Balakrishnaraja Rengaraju

About

Professor of Biotechnology at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT), Sathyamangalam, with a doctorate from Anna University, Chennai, in Bioprocess Technology, Bioprospecting, and Bioreactor Design.
Research Focus: My thrust areas encompass Biochemical Engineering, Bioprospecting, Protein Purification, Computational Biology, and Biosensors. I am dedicated to pioneering sustainable solutions in biomanufacturing, enzyme technologies, and bioinformatics-driven innovations.
Professional Engagement: I actively mentor student-led startups, coordinate the Technology Business Incubator, and contribute to curriculum development that aligns academic training with industry demands in environmental biotechnology and agritech.

Employment

• Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Professor
  2009 - Present

Education

• Anna University - BIT campus Master of Technology
  2007 - 2009
• SASTRA University Bachelor of Technology
  2003 - 2007

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)

• Costus pictus–transition from a medicinal plant to functional food: A review
  Future Foods 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.fufo.2021.100068
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• Effect of Hydrothermal Reaction Time on Structural, Optical, and Catalytic Properties of Tin Oxide Nanoparticles
  Brazilian Journal of Physics 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s13538-021-00933-4
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• Evaluation of mechanical and antimicrobial properties for indigenously developed Biofilm for food packaging industries
  IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/1059/1/012001
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• Formulation and development of functionally enriched onion (Allium cepa) bread
  Materials Today: Proceedings 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.249
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• Authenticating the anti-cancer properties of couroupita guianensis in western ghats using HL60 Humanleukemia cell line
  Journal of Natural Remedies 2021 DOI: 10.18311/jnr/2021/25606
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• Xylitol: Fermentative production and statistical optimization using novel isolates of candida parapsilosis strain bkr1 in the indigenously designed multiphase reactor
  Advanced polymeric systems: Applications in nanostructured materials, composites and biomedical fields 2020
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• Gc-Ms analysis of albizia amara and phyla nodiflora ethanolic leaf extracts
  International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering 2019
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• Optimization of culture conditions for cellulase production from indigenous soil isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus
  Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment 2019
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• Synthesis of keratinase enzyme from sheep wool for bio-polishing
  Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment 2019
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• Biodynamic approaches to demote the allelopathic effects of parthenium hysterophorus
  International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology 2018
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