09 March 1988

Teaching 11 Months
Industry 18 Months

> Heterogeneous catalyst synthesis
> Biodiesel production
> Enzyme immobilizations techniques
> Kinetic modelling and analysis
> Process intensification and optimization

Ph.D. Project:“Ultrasound-Assisted Biodiesel Production Using Heterogeneous Catalysts and
Mixed Non-Edible Oils Feedstock”
M. Tech. Project:“Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigation in Sono–Enzymatic D

> Received “Best Paper Award” during LAMSYS-16, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre
(SDSC) SHAR–Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh,
India.
> Received “Ambuja’s Young Researcher’s Awards” for doing postgraduate studies in
India after qualifying national level (GATE) entrance examination.

Book Chapters
> Malani, R.S., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S., 2017. Ultrasound-Assisted Biodiesel
Synthesis: A Mechanistic Insight, in: Agrawal, A.K., Agarwal, R.A., Gupta, T., Gurjar, B.R.
(Eds.), Biofuels, Springer, Singapore, pp. 103–135.
> Moholkar, V.S., Dikshit, P.K., Chakma, S., Khanna, S., Malani, R.S., Borah, A.J.,
Bhasarkar, J., 2017. Mechanistic Issues of Sono-Biodegradation, in: Kumar, P., Gurjar,
B.R., Govil, J.N. (Eds.), Environmental Science and Engineering Volume 8:
Biodegradation and Bioremediation, Studium Press, New Delhi, India, pp. 74-119.

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Peer Reviewed Journal Publications
> Malani, R.S., Khanna, S. and Moholkar, V.S., 2013. Sonoenzymaticdecolourization of an
azo dye employing immobilized horse radish peroxidase (HRP): a mechanistic study.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 256, pp.90-97.
> Choudhury, H.A., Malani, R.S. and Moholkar, V.S., 2013. Acid catalyzed biodiesel
synthesis from Jatropha oil: mechanistic aspects of ultrasonic intensification. Chemical
Engineering Journal, 231, pp.262-272.
> Malani, R.S., Khanna, S., Chakma, S. and Moholkar, V.S., 2014. Mechanistic insight into
sono-enzymatic degradation of organic pollutants with kinetic and thermodynamic
analysis. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 21(4), pp.1400-1406.
> Choudhury, H.A., Goswami, P.P., Malani, R.S. and Moholkar, V.S., 2014. Ultrasonic
biodiesel synthesis from crude Jatropha curcas oil with heterogeneous base catalyst:
mechanistic insight and statistical optimization. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 21(3),
pp.1050-1064.
> Ranjan, A., Singh, S., Malani, R.S. and Moholkar, V.S., 2016. Ultrasound-assisted
bioalcohol synthesis: review and analysis. RSC Advances, 6(70), pp.65541-65562.
> Malani, R.S., Patil, S., Roy, K., Chakma, S., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S., 2017.
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, pp.743-755.
> Malani, R.S., Sardar, H., Malviya, Y., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S., 2018. Ultrasound
intensified biodiesel production from mixed non–edible oil feedstock using heterogeneous
acid catalyst supported on rubber de–oiled cake. ACS Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry Research, 57(44), pp.14926–14938.
> Malani, R.S., Shinde, V., Ayachit, S., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S., 2019.Ultrasound–
assisted biodiesel production using heterogeneous base catalyst and mixed non–edible oils.
Accepted in Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.11.021).
> Saha, M.,Saynik, P.B., Borah, A.J.,Malani, R.S., Shivangi, Arya, P. and Moholkar V.S.,
2019. Dioxane-Based Extraction Process for Production of High Quality Lignin.
Bioresource Technology Reports, 5, pp. 206-211.
> Malani, R.S., Umriwad, S.B., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S.Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic
biodiesel production using blended feedstock of non-edible oils: Kinetic and
thermodynamic analysis. Accepted in Energy Conversion and Management, 188, pp. 142-
150.
Conference Publications
> Malani, R.S., Singh, S., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S., 2018. Ultrasound-Assisted
Biodiesel Production Using KI-Impregnated Zinc Oxide (ZnO) as Heterogeneous Catalyst:
A Mechanistic Approach. In Conference Proceedings of the Second International
Conference on Recent Advances in Bioenergy Research (ICRABR-2016), Springer,
Singapore, pp. 67-81.
> Malani, R.S., Pradhan, S., Goyal, A. and Moholkar, V.S., 2016. Ultrasound-Assisted
Interesterification of Waste Cooking Oil with Heterogeneous Catalyst. In Conference
Proceedings of Large Scale Multi-Disciplinary Systems of National Significance
(LAMSYS-2016), ISSE, Thiruvananthapuram, paper ID: F1-026.

> GIAN course:“Density Functional Theory for Heterogeneous Catalysis”, Indian Institute
of Technology, Guwahati, August 6-11, 2018.
> Workshop:“Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Management”, Indian Institute of
Technology, Guwahati, November 30-December 1, 2016.
> Academia-Industry Youth Forum: Attended “Academia-Industry Youth Forum” during
Petrotech-2012, 10th international conference at New Delhi, October 15-16, 2012.

> Can work in team as well as individual
> Enthusiastic to learn new things
> Research oriented approach
> Sound in technical skills
> Hands on various software’s and analytical instruments