Publications for the year 2018-2019

Arputharaj, A., Vigneshwaran, & Shukla, Sanjeev R. (2018) – Development of multi-functional cotton surface for sportswear using nano zinc oxide, Journal of Natural Fibers, 6 July 2018, 1-13, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2018. 1492490, (NAAS Rating: 6.97).
Arude, V. G., Deshmukh, S. P., Patil, P. G. and Shukla, S. K. (2018) -Development of Spike Cylinder Type Single Locking Cotton Feeder cum Cleaner for Double Roller Gin. Agricultural Engineering Today, 2018, 42(1): 15-19 (NAAS rating: 5.3)
Arude, V. G., Deshmukh, S. P. Shukla, S. K. and Patil. P. G. (2018) -Development of Saw Band Cylinder-type Single Locking Cotton Feeder for Double Roller Gin, Journal of Agricultural Engineering (JAE) (ISSN 0256 6524), Vol. 55, No.2: 21-32. (NAAS Rating: 5.59)
Arude, V. G., Deshmukh, S. P., Patil, P. G. and Shukla, S. K. (2018). Application of response surface methodology to optimise single locking cotton feeder for enhancing ginning eficiency of double roller gin. Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research (IJFTR) (ISSN: 0971-0426), Vol. 44, March 2019, pp. 16-23. (NAAS rating 6.37).
Arude, V. G., Deshmukh, S. P., Patil, P. G. and Shukla, S. K. (August 2018), Optimization of single locking cotton feeder for maximizing ginning output and minimizing specific energy of double roller gin, Textile Research Journal, org/10.1177/0040517518792713, (NAAS Rating: 7.44)
Chavan, S., Vigneshwaran, N. – Effects of Nanoparticles on Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria in Indian Agricultural Soil, Agronomy, 9 (140), 1-18. (NAAS rating 7.42).
Dahake, A. B., Patil, P. G. (2017) – Production of Particle Boards from Cotton Stalks-An Eco-Friendly Way of Biomass Utilization, Agricultural Engineering Today, 41 (3), 32-35. (NAAS rating: 5.3)
Guruprasad, R., Krishna Prasad, G., Prabu, G. T. V., Sheela Raj and Patil, P. G. (2018), Low-stress mechanical properties and fabric hand of cotton and polylactic acid fibre blended knitted fabrics, Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile Research, Vol.43(3), P 381-384, , (NAAS Rating: 6.43)
Jagajanantha, P., Mageshwaran, V., Varsha Satankar and Patil, P.G. (2018) – Eco-Friendly Process of Absorbent Cotton Preparation for Rural Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, (2018) 7(6): 1097-1103,
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.706.130, (NAAS rating: 5.38)
Kambli, N.D., Samanta, K.K., Basak, S. et al. – Characterization of the corn husk fibre and improvement in its thermal stability by banana pseudostem sap, Cellulose, July (2018) PP 1-17,). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1931-z, (NAAS Rating: 9.42)
Kumar, Manoj, Dahuja, Anil, Sachdev, Archana, Kaur, Charanjit, Varghese, Eldho, Saha, Supradip, Sairam, K. V. S. S (2018). Black Carrot (Daucus carota ssp.) and Black Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) Anthocyanin Extract: A Remedy to Enhance Stability and Functionality of Fruit Juices by Copigmentation. Waste and Biomass Valorization (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-018-0450-3) (NAAS Rating: 7.87)
Kumar, Manoj, Dahuja, Anil, Sachdev, Archana, Kaur, Charanjit, Varghese, Eldho, Saha, Supradip, Sairam, K. V. S. S (2018). Valorization of Black carrot marc: Antioxidant properties and enzyme assisted extraction of flavonoids. Research Journal of Biotechnology 13 (11) (NAAS rating 6.23)
Kumar, Manoj, Dahuja, Anil, Sachdev, Archana, Kaur, Charanjit, Varghese, Eldho, Saha, Supradip, Sairam, K. V. S. S. (2019). Valorisation of black carrot pomace: microwave assisted extraction of bioactive phytoceuticals and antioxidant activity using Box–Behnken design. Journal of Food Science and Technology.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-018-03566-9 (NAAS rating 7.80).

Mageshwaran, V., Sharma, V., Chinnkar, M., Parvez, N. and Krishnan, V. (2018) Biodegradation of Gossypol by Mixed Fungal Cultures in Minimal Medium, Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2018, 54 (3), 301–308. (NAAS rating: 6.66)
Mahapatra, Archana, Patil, Sharmila, Gotmare, V. D., Patil, P. G. and Arputhraj, A. “Effect of textile softeners on BTCA treated cotton fabric”. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research (NAAS Rating: 6.37)
Mahapatra A, Tripathy PP (2018) Modeling and simulation of moisture transfer during solar drying of carrot slices. Journal of Food Process Engineering 2018; e12909. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.12909 (Impact factor:1.955) (NAAS rating 7.37)
Mahapatra A, Tripathy P.P. (2018). Experimental investigation and numerical modeling of heat transfer during solar drying of carrot slices. Heat and Mass Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-018-2492-2 (Impact factor 1.494)
Mandhyan P. K, Nachane, R. P., Patil P. G., Pawar B. R., Hasan Hamid and Venkatkrishnan. S. (2018) – Influence of segregation of cotton bales based on its fiber attributes in yarn properties, Journal of Natural Fibers, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2018.1453429 Published online: 26 Mar 2018 (NAAS rating: 6.97)
Murugesan, M. and Senthilkumar, T., (2018) Properties of alkali modified jute reinforced virgin and recycled pet composite’ Journal of Textile and Clothing Science, Volume: 01 Issue: 04 Oct.-Dec. 2018, ISSN: 2581-561X
Murugesan, M,, Senthilkumar, T., Devika, V., Kausicka, B., Seshadri, R. D. and Shreepat, G. M. K. (2018) Influence Of Various Process Parameters On Sewing Needle Temperature, Journal of Textile and Clothing Science, Volume: 01 Issue: 04 , Oct. – Dec. 2018 ISSN:2581-561
Patra, Aparajita, Raja, A. S. M. and Shah, Narendra (2019) Current developments in (Malaria) mosquito protective methods, International Journal of Mosquito Research; 6(1): 38-45 (NAAS rating 4.81)
Priyanka, B. and Vigneshwaran, N. (2019) Improving the stability of bacteriocin extracted from Enterococcus faecium by immobilization onto cellulose nanocrystals, Carbohydrate Polymers, 209, 172-180 (NAAS rating 11.16)
Satyamurthy, P., Vigneshwaran, N. (2018) – Nanocellulose as functional filler in starch/ polyvinyl alcohol film for preparation of urea biosensor, Current Science, 114 (4) 897-901 DOI: 10.18520/cs/v114/i04/897-901 (NAAS rating: 6.88)
Vigneshwaran, N., Bharimalla, A. K., Arputharaj, A. (2018) Application of Functional Nanoparticle Finishes on Cotton Textiles, Trends Textile Eng. Fashion Technol. 3 (4), 1-5,

Dattatreya M. Kadam and Amanpreet Kaur (2018). Novel Approaches of Nanotechnology in Agro and Food Processing (Chapter 16), In Handbook of Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications, Edited by Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Elsevier Publication USA, PP. 271-291
Mhatre A. M., Raja A. S. M., Saxena S. and Patil P. G. 2018. Environmentally Benign and Sustainable Green Composites: Current Developments and Challenges in the book Green Composites- Sustainable Raw Materials; Textile Science and Clothing Technology, Springer, Singapore PP. 53-90
Raja, A.S.M., Arputharaj, A., Saxena, S. and Patil, P.G. (2018) Water requirement and sustainability of textile processing industries in the book Water in Textiles and Fashion; Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment published by Elsiever- Woodhead Publishing. eBook ISBN: 9780081026540 Paperback ISBN: 9780081026335
Verma D. K., Dhakane J. P., Mahato D. K., Billora S., Bhattacharjee P. and Srivastav P. P. (2018). Supercritical fluid extraction (SCFE) for Rrice aroma chemicals: recent and advanced extraction method. In Verma D. K. and Srivastav P. P. (Eds.) Science and Technology of Aroma, Flavour, and Fragrance in Rice (pp.179-195). Waretown, USA: Apple Academic Press, Inc.
Vigneshwaran, N., Prasad, V., Arputharaj, A., Bharimalla, A. K., Patil, P. G. – Nano-Zinc Oxide: Prospects in the Textile Industry, Nanomaterials in the Wet Processing of Textiles (Edited by S. ul-Islam and B.S. Butola), pp. 113-134, Wiley publishers, 2018

Jagajanantha, P., Mandhyan, P. K., Arputharaj, A., Senthilkumar, T., Krishna Prasad, G. and Patil, P. G. “Cotton Based Smart Fabric for Warm Garments” (Oral Presentation) in international conference “Industrial Textiles – InduTech-2018” on 17th and 18th August 2018 at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Senthilkumar, T., Patil, P. G., Sujata, R. K, Sujata saxena, Arude, V. G, Krishna Prasad, G., and Jagajanantha, P. -“Production of activated carbon from agrowaste (Cotton Stalks)” presented in 1st Global Cleanup Congress 2018 jointly organized by CRC Care Australia and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 20-24th October 2018.
Bharimalla, A. K., Sundaramoorthy, C., Patil, P. G., Mukerjee, S., and More, M. “Green initiatives of ICAR-CIRCOT Agribusiness Incubation Centre for Empowering Agripreneurs” presented by Dr. C. Sundaramoorthy in First International Conference on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Renewable Energy Sector (EARES-2019) organized at Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during 15-16 March 2019 received Best Paper award.
Sujata Saxena, Patil, P.G. and Charlene P D’Souza “Future Prospects of cottonseed/cottonseed meal for Food and Feed purposes” presented in the Cottonseed, Oil & Meal Conclave 2019 organised by SEA & AICOSCA on 23rd and 24th March 2019 at Hyderabad
Research papers were presented (Oral) at 53rd Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE) – 2019 during January 28-30, 2019 at BHU, Varanasi.
- “Performance evaluation of roller and saw ginning technologies for fibre attributes of long staple cotton cultivars” pesented by Dr. S. K. Shukla.
- “Effect of single locking of cotton bolls on ginning performance of Double Roller gin” presented by Dr. V. G. Arude.
- “Rheological characterization of nanocellulose for suitability as a food additive” presented by Dr. Archana Mahapatra.
- “Rapid extraction of cottonseed oil using ultrasound assisted technique” presented by Er. Jyoti Dhakane- Lad.
- “Development of starch – polyvinyl alcohol (S/P) biodegradable composite film” presented by Dr. Sharmila Patil.

Sundaramoorthy, V G Arude, S K Shukla, A K Bharimalla, P S Deshmukh, V Mageshwaran, “ICAR-CIRCOT Value Addittion Technologies on Cotton By-Products for Eastern and Southern Africa”, Booklet Published by ICAR-CIRCOT

The following papers were published in the book of papers of the National seminar in Hindi on "Advanced Processing Technology of Natural Fibres and their Value Added Products" organized at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai on 02-06-2018

Preparation of nanofibers from cellulose and its compounds by electrospinning and their innovative applications - Komal Saraf and N. Vighneshwaran
Natural fibers for eco-friendly life - Sudha Tiwari and Manoj Kumar
Value addition from cotton stalks – V.G. Arude, S.K. Shukla, P.G. Patil, and P.S. Deshmukh
Lint opener machine useful in cotton fiber quality assessment – Shashikant Ghadge
Fiber and other value added products from banana stem – P.K. Midday, P.G. Patil, R.P. Nachane, B.R. Pawar and C.M. More
Microcrystalline Cellulose and Nanocrystalline from Cotton Linters – Priyanka Bagde and N. Vighneshwaran
Coir Fiber Reinforced Composites – A Review – T. Senthilkumar, C. Sundaramurthy, A. Of. Bharimalla, P.G. Patil, N. Vigneshwaran and Prachi Mhatre
Nanocellulose as a novel additive for coating – Archana Mohapatra, Sharmila Patil, Jyoti Dhakane, S. Banerjee, A. Of. Bharimalla and P.G. Patil
Impact of pink bollworm infestation on quality and market price of cotton – A study – D.U.Patil, S.K. Shukla, Varsha Satankar and V. Mageshwaran
Manufacture of greaseproof paper from non-wood fiber sources – Priyanka Sakre, Puneet Kumar, A. Of. Bharimalla and Hima John
Gossypol: An Important Multifunctional Compound of Cotton – Manoj Kumar, Sujata Saxena, V. Mageswaran, P. Yes. Patil, Jagjanantha and Yamini Tak
An eco-friendly method of making absorbent cotton for rural entrepreneurship development – Varsha Satnakar, V. Mageshwaran, P. Jagajanantha and S. Of. Shukla
Structure-property relationships of core sheath yarn prepared by friction spinning – Manik Bhowmik, Arup Kumar Rakshit, Sajal Kumar Chattopadhyay, and Santanu Banerjee.
Organic cotton and its processing – Sujata Saxena, A.S.M. Raja, Sujata R. Kavlekar and R.R. Chhagani
Use of modern technologies for cottonseed oil extraction – Jyoti Dhakane, Jatindra Kumar Sahu, Archana Mahapatra and Sharmila Patil.
Scenario of Cotton Marketing in India – Pankaj Mapani, P.K. Madhyayan and P.G. Patil
Methods adopted to quarantine pink bollworm in different countries and their analysis – S.K. Shukla, V.G. Arude, Varsha Satankar, V. Mageshwaran and D.U.Patil
Microbial production of silver nanoparticles and use in textiles – Nandita Ashtaputre, N. Vigneswaran and R. H. Balasubramanya
Bio-polishing of cellulosic fabrics – Manoj Kumar, Sanjeev R. Shukla, Arputhraaj, Sujata Saxena and P.G. Patil

Yamini Tak & Manoj Kumar (2018) Proline: Biosynthesis and functions. Biomolecule Reports(ISSN: 2450-8759)
Yamini Tak & Manoj Kumar (2018) Antinutritional Factors in Foods. Biomolecule Reports (ISSN: 2450-8759)
“Effect of moisture, particle size and lignin content on quality of pellets prepared from cotton stalks in “Rasthtriya Krishi”.
Patil, P.G., Sundaramoorthy, C., Mandhyan, P.K. and Kranthi, K.R. – Sustainable Practices in Small-Scale Cotton Production, Hand-Picking, Fibre Processing, and By-product Utilization: Case Studies from India, ICAC RECORDER (ISSN 1022-6303), Volume XXXVI, No. 2, June 2018 published by the Secretariat of the International Cotton Advisory Committee, USA.
Vigneshwaran N, Bharimalla AK and Arputharaj A, Application of Functional Nanoparticle Finishes on Cotton Textiles, Trends in Textile & Engineering & Fashion Technology, July 2018.
Sharmila Patil, D. M. Kadam, Jyoti Dhakane, Archana Mahapatra, A. K. Bharimalla and P. G. Patil “Gossypol free protein from cottonseed”. (2018). Processed Food Industry. Vol. 21 (12), ISSN 09721649
Jyoti Dhakane, Manjit Lad, Sharmila Patil and Sandeep Dawange (2018) “Applications of biosensors in food analysis”, Beverage and Food World, 45 (9): 27-28
Archana Mahapatra, Sharmila Patil, Jyoti Dhakane, A. K. Bharimalla and P. G. Patil (2018) “Nanocellulose: A novel additive for coating films” Paint India 18 (3): 53-54.

Annual Report 2017-18 (English)
Annual Report 2017-18 (Hindi)
E-Newsletters (5 issues March 2018 – July 2018)
Amber 2017 (Hindi)
Technological Report for the season 2017-18 of AICRP on cotton
QRT Report of ICAR-CIRCOT for the period April 2012- Mach 2017
ICAR-CIRCOT: An insight (Brochure)
Schedule of fees for Tests
ICAR-CIRCOT Leaflet No. 181/2018: Rejuvenating Athleisure with Cotton
ICAR-CIRCOT Leaflet No. 182/2018: Health & Hygiene Textiles Empowering Women Entrepreneur
ICAR-CIRCOT Leaflet No. 183/2018: Naturally Coloured Cotton: An Opportunity for innovative Textile Start-ups
ICAR-CIRCOT Leaflet No. 184/2018: Valorizing Banana Pseudostem: From “Waste to Wealth”
Leaflet “ICAR-CIRCOT Green Crematorium”
ICAR-CIRCOT leaflet no: 186/2019 “Workshop on promoting Cotton by-Products in Eastern and Southern Africa under the aegis of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development”
Brochure in Hindi “ICAR-CIRCOT – Ruprekha”
Training Leaflets
- Knitting and Knit Garments
- Absorbent Cotton Technology
- Advances in Microscopy
- Applications of Nanotechnology
- Basic and Advanced Statistical Techniques for Research
- Basic and Advanced Techniques for Evaluation of Textile Materials
- Characterization of Materials Using X-Ray Diffractometer -XRD
- Electrospinning for Nanofibre Production and Its Applications
- Fibre Reinforced Composites
- Instrumental Evaluation of Clothing Comfort
- Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Techniques for Material Characterization
- Value Addition to Cottonseed
- Quality Evaluation and Spinning Performance of Indian Cottons using Advanced Techniques
- Double Roller Ginning Technology & Basics of Cotton Grading
- Quality Evaluation of Cotton
Training Manuals
- Knitting & Knit Garments, Training organized during June 11-13, 2018.
- Advances in Applications of Nanotechnology, training organised during 24-28 September, 2018.
- Training Manual on “Quality Evaluation of Cotton” for the training programme conducted during 24-26 September, 2018.
- Electrospinning for Nanofiber Production and its Applications, Training organized during October 29-31, 2018.
- Advances in Microscopy, Training organized during January 17-19, 2019.
- Fibre Reinforced Composites, Training organized during February 04-06, 2019.