chaurasia, Analyst (1991),116,641- 645.
57	Paneer preservation puzzle: Unraveling the link between microbial spoilage and chemical clues in refrigerated storage; SR Badhe, KS Rathod, SP Chaudhari, AP Dhok, SR Warke, Anupama Kumar, BL Mundhe; The Pharma Innovation; TPI 2023; SP-12(10): 991-996

Sr. No.	Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)
1	Waste to wealth: Extracting nutraceutical (polyphenols)from tropical fruits’ residue by biorefinery approach.	Ministry of Food processing Industries	PI	2019-2022	32.79 Lakhs
2	Extraction of high value products from potato peel	Merino Industries Ltd	PI	2019-2022	15 Lakhs
3	Green Preservatives for enhancing the shelf life of Fruits and Vegetables using Biorefinery approach.	KVIC	PI	2021-2023	14.95 lakhs
4	Agro waste derived Green Preservatives for increasing Postharvest Shelf life of Tomatoes	Ministry of education, AICTE and Ministry of Consumer Affairs	Team Leader	2024-25	2.80 Lakhs
5	Sustainable valorization of citrus waste to design innovative nutraceutical resource via molecular imprinting technique for metabolic stress management	ICMR	PI	2022-25	17.56 Lakhs
6	Centre of Excellence (SWAHA) : A Center for Technology D4 :Design, Development, Demonstration and Deployment in area of F5 : Food, Feed, Fodder, Fuel and Fertiliser (on Agri waste Management	DST	Co-PI	2024-2029	11.8 Crores
7	Millet biorefinry for Food, Feed, Fodder, Fertilizer and Fuel: Design to Demonstration approved under Millet Program of SHRI Cell, DST(Co-PI)	Program of SHRI Cell, DST	(Co-PI)	2023-2026	1.5 Crores

Description	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN	Year
Book Chapter on Molecularly Imprinted Polymers: A versatile tool in pharmaceutical applications PP 615-646 in Handbook of sustainable polymers: processing and application	Sushma Pardeshi: Rita Dhodapkar and Anupama Kumar	Pan Stanford Publishing	ISBN :978-981-4613-53-8 (Hard cover) 978-981-4613-54-5 (e book)	2015
Book Chapter on“Chitosan-based bio sorbents: Modifications and application for sequestration of PPCPs and Metals from Water pp: 01-09 in Handbook of Composite from Renewable Materials: Volume 4 Functionalization	Anupama Kumar, Deepali Rahangadale, G. Archana, Rita Dhodapkar	Wiley-Scrivener;	ISBN: 978-1-119-22367-2	2017
Book Chapter on Derivatized Chitosan: Fundamentals to Applications” pp: 251-278 in Biopolymer Grafting: Applications	Anupama Kumar, Deepali Rahangadale,	Elsevier;	ISBN: 978-0-12-810462-0	2018
Book Chapter on Chitosan and its derivatives: a new versatile bio-polymer for various applications pp: 1-42,in Functional Chitosan: Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications	Anupama Kumar, Deepali Rahangadale, Neha Joshi	Springer	ISBN: 978-981-15-0262-0; 978-981-15-0263-7	2019
Book Chapter on In Situ Polymerized Cellulose Nanoparticles Based Advanced Materials”pp: 363-386 in Cellulose Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Manufacturing	Anupama Kumar Ranjita S. Das, Rashmi Rahagude, Pragya Agrawal	Royal Society of Chemistry	ISBN:978-1-78801-794-7; 978-1-78801-954-5	2020
Book Chapter on Crystalline nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications pp: 353-364 in Industrial Applications of Nanocrystals,	Deepika S Brijpuriya, Dilip R Peshwe, Anupama Kumar	Elsevier	ISBN 978-0-12-824024-3	2022
Book Chapter on Value addition of fruit and vegetable waste: a nutraceutical perspective pp: 253-268 in Fruit and Vegetable Waste Utilization and Sustainability	Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Vijay N. Mohakar, Anupama Kumar	Elsevier,	ISBN 978-0-323-91743-8.	2023
Book Chapter on Status of biogenic and nonbiogenic waste generation throughout the globe in the book Green and Sustainable Approaches using Wastes for the Production of Multifunctional Nanomaterials	Manisha G. Verma, Ranjita S. Das, Abhishek Kumar Bhardwaj, Anupama Kumar	Elsevier	ISBN: 978-0-443-19183-1	2024
Book Chapter onTHE BIOREFINERY CONCEPT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL VALORIZATION OF POMEGRANATE RESIDUES” in the Book Sustainable Applications of Pomegranate Peels,	SS Gaharwar, A Majumdar, J Dhote, A Dutta, D Lingait, A Kumar	Elsevier	ISBN: 978-0-443-22390-7	2024
Book Chapter entitled “Overview of Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)” for the book “Role of Nanotechnology in Enhanced Oil Recovery.”	N Srivastava, VS Nair, SK Senapati, A Kumar	CRC Press, Taylor and Francis	ISBN: 9781032650685	2024
Book Chapter on Understanding NADES through Physicochemical Characterization Techniques in the book “Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents: From Fundamentals to Environmental, Food, and Pharmaceutical Applications.”.	Ranjita S. Das , Janhvi S. Dhote , Manisha G. Verma , Anupama Kumar , Wanpen Tachaboonyakiat	Elsevier	Accepted	2025

Sr. No.	Patent Title	Application No.	Date	Present Staus
1	PROCESS FOR ISOLATION AND RECOVERY OF ANTIOXIDANT SUBSTANCES	202121009354,	05/03/2021.	Granted Patent No.386817
2	BIOREFINERY PROCESS, COMPONENTS THEREOF AND PRODUCTS THEREFROM,	202121036916,	04-09-2021	Granted Patent No.397096
3	SUSTAINED RELEASE NUTRACEUTICAL FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WASTE	202321034017,	15/5/2023	Granted Patent no. 531803
4	An edible coating composition to prolong shelf life of perishable plant produce	202321075408	4/11/23	Filed, FER Received
5	PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF POLYPHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANT ELLAGIC ACID FROM FRUIT WASTE	202421058391	01/08/2024	Granted Patent no. 561827
6	COMPOSITION FOR INCREASING SHELF-LIFE OF TOMATO AND PROCESS FOR MAKING AND USING THE COMPOSITION	202421075594	06/10/2024	Filed, FER Received

Sr. No.	Title
1	Spectroscopic Techniques: Fundamentals to Applications – STFA-2016 (05-09 December,2016 (Self Sponsored).
2	Spectral Data Analysis & Spectral Interpretation for Structure Elucidation-SDSISE-2017 (21-25 November,2017) (Self Sponsored).
3	As the Secretary of Material Research Society of India (MRSI), Nagpur Chapter, organized Working Model Competition on “Innovative Idea in Science for Societal Applications” (IISSA-2021). The event duration was from 5th February,2021 to 12th March,2021.
4	The INDIAN CHITIN CHITOSAN SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM (9th-ICCSS-2021) during 26-28 February, 2021 (Virtual mode) Jointly organized by Indian Chitin Chitosan Society and Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India
5	One Week Training Program on “Characterization using sophisticated Instruments”, under the scheme Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure (STUTI), DST-India, organized by the Department of Chemistry, VNIT (Spoke), Nagpur and NIT, Warangal (Hub) during 8-14 August,2022.

Sr. No.	Responsibility	Institute	Role	Year
1	Head of the department	VNIT	Headship	2010-2013 & 3 January, 2021-4 January,2024
2	Special Cell	VNIT	Chairperson	2022- July,2024
3	Women Cell	VNIT	Chairperson	2018-2021
4	Senate Member	VNIT	Member	2010-2013; 2014-2016; 2021 onwards
5	Board of Studies, Chemistry	VNIT	Chairperson	2010-2013; 2021 -2024
6	Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Nagpur Chapter	MRSI	Secretary	2018-2021
7	M.Sc. Admissions	VNIT	Chairperson	2016-17
8	Public Relation officer	VNIT	Associate Dean	2014-16
9	NIT Conclave-2012	VNIT	Professor-in-Charge	2012
10	Quiz Club	VNIT	Professor-in-Charge	2006-2009
11	Debate and literary society	vNIT	professor-in-Charge	2003-2005
12	Management Council, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati Universirt	Sant Gadge Baba Amravati Universirty	Nominated member by Governor of Maharashtra	2023 onwards
13	Board of Studies, Chemistry, YCCE	YCCE, Nagpur	External Expert	2021 -2024
14	Board of Studies, Chemistry	Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha	External Expert	2022 Onwards
15	Board of Studies, Chemistry	Malineni Lakshmaiah Women’s EngineeringCollege – Guntur, AP	External Expert,	2023 Onwards
16	Library Management	VNIT	Associate Dean	2024 Onwards
17	Security tender of Institute through GeM	VNIT	Chairperson	September,2022- February,2024
18	Security tender of Institute through GeM	VNIT	Chairperson	September,2025- February,2026

Sr. No.	Awards
1	Best Marshall Researcher Award for high impact research and petents on Chitin and Chitosan at the International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan and the 12th Symposium of the Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society during 30-31 January,2026
2	Awarded best Player in Table Tennis (Female) All India inter NIT tournament for faculty and staff at NIT, Goa during 7-9 December,2018
3	Won gold in Table Tennis, Singles and Doubles (Female) for two consecutive years at All India inter NIT tournament for faculty and staff at NIT, Goa during 7-9 December,2018 and NIT Jaipur during 18-20 December,2019
4	Nominated by the Honorable Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of the Universities in the state as member on the Management council of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University for a period of five years 2023 onwards
5	Dr. Nupur Srivastava working under the Mentorship of Anupama Kumar received the best science story writing award from DST-AWSAR amongst 300 stories submitted under the PDF category. The popular science story writing competition AWSAR (Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research) is a new initiative by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Vigyan Prasaar (an autonomous institute of DST).
6	Ms. Shivali Singh Gaharwar working as JRF under MoFPI project with Anupama Kumar as PI, won BEST POSTER AWARD amongst 150 posters at International Conference on Polymers for Advanced Technology, Goa, India organized by Asian Polymer Association(APA) during 23-25 February, 2023.
7	Best Oral Presentation Award in the National Virtual Conference on Food Waste Utilization: Strategies, Applications, Food Security & Technology Dissemination (FWU – 2021) organized by Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA under Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), Govt. of India during 8-9 September, 2021.
8	Best Oral Presentation award at International Conference on Advances in Chemical and Materials Sciences-ACMS-2022 during 14-16 April,2022,organised by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kolkata in association with National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata Osmania University College of Technology.
9	Received certificate for outstanding contribution in reviewing from Journal of Environmental Chemical engineering and Chemical Physics Letters (Both are Elsevier Journals) in 2018.
10	Board members for the Society for Molecular Imprinting. The Society for Molecular Imprinting is a non-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in, and advancement of, the science and technology of molecular imprinting since 2015.
11	Mr. Praful Dadhe, research scholar working under the guidance of Dr. Anupama kumar & Dr. S.A.Mandavgane received first prize in the Poster presentation entitled “Selective Separation of Bioactive Compound from Food Processing Industrial Waste: A Bio-refinery Approach” in “1st National Agrochemicals Congress: Country’s Status on Various Fronts of Agrochemicals” held at Indian Agriculture Research institute (IARI), New Delhi, during 13-16 November,2019
12	Idea Selcted in Grand Tomato Challenge by Ministry Of Education, 16 May 2024. Received funding of 2.80 Lakhs. submitted idea amonst top 10 ideas out of 1376 ideas
13	Elected as Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.
14	Best Oral presentation award at “National symposium cum Industrial Meet (NSIM) 2023: Agri-business in Alliums: Innovation, Promotion & Sustainability” organised by ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic research (DOGR), Pune during 20-22 December,2023.
15	Ms. Shivali Singh Gaharwar, and M.Sc. project student Ms. Adrija Majumdar mentored by Dr. Anupama Kumar won first prize for their poster at International Conference on Green Hydrogen & Clean Energy Organised by The Institution of Engineers in association with IEEE Nagpur chapter 11-12 February,2024
16	Dr. Nupur Srivastava, an ICMR-Research Associate from department of Chemistry, VNIT, Nagpur, under the mentorship of Dr. Anupama Kumar received best poster paper award at Asian Citrus Congress-2023 organized by Indian Society of Citriculture, Nagpur in association Asia-Pacific, Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), Bangkok, and Korean Society for Citrus and Subtropical Climate Fruits (KSCSCF), Jeju City, Republic of Korea held in Nagpur, India during 28-30 October 2023.
17	Innovation submitted by Dr. Anupama Kumar along with her research team comprising Mr. Praful S. Dadhe, Ranjita S Das, Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Manisha G. Verma and Diksha Lingait got Selected for IInvenTiv-2024.IInvenTiv-2024 is the first-of-its-kind, mega R&D fair, where all IITs, NITs, IISERs, IIITs and other top 50 ranked NIRF Institutions in the country came together to showcase the R&D happenings at IIT Hyderabad during 19-20 January, 2023.Innovation entitled “FRUIT & VEGETABLE WASTE DERIVED NUTRACEUTICAL” under Affordable Healthcare Category was displayed at IInvenTiv2024
18	RSC best poster presentation to Ms. Himanshi Bharadwaj from RSC Applied Polymers (RSC) at the APA International Conference on Polymers for Advanced Technology (APA 2025) held in Udaipur, Rajasthan
19	Best Oral presentation to Ms. Himanshi Bharadwaj at the International Conference on Chitin and Chitosan and the 12th Symposium of the Indian Chitin and Chitosan Society during 30-31 January,2026 at Amrita University, Kochi
20	Special recognition award for the stall at National Conclave on Rural Development, at Narmadalaya, MP on 9th -12th, December, 2024. by Nimar Abhyudaya Rural Management and Development Association (NARMADA), Lepa Punarwas, Kasrawad,

Sr. No.	Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)

S.No.	Paper Citation
1	Recovery of Health-Promoting Bioactives and Dietary fibers from Waste Hibiscus Flowers, Manisha G. Verma; Aupama Kumar, Shruti Renge- Journal of Indian Chemical Society;10.1016/j.jics.2026.102491 (2026)
2	Fruit Waste to Fuel: A Case Study on Hydrogen Generation Using Pomegranate Peels;SS Gaharwar, RS Das, A Kumar, C Juneja, S Pal; Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 102468 (2026)
3	Ultrasonication-enhanced β-carotene extraction for sustainable edible oil fortification MG Verma, N Sarkar, A Kumar; Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 1-16 (2025)
4	Betacyanin-enriched pectin/gellan gum films for real-time mushroom freshness;D Lingait, A Kumar;International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 145334 (2025)
5	Circular bioeconomy approach for the recovery of polyphenols and dietary fibres from orange pomace waste; N Srivastava, A Kumar, SV Shinde, AP Singh, K Shanker; Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 45, 102038 (2025)
6	Chitosan–Corn Starch Films with Sporopollenin as natural reinforcing cum encapsulating agent for Postharvest Preservation of Sapodilla;D Lingait, A Kumar; Journal of Food measurement and characterization; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-025-03841-2 (2025)
7	Edible coating from chitosan, corn starch and orange peel oil: a bioactive approach for extending the shelf‐life of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) under real‐time conditions; D Lingait, H Bhardwaj, SK Senapati, S Deotale, S Mandavgane, S Minj, A. Kumar; Polymer International (2025)
8	Pomegranate peel-derived activated carbon: An effective adsorbent for protocatechuic acid removal and environmental remediation; SS Gaharwar, A Majumdar, A Kumar;Adsorption 30 (8), 2219-2233
9	Light-induced, metal free, and green synthetic approach for N-methylation via coupling of benzylamine, benzaldehyde and CO2 at atmospheric pressure; A Malik, N Saini, RS Das, A Kumar, SL Jain;Molecular Catalysis 569, 114562
10	Cu–ZrO2@ GO scaffold: Visible spectrum triggered caffeine degradation and microbial inactivation; MG Verma, RS Das, A Kumar; Ceramics International 50 (19), 34623-34638
11	Biopolymer sporopollenin reinforced pectin/PVA composite films for sustainable packaging application; D Lingait, LK Sethy, A Kumar; Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 41, 101711
12	DFT simulated Quercetin imprinted polymer: Selective recovery of Quercetin from onion solid waste; RS Das, A Kumar, SS Gaharwar, SK Senapati, SA Mandavgane;Journal of Chromatography A 1730, 465151
13	Molecularly simulated silver zirconate/graphene oxide nanocomposite: harnessing visible light for pollutant mitigation and wide-spectrum bacterial inhibition;RS Das, GS Gaikwad, RP Singh, A Kumar, AV Wankhade;ACS Applied Engineering Materials 2 (8), 2102-2117
14	Upcycling of agro residue with C/N> 50: case study of accelerated composting and fortified animal feed;D Biswal, A Bakshi, I Chakravarty, A Kumar, SA Mandavgane;Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-16
15	Extraction of 4-hydroxy benzoic acid from potato processing industrial waste.PS Dadhe, SA Mandavgane, A Kumar – International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 2024
16	A review on versatile applications of biomaterial/polycationic chitosan: An insight into the structure-property relationship.Diksha Lingait, Rashmi Rahagude, Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Ranjita S Das, Manisha G Verma, Nupur Srivastava, Anupama Kumar, Sachin Mandavgane.International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2023) 128676
17	Valorization of Malus domestica L. (Apple) peels: A case study of circular bioeconomy.Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Anupama Kumar, Kishor S. Rathod, Shilpshri V. Shinde Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy(2023).36, 101301
18	Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide with multiple environmental applications. Das, R. S., Lingait, D., Gaharwar, S. S., Kumar, A., & Gokhale, S. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, (2023),444, 115021.
19	Cryogenic treatment: Processing segment to tailor the interface and improve mechanical performance of impact modified PET/PBT blends. Pande, K., Chopra, S., Deshmukh, A. D., Deo, S., Kumar, A., & Peshwe, D. R. Results in Materials, (2023). 100451.
20	Valorization of potato peel waste: Recovery of p-hydroxy benzoic acid (antioxidant) through molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction. Das, R. S., Mohakar, V. N., & Kumar, A., Environmental Science and Pollution Research,(2023) 30(8), 19860-19872.
21	Valorization of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) peels : A case study of circular bioeconomy, Shivali Singh Gaharwar, Anupama Kumar, Sachin A. Mandavgane, Rashmi Rahagude, Shital Gokhale, K.Yadav, and A.P.Borua, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, (2022),DOI 10.1007/s13399-022-02744-2.
22	Antioxidant analysis of ultra-fast selectively recovered 4- hydroxy benzoic acid from fruits and vegetable peel waste using graphene oxide based molecularly imprinted composite,RS Das, A Kumar, AV Wankhade, SA Mandavgane,Food Chemistry,(2022), 131926, .
23	ZrO2@ chitosan composite for simultaneous photodegradation of three emerging contaminants and antibacterial application,RS Das, A Kumar, AV Wankhade, DR Peshwe,Carbohydrate Polymers,(2022),278, 118940, .
24	Computationally designed ionic liquid based molecularly imprinted@ graphene oxide composite: Characterization and validation,Ranjita S. Das, Atul V. Wankhade, Anupama Kumar, Journal of Molecular Liquids,July,2021, Volume 341, 116925.
25	Adsorption of five emerging contaminants on activated carbon from aqueous medium: kinetic characteristics and computational modeling for plausible mechanism,Archana Rao, Anupama Kumar, Rita Dhodapkar, Sukdeb PalEnvironmental Science and Pollution Research ,(2021),28, 21347-21358.
26	Separation and Recovery of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Using Molecular Imprinting Technique from Dilute Solution. Dadhe, P., Mandavgane, S. A., & Kumar, A. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India),(2021),Series E, 103(1), 135-143.
27	Polyphenols in fruit and vegetable peel extract: procedure of selective extraction and method of analysis,Dadhe, P. S., Mandavgane, S. A., & Kumar, A. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery(2021),1-11.
28	Water compatible functionalized chitosan-based 4-HBA mimic imprinted polymer as a potential sorbent for salicylic acid, Rahangdale, D., & Kumar, A,Separation Science and Technology,(2021) 56(4), 694-707.
29	Graphitic carbon nitride@ silver zirconate nanocomposite (gC3N4@ Ag2ZrO3): A Type-II heterojunction for an effective visible light photocatalysis and bacterial photo-inactivation, Das, Ranjita S., Swapnil K. Warkhade, Anupama Kumar, G. S. Gaikwad, and Atul V. Wankhade, Journal of Alloys and Compounds (2020), 846 : 155770.
30	Occurrence, fate, persistence and remediation of caffeine: a review. Korekar, G., Kumar, A., & Ugale, C. Environmental Science and Pollution Research,(2020), 27, 34715-34733.
31	Biopolymer Based Ion Imprinted Polymer For Remediation Of Lead From Water And Other Matrices A Kumar, SD Hemane, RS Das, D Rahangdale,Journal of Indian Water works Association, (2019), ISSN 0970- 275X July-September Vol. LI No. 3.
32	Graphene oxide based zirconium oxide nanocomposite for enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity, R. S. Das, S. K. Warkhade, A. Kumar, A. V. Wankhade,January,Research on Chemical Intermediates,(2019),Vol 45, pp 1689–1705, .
33	Computational Modeling for Rational Design of Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) for Herbicides in Different Matrices- A Review I. Chopra, D. Rahangdale, A. Kumar, The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences,July (2019), 89 (7): 1063–70, .
34	Chitosan as a substrate for simultaneous surface imprinting of salicylic acid and cadmium,D Rahangdale, A. Kumar,Carbohydrate Polymers,(2018), Vol 202,334-344.
35	Acrylamide grafted chitosan based ion imprinted polymer for the recovery of cadmium from Nickel -Cadmium battery waste, D. Rahangdale, Anupama Kumar,Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering,(2018),6,1828-1839.
36	Chitosan as a substrate for simultaneous surface imprinting of salicylic acid and cadmium,Rahangdale, D., & Kumar, A.Carbohydrate polymers, (2018), 202, 334-344.
37	Ion cum molecularly dual imprinted polymer for simultaneous removal of cadmium and salicylic acid, Rahangdale, D, Kumar, A., Archana, G., & Dhodapkar, R. S., Journal of Molecular Recognition,(2018), 31(3), e2630.
38	Ecotoxicological risk assessment and Seasonal variation of some Pharmaceuticals and personal care Products in the sewage treatment plant and Surface Water bodies (Lakes), G Archana, R Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Environmental monitoring and assessment; (2017),189,446 .
39	Molecularly Imprinted Microspheres for the Remediation of 2, 4-Dichlorophenol from Wastewater Using ‘Template Analogue Imprinting Strategy, Dhongade, S., Pardeshi, S., & Kumar, A.
40	Offline solid-phase extraction for preconcentration of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in environmental water and their simultaneous determination using the reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography method, G Archana, R Dhodapkar, A Kumar,Environmental monitoring and assessment,(2016),188 (9), 512.
41	Molecularly imprinted chitosan-based adsorbents for the removal of salicylic acid and its molecular modeling to study the influence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding of template on molecular recognition of molecularly imprinted polymer. Rahangdale, D., Archana, G., & Kumar, A. Adsorption Science & Technology, (2016),34(7-8), 405-425.
42	Influence of porogens on the specific recognition of molecularly imprinted poly(acrylamide-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), Sushma Pardeshi, Rita Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Composite interfaces, Taylor and Francis, (2014), 21, 13-30.
43	Molecularly imprinted microspheres and nanoparticles prepared using precipitation polymerisation method for selective extraction of gallic acid from Emblica officinalis, Pardeshi, S., Dhodapkar, R., & Kumar, A,Food chemistry,(2014), 146, 385-393.
44	Quantum chemical density functional theory studies on the molecular structure and vibrational spectra of Gallic acid imprinted polymersSushma Pardeshi, Rita Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, (2013), 116, 562-573.
45	Validation of computational approach to study monomer selectivity towards the template Gallic acid for rational molecularly imprinted polymer design, Sushma Pardeshi, Rajendra Patrikar, Rita Dhodapkar, Anupama Kumar, Journal of molecular Modeling, (2012), 18:4797–4810.
46	Molecular imprinting: mimicking molecular receptors for antioxidants,Pardeshi, S., Kumar, A., & Dhodapkar, R, In Materials Science Forum,(2011),Vol. 675, pp. 515-520.
47	Effect of the cryogenic treatment on Polyamide and optimization of its parameters for the enhancement of wear performance”, K.N.Pande, D.R.Peshwe & Anupama Kumar,Trans of the Ind Institute of Metals,(2012),65 ,313-319.
48	Optimization of cryo-treatment parameters for PTFE by Quantum-chemical approach and its evaluation through mechanical, thermal and structural characterization, N.Pande, D.R.Peshwe & Anupama Kumar,Trans of the Ind Institute of Metals,(2012), 65, 365-373.
49	Studies of the molecular recognition abilities of gallic acid-imprinted polymer prepared using a molecular imprinting technique, Pardeshi, S., Dhodapkar, R., & Kumar, A, Adsorption Science & Technology, (2012), 30(1), 23-34.
50	Chromium exchanged insoluble straw xanthate (ISX-Cr3+) for removal of free cyanide: Combined effect of ligand displacement reaction and sorption., N.N.Rao, Anupama Kumar and S.N.Kaul,Separation Science and Technology, (2002),37(9),2167-2182 .
51	Alkali treated straw and insoluble straw xanthate as low cost adsorbents for Heavy Metals removal- Preparation, Characterization and Application. Anupama Kumar, N.N.Rao and S.N.Kaul, Bioresourse Technology,(2000),71,133-142 .
52	Determination of Bromide in complex matrices by pre column derivatization linked to Solid phase extraction and High performance liquid chromatography. Archana Jain, Anupama Chaurasia, Bhushan Sahasrabudhey, Krishna K. Verma,Journal of Chromatography A (1996), 746,31-41.
53	Determination of Ascorbic Acid soft drinks, preserved fruit juices and pharmaceuticals by Flow Injection Spectrophotometry: matrix correction by treatment with sodium hydroxide.Archana Jain, Anupama Chaurasia, Krishna K. Verma,Talanta, (1995),42(6), 779-787.
54	Flow Injection Spectrophotometric determination of residual free chlorine and chloramines. Anupama Chaurasia, Krishna K. Verma, Fresenius journal of Analytical Chemistry,(1995), 351,335-337,(Now known as Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry.
55	Flow Injection Spectrophotometric determination of nitrite, Anupama Chaurasia, Krishna K. Verma, Talanta, 41(8), (1994),1275-1279.
56	Spectrophotometric determination of Ascorbic Acid in pharmaceuticals by background correction and Flow Injection. Krishna K. Verma, Archana Jain, Archana Verma, Anupama Chaurasia, Analyst (1991),116,641- 645.
57	Paneer preservation puzzle: Unraveling the link between microbial spoilage and chemical clues in refrigerated storage; SR Badhe, KS Rathod, SP Chaudhari, AP Dhok, SR Warke, Anupama Kumar, BL Mundhe; The Pharma Innovation; TPI 2023; SP-12(10): 991-996

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