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Polymers, Composites & Soft Matter

Faculty details Prasanna Kumar

Assistant Professor

Prasanna Kumar S. Mural

Email: prasannamural[at]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in

Phone: (+91) (022) 2576 7635

Education: 

  • Ph.D. Nano Sci. & Engg. IISc, Bangalore 2017 
  • M.B.A. (Total Quality Management) Sikkim Manipal 2012 
  • M.Tech. (Plastic Tech.) ­ CIPET, Bhubaneshwar, 2009 
  • B.E. (Chem. Engg.) ­ N.I.T.Karnataka 2006
Research areas

Functional Materials & Thin FilmsPolymers, Composites & Soft Matter

Teaching

Prof. Prasanna kumar's teaching policy involves him being always humble and remain as a student for learning. He believes in teaching that imparts confidence in critical thinking to the students so they are in a position to communicate their knowledge efficiently. His teaching instills a foundation for students to venture and tackle the new problem with cutting­edge research. Some courses taught are: 

Undergraduate Course: ­ Engineering Polymers & Composites, Heat Treatment Laboratory 

Postgraduate Course:­ Communication Skills, Sustainable Materials for Water Treatment

Research profile

Prof. Prasanna Kumar’s research interests are in the area of Polymer nanocomposites for developing sustainable technologies to meet energy and water demand. His work involves the synthesis of nanoparticle preparation, tailoring the nanoparticles with suitable chemical functionalities, polymer nanocomposite preparation, and materials characterization that benefit in developing suitable nanocomposite material which may assist in emerging sustainable technologies. His work is interdisciplinary research that involves bridging to connect nanotechnology from lab setup to industrial scale to meet energy and water demand. A major aspect of his research is the development model system for process integration of new avenues in developing future products. During his tenure at NIT Calicut, Kerala he established nanogenerator material for energy harvesting. His team at IITB is looking into developing multifaceted materials for energy, water, and sensor applications [1,2,3].

Research interest
  • Polymer nanocomposites 
  • Membranes 
  • Piezotribo­electric materials 
  • Nanofibers

Films for Energy Harvesting

Thin­ film composite membrane

Multi­functional material in real world

References
  1. Chandran, Akash M., et al. "Zinc oxide nanoparticles coated with (3­aminopropyl) triethoxysilane as additives for boosting the dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride) films for energy harvesting." ACS Applied Nano Materials 4.2 (2021): 1798­1809. 
  2. Chandran, Akash M., and Prasanna Kumar S. Mural. "Surface silanized MWCNTs doped PVDF nanocomposite with self­organized dipoles: an intrinsic study on the dielectric, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and energy harvesting phenomenology." Sustainable Energy & Fuels 6.6 (2022): 1641­1653. 
  3. Chandran, Akash M., Ekta Tayal, and Prasanna Kumar S. Mural. "Polycaprolactone­blended cellulose acetate thin­film composite membrane for dairy waste treatment using forward osmosis." Environmental Science and and Pollution Research 29.57 (2022): 86418­86426.
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