Prof. Vimal Katiyar

Professor

Key Research Areas :Synthetic and Natural Polymers, Polymer Processing, Biothermoset, Nanobiocomposite, Organic Solar Cells.

  • Dean, Research and Development, IIT Guwahati
  • Coordinator, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Polymers, IIT Guwahati (CoE-SusPol)
  • Coordinator, NRL-Center of Excellence for Sustainable Materials, IIT Guwahati (CoE-SusMat)
  • Coordinator, DBT Centre of Excellence on BioFuels and Biocomodities (DBT-TERI)
  • President, SPSI North East Chapter
  • Visiting Professor, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
  • Senior Fellow, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
  • Chair Professor, MP Birla Group of Companies (Hindustan Gum Limited)
  • Chair Professor, NRL (CoE-SusMat)


Books

 

Patents

Selected Patents and peer-reviewed publications:

Patents (Granted/Filed)-31:

S. No.

Details of Patent

Patent File No.

Status (Filed / Granted)

International / National / Commercial

1

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Method for producing lactic acid polymers of high crystallinity and molecular weight

European Patent No.: 2137229 B1, 2013; US Patent No.: US 8697832 B2, 2014.

Granted

International

2

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Polylactic acid-clay nanocomposites and process for preparing them

Indian Patent No.: 245297, 2011.

Granted

National

3

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Method for producing lactic acid polymers of high crystallinity and molecular weight

Indian Patent No.:242801, October 30, 2010.

Granted

National

4

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Polylactic acid-clay nanocomposites by lactide polymerization in clays,

Indian Patent No.: 241277.

Granted

National

5

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Method for producing lactic acid polymers,

Patent No.: WO2009007989A3, 2009.

Granted

International

6

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Method for producing lactic acid polymers

…, CA2681841 (A1).

Granted

International

7

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Method for producing lactic acid polymers

…, JP2010523755 (T).

Granted

International

8

Katiyar V. and Nanavati H., Method for producing lactic acid polymers

…, PI0811247-9.

Granted

International

9

Vimal Katiyar and Neelima Tripathi, Biobased Adhesive Formulation for Structural Applications

Application Number: 980/KOL/2015. 

Filed

International

10

Vimal Katiyar, Akhilesh Kumar Pal and Neelima Tripathi, Dispersible Biobased Additive Formulation for Biodegradable Polymer Packaging

Application Number: 981/KOL/2015.

Filed

International

11

Vimal Katiyar, Amit Kumar and Prodyut Dhar, Poly (lactic acid) Nanocomposites Formulation and Method of Making Thereof

Application Number: 982/KOL/2015.

Filed

International

12

Vimal Katiyar and Arvind Gupta, Formulation of Heat Stable Stereocomplex Poly (lactic acid) Composites

Application Number: 201631022079.

Filed

International

13

Vimal Katiyar and Narendren S, Process for Directing Electrospun Polymer Fibers

Application Number: 201631007268.

Filed

International

14

Vimal Katiyar and Rahul Patwa, Silk-Poly (lactic acid) Nanocomposite Formulations

Application Number: 201631007267.

Filed

International

15

Vimal Katiyar, Medha Mili and Arvind Gupta, Formulation of Polymer Nicotine Conjugates

Application Number: 201631034242.

Filed

International

16

Vimal Katiyar and Narendren S, Polymer Composite Membrane for Water Purification

Application Number: 201831011229.

Filed

International

17

Vimal Katiyar and Narendren S, Membrane Filter for Cellulose Purification

Application Number: 201831011228.

Filed

International

18

Vimal Katiyar, Ravi M. Sankar and Arbind Prasad, Resorbable Polymer Composite Bone Plate

Application Number: 201831011253.

Filed

International

19

Vimal Katiyar, Ravi M. Sankar and Arbind Prasad, Resorbable Cortical Screw

Application Number: 201831011251.

Filed

International

20

Vimal Katiyar, Ravi M. Sankar and Arbind Prasad, Process for the Preparation of Polymer Composite based Cancellous Screws and Pins

Application Number: 201831011252.

Filed

International

21

Vimal Katiyar, Ravi M. Sankar and Arbind Prasad, Process for Preparation of Resorbable Polymeric Composite U type Bone Staple

Application Number: 201831011250.

Filed

International

22

Vimal Katiyar, Neha Manojkumar Mulchandani, Yoshiharu Kimura, Shinichi Sakurai and Kazunari Masutani, Stereocomplex Terpolymers and Composites of PLA and PCL, and a Method of Preparation Thereof

Application No: 202131013736.

Filed

National

23

Vimal Katiyar and Tabli Ghosh, process for preparing nanochitosan aided starch and guar gum biocomposites based edible packaging material

Application No: 202131013650.

Filed

National

24

Vimal Katiyar, Neha Manojkumar Mulchandani, Yoshiharu Kimura, Shinichi Sakurai and Kazunari Masutani, PLA-r-PCL based Shape Memory, Elastomeric Composites and Method of Preparation Thereof

Application No: 202131013652.

Filed

National

25

Vimal Katiyar and Kona Mondal, A chitosan based de-oiled green algae extract additivated edible packaging formulation,

Application No: 202131013653.

Filed

National

26

Vimal Katiyar, Doli Hazarika, Amit Kumar and Sachin Kumar, A PROCESS OF PREPARING AN ANTIVIRAL NANO FABRIC AND AN ANTIVIRAL NANO FABRIC THEREOF,

Application No: 202131013654

Filed

National

27

Vimal Katiyar; Pankaj Boruah, Magnetic nanocomposite polymeric membrane for purification of water and process of preparation thereof,

Application No: 202131014583

Filed

National

28

Vimal Katiyar, Chethana Mudenur and Amit Kumar, Process for Productionj of Polyhydroxybutyrate [PHB] from wild grass

Application No. 202131031003

Granted

National

29

Vimal Katiyar, Chethana Mudenur and Amit Kumar, Metal Free Prodigious catalyst for lactic polymerization

Application No.: 202131031004

Granted

National

30 Vimal Katiyar, Battula kumara raja, Durlov Pait and Amit Kumar, Process of separation and purification Hydroxymethyl Furfural (HMF) from a mixture of Furfural, Formalin, HMF, Levulinic Acid.

Application No.: 202331008930

Filed 

National 

31 Vimal Katiyar, Battula kumara raja, Nabha Kalita, Gourhari Chakraborty and Amit Kumar, Process of Production of Hydroxymethylfurfural using Sulfonated Polyether Ether Ketone

Application No.: 202331008932

Filed

National