Department of Chemical Engineering | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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Dr. Abhijit P. Deshpande

Professor

Ph.D., in Chemical engineering from University of Washington, Seattle, 1996

M.S., in Chemical engineering from University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1991

B.Tech. in Chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 1989

+91 44 2257 4169

abhijit[at]iitm[.]ac[.]in

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HSB151

  • Rheology of complex fluids
  • Polymers and polymeric composites
  • Processing flow visualization

  1. Influence of Particle Surface Charge and Shape on the Rheology and Microstructure of Worm-like Micellar Solutions

    Author: Mekala, Meghana and Vermant, Jan and Basavaraj, Madivala G. and Deshpande, Abhijit P.

    Journal: Langmuir

    Volume: 41

    Page: 5202 – 5214

    DOI/Link:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85217972842&doi=10.1021%2facs.langmuir.4c04524&partnerID=40&md5=f947097142f191b6b54d199f146f7ce6

    Year: 2025

  2. Role of microstructure of cellulosic mucilage in seed anchorage: A mechanical interpretation of antitelechory in plants

    Author: Bhaskaran, Krithika and Saveri, Puchalapalli and Deshpande, Abhijit P. and Varughese, Susy

    Journal: Plant and Soil

    DOI/Link:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85217187052&doi=10.1007%2fs11104-024-07192-7&partnerID=40&md5=2be442ffc58b4545f81d1e5f356c9c57

    Year: 2025

  3. Synthesis of propellant grade HHTPB by hydrogenation of HTPB using Pd-activated charcoal as catalyst

    Author: Prasad, Ch. Devi Vara and Kanakaraju, P. and Vinu, R. and Deshpande, Abhijit P

    Journal: FirePhysChem

    Volume: 5

    Page: 7 – 14

    DOI/Link:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85199473361&doi=10.1016%2fj.fpc.2024.05.001&partnerID=40&md5=41080d1557f0408098906d080404ad15

    Year: 2025

  4. Rheological and dielectric behavior of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC)/Ca2+ and esterified NaCMC/Ca2+ hydrogels: Correlating microstructure and dynamics with properties

    Author: Gupta, Sateesh Kumar and Deshpande, Abhijit P. and Kumar, Ranveer

    Journal: Carbohydrate Polymers

    Volume: 335

    Year: 2024

  5. A Unique Temperature-Induced Reverse Supramolecular Chirality-Assisted Gel-to-Gel Transition

    Author: Duraisamy, Dinesh Kumar and Reddy, Samala Murali Mohan and Saveri, Puchalapalli and Deshpande, Abhijit P. and Shanmugam, Ganesh

    Journal: Macromolecular Rapid Communications

    Volume: 45

    Year: 2024

  • Research Projects
  • Drop Spreading and Imbibition of Structured Fluids: Development of a Diagnostic and Screening Tool, SERB SUPRA, Rs 93.03 lakhs, 2021- (Co-PI: Susy Varughese)
  • Rheology of Composite Propellant Suspension under high Shear and Extension, HEMRL, DRDO, Rs 9.44 lakhs, May 2019-2022
  • Understanding the Microstructure and Rheology of Root Derived Mucilage and its Interactions with Soil in the Context of Plant Physiology, SERB, Rs 72.09 lakhs, 2020- (PI: Susy Varughese)
  • Evaluation of Nanoparticle on HPAM Polymer Fluid for Improving the Stability and Rheology, Vedanta Cairn, Rs 20 lakhs, May 2019-2021 (PI: Jitendra Sangwai)
  • Understanding wax deposition, Chevron, Rs 30 lakhs, 2018-September 2021 (PI: M G Basavaraja)
  • Large amplitude oscillatory shear of physically aggregating complex fluids: investigation of processes during a cycle, DST, Rs 54.26 lakhs, 2014-2018 (Co-PI: MG Basavaraja)
  • Analysis of the fate and transport of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in porous media under drying, DST, Rs 50.3 lakhs, 2016-2020 (PI: R Ravikrishna, Co-PI: N Chandrakumar).