18^th Biotechnology Congress

Biography

Dr. A. S. Sarpal completed his master degree (Hons.) in chemistry in 1974 from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India and Ph.D degree in analytical chemistry in 1980 from GNDU, Amritsar, India on a research topic of photochemical reduction of uranyl ion with triphenyl arsine or phosphines. He has a strong aptitude and passion in unraveling mystery in chemistry by the application of analytical sciences. He joined R&D centre of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., India (Fortune 'Global 500' listing) in 1977 and worked in various research position from 1977 to 2011, and superannuated in the capacity of General Manager. He has a 40 years experience in different discipline of analytical sciences and effective exposure in the characterization of petroleum and related products, bio-fuels, polymers and catalyst by the applications of sophisticated analytical techniques such as FT NMR, FTIR, Gas & Liquid chromatography (GC, GC-MS, HPLC), X-Ray Techniques (XRD & XRF), Electron spectroscopy (TEM, SEM, ESCA) and metal analyses (ICAP, ICP-MS, AAS). He has special interest and in-depth knowledge in the applications of multipulse NMR Techniques (300, 400, 500, 600, 800 MHz).

Research Interest

1. Molecular structure elucidation, characterization and quality aspects of biodiesel from micro algae and vegetable oils 2. Quality aspects of vegetable oils 3. Biodiesel and PUFA potential of microalgae biomass 4. Effect of nutrient on the yield and quality of microalgae biomass 5. Monitoring of cultivation process for enhancement of yield efficiency and biodiesel potential meeting ASTM specification. 6. Development of new analytical methods for the study of biofuel potential of vegetable oils and biomass. 7. Lipid content and profiling for fatty acid analysis, identification and quantification. 8. Efficient extraction of neutral lipids by ultrasonic solvent extraction. 9. Production of certified reference materials for Microalgae