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    Sayan Roy

    About


    Designation: Research Scholar
    Degree: Ph. D.
    Fellowship: Institute Fellow
    Enrollment No.: 2021CTP001, Date: 21 Feb 2022
    Registration No.: 2023CTPR001, Date: 22 Mar 2023Supervisor: Shantonu Roy

    Academic Qualification

    • 10th Standard (WBBSE, 1st Class)
    • 12th Standard (WBCHSE, 1st Class)
    • Graduation (University of Calcutta, Microbiology  Hons. , 1st Class)
    • Post Graduation (IIEST, Shibpur, Food Processing & Nutrition Science, 1st Class)

    Research Area


    Topic: Algal Biorefinery
    • Microalgae cultivation
    • Microalgae isolation from environmental sample
    • Flocculant development
    • Nanocomposite synthesis
    • Biodiesel production
    • Sustainable medium formulation
    • Green synthesis of nanocellulose
    • Microalgae based food product formulation
    • Biomedical application

    Skills


    Bioreactor operation (Bubble column & Airlift)

    Data analysis and visualization (Minitab, OriginPro, MATLAB, R-studio, MEGA, ImageJ)

    Simulation and CAD modeling (ABAQUS/Explicit, LS-DYNA, Solidworks)

    Life cycle assessment (SimaPro)

    Biosafety analysis

    Next Generation Sequencing

    3D bioprinting

    Electrospining 

     


    Publications


    Patent (Status- Published; Microalgal Biomass Flocculation using L-arginine Tagged Guar Gum; Authors: Dr. Shantonu Roy, Sayan Roy)

    Research Papers: 

    1. Maximization of Micoractinium sp. biomass and use of Dual-Purpose reduced graphene-supported vanadium oxide nanoparticles for harvesting and subsequent biodiesel production. Bioresource Technology. Sayan Roy, Supratim Ghosh, Arghya Mukherjee, Shantonu Roy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131586

    2. Green polymer-based harvesting of microalgae cultivated using nanourea as a nitrogen source and its subsequent usage for bioethanol production. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Sayan Roy, Supratim Ghosh, Shantonu Roy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-025-06801-4

    Book Chapters : 

    Roy, S., Baidya, D., & Roy, S. (2025). Astaxanthin in Microalgae: Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Extraction and Enhancement, Current and Future Prospects. In Algae-Derived Biochemicals of Industrial Importance (pp. 73-91). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

    Roy, S., Sinha, P., & Roy, S. (2024). Catalytic Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algal Biomass for Diesel Like Bio-Crude Oil. In Recent Trends and Developments in Algal Biofuels and Biorefinery (pp. 401-439). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.