PROMOTING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BETWEEN INDIA AND THE U.S.

Sadhan C. Jana

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Research Area

Chemical Engineering

Institution

University of Akron

“Our group specializes in synthesis and production of netshape silica and polymeric aerogels with targeted applications in air and water filtration, thermal insulation, and gas separation, shape memory polymers, scalable manufacturing of nanofibers from polymer solutions, polymer melt, and molten pitch using high throughput gas jet method, fluid mixing, and design of nanoscale reinforcement of polymers. The group recently invented a new method for high volume production of polymer nanofibers with unique morphological forms, such as bi-lobal, side-by-side, core-shell, and interpenetrating using various combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic polymers, carbon nanotubes, and sol-gel precursors. The group is also evaluating rolling resistance of rubber compounds filled with hybrid fillers derived from lignin, carbon black, and silica.”

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