Dr. Nickhil C.

 

M. Tech., Ph. D. (ICAR-IARI, New Delhi)

 

Contact details

Phone: +91-03712-275711

Email: nickhil@tezu.ernet.in

Area of Specialisation/Research:

  • Food process engineering

  • Grain storage engineering

  • Fruits and vegetables processing and machineries

 

ORCID

 

CV

 

Research Publications (Recent)

  1. Nickhil, C., Mohapatra, D., Kar, A., Giri, S. K., Tripathi, M. K., & Sharma, Y. (2021). Gaseous ozone treatment of chickpea grains, part I: Effect on protein, amino acid, fatty acid, mineral content, and microstructure. Food Chemistry, 345, 128850

  2. Nickhil, C., Mohapatra, D., Kar, A., Giri, S. K., Verma, U. S., Sharma, Y., & Singh, K. K. (2021). Delineating the effect of gaseous ozone on disinfestation efficacy, protein quality, dehulling efficiency, cooking time and surface morphology of chickpea grains during storage. Journal of Stored Products Research, 93, 101823.

  3. Shahmoradi, A. R., Talebibahmanbigloo, N., Nickhil, C., Nisha, R., Javidparvar, A. A., Ghahremani, P., & Ramezanzadeh, B. (2021). Molecular-MD/atomic-DFT theoretical and experimental studies on the quince seed extract corrosion inhibition performance on the acidic-solution attack of mild-steel. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 117921.

  4. Bhukya Jithender, Vyas D M, Nickhil C, Rathod PJ. (2021). Optimization of developed continuous pomegranate juice extractor: physicochemical and sensorial characteristics. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 91 (6): 936 - 8

 

 

 

Papers in Conference proceedings

  1. Nickhil, C., and Mohapatra,D. (2022). Effect of gaseous ozone treatment on the phytochemical status of chickpea grains. International conference Emerging Technologies in Food Processing (ETFP-2022), GKCIET,West Bengal

  2. Nickhil C., Singh.K.K, Mohapatra D, Giri S K, Tripati M K, and Singh K. (2019). Efficacy of the ozone gas against Callosobrochus maculatus and its effect on quality of chickpea. International Conference on Role of Agricultural Engineering towards Global Food Security by the Institution of Engineers (India)

  3. Application of Support Vector Machine in Agricultural Produce: An Overview. (2018). Statistics, Informatics, Engineering Interventions and Business Opportunities: A Road-map to Transform Indian Agriculture towards Prosperity. 72nd ISAS Conference by ICAR-IASRI and ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal

 

 

 

Other Publications (Recent )

 

Book Chapters:

  • Nickhil C. (2020) Orange (Citrus sinensis. L): portentous anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory fruit. Antioxidant Foods & Drinks in India, Ocean publishing house. ISBN: 978-93-86330-43-7

  • Jithender, B., Upendar, K. and Nickhil C. (2020). Post-Harvest Quality of Fresh Produce. Advances in Agriculture Sciences. AkiNik Publications, 129-143. ISBN: 978-93-90420-30-8.

           

 

Research Projects

  • Seed Research grant (Development of grain infestation sensor system and their control in storage using emerging technology)

 

Awards

  • InSc Award (2020), Institute of Scholars, Bangalore