Arun Goyal
Professor Ph.D
(361) 258 2208 (O) arungoyl@iitg.ac.in
Key Research Areas: Recombinant cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzyme production, Lignocellulosic ethanol production, Recovery of Value added extractives.Recombinant cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzyme production, Lignocellulosic ethanol production, Recovery of Value added extractive
Education
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Program |
Discipline |
Name of University/Institute |
Year |
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PhD |
Chemistry |
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India. |
1995 |
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M.Tech |
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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1989 |
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M.Sc. |
Chemistry |
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India |
1988 |
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B.Sc. (Honours) |
Chemistry |
Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India |
1986 |
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Position |
Employer |
From |
To |
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Professor of Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering |
IIT Guwahati |
Dec 2009 |
Continuing |
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Associate Professor of Department of Biotechnology |
IIT Guwahati |
May 2004 |
Nov 2009 |
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Visiting Associate Professor of Department of Biotechnology |
IIT Guwahati |
Aug 2003 |
May 2004 |
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Post-doctoral |
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV), Technical University of Lisbon (UTL), Lisbon, Portugal |
Sep 2001 |
Aug 2003 |
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Post-doctoral |
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV), Technical University of Lisbon (UTL), Lisbon, Portugal |
Sep 2000 |
Aug 2001 |
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Post-doctoral |
Scientist, Department of Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Scientific Research (BISR), Jaipur, India. |
Feb 2000 |
Jun 2000 |
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Post-doctoral |
Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University (WSU), Detroit, Michigan, USA |
Feb 1999 |
Sep 1999 |
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Post-doctoral |
Department of Biochemistry, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland. |
Jan 1996
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Oct 1998
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Awards
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Award |
Receiving Year |
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“Excellence in Carbohydrate Research (ECR) Award-2017” by Association of Carbohydrate Chemists and Technologists, India, |
2017 |
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Malaviya Memorial Award- Senior Faculty for outstanding contributions to Biotechnology by Biotech Research Society of India |
2016 |
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G.B Manjrekar Award for contribution to fundamentals of applied values of Microbiology by Association of Microbiologists of India. |
2016 |
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J.V. Bhat Award for Best Paper published in Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer) in 2012. |
2013 |
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Cutting-edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training (CREST) Award by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India. |
2012 |
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Dr. C.V. Raman Award for the 4th IES “National Young Teachers Excellence Award 2010” for excellence in the field of Engineering & Technology Education, by IES Group of Institutions, Bhopal. |
2010 |
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J.V. Bhat Award for Best Paper published in Indian Journal of Microbiology (Springer) in 2006 |
2007 |
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Membership (National & International) |
Receiving Year |
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Member of Executive Committee, Association of Carbohydrate Chemists and Technologists (India), ACCT(I) |
2017 |
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Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, Cancer Research Foundation, India. |
2015 |
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Member of Board of Governors, Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI). |
2013 |
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Member of Board of Governors, Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI). |
2011 |
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Life member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA). |
2009 |
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Life member of National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS). |
2009 |
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Member of Central Management Council, Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI). |
2009 |
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Life member of North East Biotechnology Association (NEBA). |
2008 |
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Life member of Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy. |
2008 |
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Life Member of Microbiologist’s Society, India. |
2008 |
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Member of American Society of Microbiology. |
2007 |
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Life member of Association of Carbohydrate Chemists and Technologists of India. |
2006 |
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Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). |
2005 |
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Life member of Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA). |
2005 |
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Life member of Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI). |
2004 |
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Life member of Society of Biological Chemists of India (SBCI). |
2003 |
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Member of Portuguese Biochemical Society (SPB). |
2002 |
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Former member of The Biochemical Society, UK. |
1996 |
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Life member of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI). |
1995 |
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Sl no. |
Name of authors (as it appeared in the paper) |
Title of the paper |
Journal name
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Volume no. |
Year |
Page no |
DOI |
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1. |
Singh Shweta, Rajulapati, V., Jamaldheen, S. B., Moholkar, V. S., and Goyal, A. |
Statistically designed cellulase mixture for saccharification of pretreated Sorghum durra stalk. |
Industrial Crops and Products |
154 |
2020 |
112678 |
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2. |
Puneet Pathak, Ankush Gupta, Nishi Kant Bhardwaj*, Arun Goyal, Vijayan and Suryakant Moholkar. |
Impact of mild and harsh conditions of formic acid based organosolv pretreatment on biomass fractionation of sugarcane tops. |
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery |
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2020 |
1-14 |
doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-00629-w |
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3. |
Mohanapriya. N†, Shweta Singh†, Sumitha Banu Jamaldheen, Priyanka Nath, Vijayanand Suryakant Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Assessment of combination of pretreatment of Sorghum durra stalk and production of chimeric enzyme (β-glucosidase and endo β-1,4-glucanase, CtGH1-L1-CtGH5-F194A) and cellobiohydrolase (CtCBH5A) for saccharification to produce bioethanol. |
Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology |
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2020 |
1-14 |
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4. |
Sumitha Banu J., Abhijeet Thakur, Vijayanand S. Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Elucidating the impacts of various pretreatments on the structural composition of Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) straw and optimization of hemicellulose saccharification by recombinant hemicellulases. |
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules |
135 |
2019 |
1098-1106 |
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5. |
Neha Singh, Kuldeep Roy, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Investigations in ultrasonic enhancement of β-carotene production by isolated microalgal strain Tetradesmus obliquus SGM19. |
Ultrasonics - Sonochemistry |
58 |
2019 |
104697 |
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6. |
Ritesh S. Malani, Sachin B. Umriwad, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Ultrasound- assisted enzymatic biodiesel production using blended feedstock of non-edible oils and thermodynamic analysis. |
Energy Conversion and Management |
188 |
2019 |
142-150 |
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7. |
Arup Jyoti Borah, Mayank Agarwal, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Physical insights of ultrasound-assisted ethanol production from composite feedstock of invasive weeds. |
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
51 |
2019 |
378-385 |
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8. |
Arup Jyoti Borah, Kuldeep Roy, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Mechanistic investigations in biobutanol synthesis via ultrasound-assisted ABE fermentation using mixed feedstock of invasive weeds. |
Bioresource Technology |
272 |
2019 |
389-397 |
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9. |
Ritesh S. Malani, Vivek Shinde, Sumedh Ayachit, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Ultrasound-assisted biodiesel production using heterogeneous base catalyst and mixed non-edible oils. |
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry |
52 |
2018 |
232-243 |
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10. |
Ritesh S. Malani, Harshad Sardar, Yash Malviya, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Ultrasound-Intensified Biodiesel Production from Mixed Nonedible oil feedstock using heterogeneous acid catalyst supported on rubber de-oiled cake. |
ACS Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
57 |
2018 |
14926-14938 |
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11. |
Sumitha Banu Jamaldheen, Kedar Sharma, Vijay S. Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Comparative analysis of pretreatment methods on Sorghum (Sorghum durra) stalk agrowaste for holocellulose content. |
Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology. |
48(6) |
2018 |
457-464 |
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12. |
Ritesh S. Malani, Shubham Patil, Kuldeep, Sankar Chakma, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand Suryakant Moholkar |
Mechanistic analysis of ultrasound-assisted biodiesel synthesis with Cu2O catalyst and mixed oil feedstock using continuous (packed bed) and batch (Slurry) reactors. |
Chemical Engineering Science |
170 |
2017 |
743-755 |
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13. |
Arup Jyoti Borah, Mayank Agarwal, Manisha Poudyal, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand Moholkar |
Mechanistic investigation in ultrasound induced enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis of invasive biomass species. |
Bioresource Technology, |
213 |
2016 |
342-349 |
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14. |
Arup Jyoti Borah, Shuchi Singh, Arun Goyal and *Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
An assessment of invasive weeds as multiple feedstocks for biofuels production. |
RSC Advances, |
6 |
2016 |
47151-47163 |
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15. |
Shuchi Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Aditya Bhat, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Ultrasound enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of Parthenium hysterophorus: A mechanistic investigation. |
Bioresource Technology |
192 |
2015 |
636-645 |
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16. |
Shuchi Singh, Shyamali Sarma, Mayank Agarwal, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Ultrasound enhanced ethanol production from Parthenium hysterophorus: A mechanistic investigation. |
Bioresource Technology |
188 |
2015 |
287-294 |
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17. |
Shuchi Singh, Pritam K. Dikshit, *Vijayanand Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Purification and characterization of acidic cellulase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SS35 and its utilization for hydrolyzing Parthenium hysterophorus biomass. |
Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy |
34(3) |
2015 |
810-818 |
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18. |
Shuchi Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Shyamali Sarma, Arun Goyal* and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Mechanistic insight into ultrasound induced enhancement of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of Parthenium hysterophorus for ethanol production. |
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
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26 |
2015 |
249-256 |
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19. |
Shuchi Singh, S.T.P. Bharadwaja, Pawan Kumar Yadav, *Vijayanand S. Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Mechanistic investigation in ultrasound-assisted (alkaline) delignification of Parthenium hysterophorus biomass. |
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |
53 |
2014 |
14241-14252 |
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20. |
Shuchi Singh, Swati Khanna, *Vijayanand S. Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Screening and optimization of pretreatments for Parthenium hysterophorus as feedstock for alcoholic biofuels. |
Applied Energy |
129 |
2014 |
195-206 |
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21. |
Shuchi Singh, *Vijayanand S. Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Optimization of carboxymethylcellulase production from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SS35. |
3 Biotech |
4 |
2014 |
411-424 |
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22. |
Swati Khanna, Anil Kumar Shukla, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Alcoholic biofuels production from biodiesel derived glycerol by Clostridium pasteurianum whole cells immobilized on silica. |
Waste and Biomass Valorization |
5 |
2014 |
789-798 |
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23. |
Swati Khanna, Amrita Ranjan, Arun Goyal, Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Medium optimization for mixed alcohols production by glycerol utilizing immobilized Clostridium pasteurianum MTCC 116. |
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly |
27(3) |
2013 |
319-325 |
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24. |
Swati Khanna, Amrita Ranjan, Arun Goyal, Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Mechanistic investigation of ultrasonic enhancement of glycerol bioconversion by immobilized Clostridium pasteurianum on silica support. |
Biotechnology and Bioengineering |
110 |
2013 |
1637-1645 |
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25. |
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and V.S. Moholkar |
Production of n-butanol from biodiesel derived crude glycerol using Clostridium pasteurianum immobilized on amberlite. |
Fuel |
112 |
2013 |
556-561 |
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26. |
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal, Vijayanand S. Moholkar |
Effect of fermentation parameters on bio-alcohols production from glycerol using 30 immobilized Clostridium pasteurianum: An optimization study. |
Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology |
43(8) |
2013 |
828-847 |
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27. |
Shuchi Singh, *Vijayanand S. Moholkar and *Arun Goyal |
Isolation, identification and characterization of a cellulolytic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SS35 from Rhinoceros dung. |
ISRN Microbiology |
2013 |
2013 |
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(doi:10.1155/2013/728134) |
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28. |
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and V.S. Moholkar |
Microbial conversion of glycerol: present status and future prospects. |
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology |
32(3) |
2012 |
235-262 |
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29. |
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and V.S. Moholkar |
Ultrasound enhanced bioconversion of glycerol by Clostridium pasteurianum: A mechanistic investigation. |
Chemical Engineering Journal |
200 |
2012 |
416-425 |
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30. |
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and V.S. Moholkar |
Bioconversion of biodiesel derived crude glycerol by immobilized Clostridium pasteurianum: Effect of temperature. |
International Journal of Chemical and Biological Engineering |
6 |
2012 |
301-304 |
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Sponsored Research Projects:
| Sl No. | Title of the project | Sanctioned year | No of years | Funding Agency | Amount (in Lakhs) | PI/Co-PI | Status Completed/on-going |
| 1 | Efficient utilization of sugarcane top for production of cellulosic ethanol and other value added products | 2018 | 3 | ACIRD, Yamuna Nagar 24.95 (IITG) | 47.2 | Prof. V. S. Moholkar | Ongoing |
PhD Students
- Swati Khanna
- Area of Research: Design and optimization of an integrated whole cell biocatalytic process for production of biodiesel and glycerol value added product.
- Shuchi Singh
- Area of Research:Bioethanol production from Parthenium hysterophorus involving cellulase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens SS35: Process development, optimization and intensification
- Arup Jyoti Borah
- Area of Research: Biobutanol synthesis from waste biomasses water hyacinth and kudzu using fed-batch and continuous fermentation with immobilized cultures and intensification by ultrasound Dec 2012 April 2019 Prof. V.S. Moholkar, Chemical Engineering Department as Supervisor
- Sumitha Banu J.
- Area of Research:Saccharification and fermentation of millet straw using native and recombinant hydrolytic enzymes and fermentative microbes for bioethanol production July 2013 Jan 2020 Prof. V.S. Moholkar, Chemical Engineering Department as co-supervisor
- Ritesh S. Malani
- Area of Research:Bioethanol production: Process development, optimization and intensification Dec 2014 Apr 2019 Prof. V.S. Moholkar, Chemical Engineering Department as Supervisor
- Kaushtubh C.Khaire
- Area of Research:Saccharification and pretreatment of sugarcane leaf top by recombinant enzymes for bioethanol production July 2017 Continuing Prof. V.S. Moholkar, Chemical Engineering Department as co-supervisor
- Maibam Premeshworii Devi
- Area of Research:Lignocellulosic ethanol production from agriculture waste using cocktail of recombinant cellulases and hemicellulases from Clostridium thermocellum July 2019
- Smriti Bhardwaj
- Area of Research: Bioethanol production from agrowaste by recombinant cellulases.