Saurabh Kumar Kardam
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, North Carolina State University, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Hindustan College of Science and Technology
0000-0002-8266-9941
About
Dr. Kardam is a postdoctoral research scholar at the University of Tennessee, specializing in the biodegradation of packaging waste. With a strong background in food packaging, biowaste utilization, and single-use plastic replacement, their research focuses on high-barrier coatings, active packaging, and circular economy-driven solutions.
Currently, Dr. Kardam is working on the end-of-life solutions for packaging waste, as well as the preparation and scalability of cellulose-based coatings for high-barrier packaging, and converting agricultural and wood industry waste into molded products as sustainable alternatives to plastics. Additionally, they are exploring cold plasma-assisted methodologies for coating and antimicrobial packaging development. Their work also involves packaging design, performance evaluation, and simulation using Arden Impact software and CAD Table.
Their previous research experience spans vapor-phase antimicrobial packaging, nano-encapsulation, natural antimicrobials, ethylene scavenging films and papers, lignocellulose waste valorization, nano-cellulose applications, surface modifications, biochar-based materials, and additive manufacturing (FDM and binder jet 3D printing).
Committed to advancing sustainable packaging solutions, Dr. Kardam actively contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer for SCI journals, supporting research that drives innovation in the field.
Employment
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville Post Doctoral Researcher2025 - Present
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North Carolina State University Post Doctoral Researcher2024 - 2025
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Ph.D. (Packaging Technology)2017 - 2023
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Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee M.Tech. (Packaging Technology)2015 - 2017
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Hindustan College of Science and Technology B.Tech.2009 - 2013
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (10)
- Development of molded fibers-based packaging from sugarcane bagasse for sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics Save
- Pineapple leaf fiber in polymer composites: Structure, characterization, and applications Save
- NATURAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS FOR ACTIVE PACKAGING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Save
- Process optimization for silica dissolution from e-waste as a sustainable step towards bioremediation Save
- Ethylene gas scavenging properties of nano-silica isolated from rice straw and of its PVA-based formulation coated on duplex paperboard made from softwood and rice straw Save
- Organic Acid-Doped Cellulose Nanocrystals in Biocomposite Laminates as Chiral Nematic Photonic Films: Implications for Intelligent Packaging Save
- Utilization of checkerboard method for synergistic vapor-phase antimicrobial effect in water resistant ternary poly(vinyl alcohol) films for sustainable food packaging Save
- Ethylene scavenging film based on corn starch-gum acacia impregnated with sepiolite clay and its effect on quality of fresh broccoli florets Save
- Green and energy-efficient extraction of cellulose nano-fibrils from rice straw and its coating to improve functional properties of rice straw paperboard made via refiner mechanical pulping Save
- Retention of cinnamaldehyde in poly(vinyl alcohol) films intended for preservation of faba beans through vapor-phase antimicrobial effect Save