
Devlina Das Pramanik
- Position: Marie Curie Research Fellow
- Areas of expertise: Biopolymers, Water Treatment, Adsorption Chemistry, Nanotechnology
- Email: D.Pramanik@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
A Biotechnologist by education and Innovator by passion!.
Graduated from Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India. Completed my PhD in the area of adsorption kinetics for transition metal series (Zn and Ag). Awarded by RELX, Elsevier (Environmental Challenge 2015) for designing flocculation-desalination technology to convert sea water to drinking water (2016-17). Keen on product development. Worked on ‘Coagulation-Flocculation’ technology for 5 years and developed related patents on that. Awarded Biotechnology Ignition Grant by BIRAC, DBT, Govt of India with IKP Knowledge Park as the accelerator. Developed a product ‘Flocco’ during this tenure (2018-2019). Start-up enthusiast!
Keen on teaching! Served as an Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (June 2017-November 2019)
Subjects Taught- downstream Engineering, Analytical Instrumentation;
Courses Designed and taught (graduate and post graduate levels): Biopolymer technology
List of Funded Projects:-
Project SALINO
RELX group (ELSEVIER), Environmental Challenge, 2015 Awardee (April 2016-March 2017)
Area of Research: Desalination
Technology Developed: Flocculation-Solar Distillation for conversion of sea water to potable drinking water.
Project FLOCCO-An Organic Flocculation System (March 2018-September 2019)
Funding Agency: BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
BIG Partner: IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad
Area of Research : Flocculation
Product Developed: Organic Flocculant for Wastewater Treatment
Technologies- Coagulation, flocculation, cavitation, imprinting
Patents Filed:-
- Nanobiocomposite for Mercury Removal
Year of Filing: 2016
- Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) for Pesticide Remediation
Year of Filing: 2016
- Flocculant for Sewage Water Treatment
Year of Filing: 2018
- Ferric Activated Arsenic Filter
Year of Filing: 2018
- Water purification tablets with Biopolymer Shell
Year of Filing: 2018
Current Project:-
Minus Micro – Sustainable Strategy to remediate Microplastics from wastewater
Funded by EU
School of Food Science and Nutrition; School of Geography (Water@Leeds)
Supervisors : Dr. Francisco M Goycoolea (School of Food Science & Nutrition); Dr. Paul Kay (School of Geography; Water@Leeds)
Objective: To design a novel flocculant using functionalized biopolymers for remediation and recovery of microplastics
Research interests
Biopolymeric Nanostructures – Coagulation potential & Functionalizations
Bioremediation of suspended and dissolved matter – Ions, Colloids, Microplastics
Adsorption Equilibriums and Mathematical Modelling
Continuous Flow Systems
Bio-Nano composite Systems – Applications and Structural Chemistry
Molecular Surface Imprinting
Zero waste products – Analyses and commercial aspects (scale up, employment)
Qualifications
- PhD Biotechnology
- B-Tech Biotechnology
Student education