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Postharvest Research Laboratory
Specifications
Research Area
- Functional food product development.
- Microencapsulation of the potential probiotic.
- Developing environmental-friendly packaging materials.
- Effect of probiotic and para-probiotic edible coating/film.
- Development of essential oil-based hydrogel beads.
- Fabrication of food 3D printer
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Funded Projects
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa, Bilateral Research Project titled “Developing environmental-friendly packaging materials with essential oils to control the postharvest diseases in mango” with the grant of Rs: 30, 27,000.00 (Indian Side) and ZAR: 395, 500.00 (South Africa Side) for three years (2014-2018).
- Adithya Birla Chemicals Ltd funded project on “Determine the efficiency of sulphite preservative in different food products” with the grant of 5, 05,000 for six months (2014).
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India funded 50, 000 for organizing the National conference on “Nutritional, Functional and Safety Challenges of Food” held on 26th and 27th March 2015 in SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
- National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), South Africa, Joint International Collaborative Research Project Programme, titled “Developing biocomposite packaging material with essential oils to control the postharvest diseases in different sapota [Manilkara zapota] cultivar” with the grant of R 143000.00 for the period of 1st November 2021 – 31st October 2022 [Indian Co-PI].
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Collaboration is open in the following research fields
- Sustainable food packaging system
- Nanoemulsion-based coating for fruits and vegetables
- Hydrogel beads for the application of food preservation
- 3D Food Printing Technology
- Postharvest technology in fruit and vegetable preservation
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Contact Person
Dr. S. Periyar Selvam
Associate Professor and Head
+91 9444821490
periyars@srmist.edu.in

