Bassi, Amarjeet - University of Western Ontario - Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

个人简介

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS Indian Chemical Congress, Distinguished Speaker Award for Contributions to the Chemical Engineering Profession, Dec. 28, 07, Kolkata, India 2007 SPIE Optics East Best Paper Award “Reconfigurable microfluidic chip based on a light sensitive hydrogel” presented at the Conference on Optomechatronics, Actuators and Manipulators, 2006 Engineering Science Prize for Outstanding Teaching, Western University, 2000 Professional Activities Panel Member, Natural Sciences and Engineering (NSERC) Strategic Grants (Environment) 2014-2017 President, Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering 2014-2015 Vice President, Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering 2013-2014 Member, Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 2012-present Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering; 2008-2012 Associate Editor, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2008-2012 Technical Program Chair, 61st CSCHE conference. London, Ontario, Oct.; 2011 2010-2011 Guest Editor, Energy and Fuels (special issue), 2010 Program visitor, Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board CEAB) external Program Visitor to several universities

研究领域

BIOSEPARATIONS: Our group has developed the first circulating fluidized bed ion exchange chromatography system in the world (US Patents 6716334 B1 and 6887386 B2) in 2004/5 for truly continuous, uninterrupted ion exchange which can be scaled up or down. This technology (renamed CFIX) is currently under licence to a local company (Renix Inc. www.renix.ca ) and has been demonstrated for protein and organic acid extraction and research is in progress on a number of different applications for biopharmaceuticals or bio-energy funded by the NSERC Idea to Innovation Grant, Western Innovation Fund and NSERC Strategic Special Project Grants and the NSERC ENGAGE grant. A recent example: We have also successfully demonstrated the recovery of SOY PROTEINS from SOY POWDER using this pilot scale LSCFB ion-exchanger technology. Organically processed Soy Protein does not undergo any pH change or precipitation during extraction under mild conditions and thus is expected to retain the functionalities of native soy proteins. This technology will lead to more functional soy proteins for the food industry. INTEGRATED AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES USING BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: My research group is actively focussed on the culturing of micro-algae in pilot scale photo-bioreactors using effluent from on farm biogas digesters and other nutrient streams to produce clean water and mitigate CO2 generated from an on site co gen power plant. The research is funded by an NSERC Strategic Grant and OMAFRA BIOSENSORS AND BIOLOGICAL TRANSDUCERS: We have developed innovative technologies for biosensor design using bacteriorhodopsin as a platform. Smart valves and actuators based on this protein have also been investigated.

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Restrepo-Flórez,J.-M.,Bassi,A.,Rehmann,L.,Thompson,M.R.Investigationofbiofilmformationonpolyethyleneinadiesel/biodieselfuelstorageenvironment;(2014)Fuel,128,pp.240-247. Restrepo-Flórez,J.-M.,Bassi,A.,Thompson,M.R.Microbialdegradationanddeteriorationofpolyethylene-Areview;(2014)InternationalBiodeteriorationandBiodegradation,88,pp.83-90. Aguirre,A.-M.,Bassi,A.Investigationofhighpressuresteaming(HPS)asathermaltreatmentforlipidextractionfromChlorellavulgaris;(2014)BioresourceTechnology,164,pp.136-142. Restrepo-Flórez,J.-M.,Bassi,A.,Rehmann,L.,Thompson,M.R.Effectofbiodieseladditiononmicrobialcommunitystructureinasimulatedfuelstoragesystem;(2013)BioresourceTechnology,147,pp.456-463. Restrepo-Florez,J.-M.,Thompson,M.,Bassi,A.Effectofbiodieseladditiononmicrobialpopulationindieselstoragetanks;(2013)NACE-InternationalCorrosionConferenceSeries,8p. Paterson,G.,Issariyakul,T.,Baroi,C.,Bassi,A.,Dalai,A.Ion-exchangeresinsascatalystsintransesterificationoftriolein,(2013)CatalysisToday,212,pp.157-163. Aguirre,A.-M.,Bassi,A.,Saxena,P.Engineeringchallengesinbiodieselproductionfrommicroalgae,(2013)CriticalReviewsinBiotechnology,33(3),pp.293-308. Razzak,S.A.,Hossain,M.M.,Lucky,R.A.,Bassi,A.S.,DeLasa,H.IntegratedCO2capture,wastewatertreatmentandbiofuelproductionbymicroalgaeculturing-Areview(2013)RenewableandSustainableEnergyReviews,27,pp.622-653. Aguirre,A..-M.,Bassi,A.Investigationofbiomassconcentration,lipidproduction,andcellulosecontentinChlorellavulgarisculturesusingresponsesurfacemethodology,(2013)BiotechnologyandBioengineering,110(8),pp.2114-2122. Al-Aribe,K.M.,Knopf,G.K.,Bassi,A.S.Organicphotovoltaiccellsbasedonphotoactivebacteriorhodopsinproteins,(2013)ProceedingsofSPIE-TheInternationalSocietyforOpticalEngineering,8615,art.no.86150Q. Saxena,P.,Bassi,A.Removalofnutrientsfromhydroponicgreenhouseeffluentbyalkaliprecipitationandalgaecultivationmethod,(2013)JournalofChemicalTechnologyandBiotechnology,88(5),pp.858-863. Al-Aribe,K.M.,Knopf,G.K.,Bassi,A.S.Photo-electricbiotransducerforactivatingionichydrogelmicroactuators,(2013)SensorsandActuators,B:Chemical,176,pp.1056-1064. Bassi,A.SpecialIssuefor61StCanadianChemicalEngineeringConference(London,Ontario),(2013)CanadianJournalofChemicalEngineering,91(4),p.606. Al-Aribe,K.M.,Knopf,G.K.,Bassi,A.S.,Light-drivenhydrogelmicrovalvebasedonBRprotonpumps,(2012)IECONProceedings(IndustrialElectronicsConference),art.no.6389256,pp.3970-3975. Prince,A.,Bassi,A.S.,Haas,C.,Zhu,J.X.,Dawe,J.Soyproteinrecoveryinasolvent-freeprocessusingcontinuousliquid-solidcirculatingfluidizedbedionexchanger,(2012)BiotechnologyProgress,28(1),pp.157-162. Al-Aribe,K.M.,Knopf,G.K.,Bassi,A.S.FabricationofanopticallydrivenpHgradientgeneratorbasedonself-assembledprotonpumps,(2012)MicrofluidicsandNanofluidics,12(1-4),pp.325-335. Al-Aribe,K.M.,Knopf,G.K.,Bassi,A.S.Photoelectricmonolayersbasedonself-assembledandorientedpurplemembranepatches,(2011)JournalofMicroelectromechanicalSystems,20(4),art.no.5948314,pp.800-810. Ruzich,N.I.,Bassi,A.S.Proposedkineticmechanismofbiodieselproductionthroughlipasecatalysedinteresterificationwithamethylacetateacylacceptorandionicliquid[BMIM][PF6]co-solvent(2011)CanadianJournalofChemicalEngineering,89(1),pp.166-170. Dalai,A.K.,Bassi,A.Bioenergyandgreenengineering(2010)EnergyandFuels,24(9),p.4627. Ruzich,N.I.,Bassi,A.S.Investigationoflipase-catalyzedbiodieselproductionusingionicliquid[BMIM][PF6]asaCo-solventin500mLjacketedconicalandshakeflaskreactorsusingtrioleinorwastecanolaoilassubstrates(2010)EnergyandFuels,24(5),pp.3214-3222. Ruzich,N.I.,Bassi,A.S.Investigationofenzymaticbiodieselproductionusingionicliquidasaco-solvent(2010)CanadianJournalofChemicalEngineering,88(2),pp.277-282. Soleimani,M.,Bassi,A.,Margaritis,A.Anoveltwo-liquidphasebiodesulfurizationprocessusingionicliquids(2009)8thWorldCongressofChemicalEngineering:Incorporatingthe59thCanadianChemicalEngineeringConferenceandthe24thInteramericanCongressofChemicalEngineering,pp.519a. SacasaCastellanos,C.,Bassi,A.,Ray,A.Microalgaeproductionforbiodieselinaphotobioreactor(2009)8thWorldCongressofChemicalEngineering:Incorporatingthe59thCanadianChemicalEngineeringConferenceandthe24thInteramericanCongressofChemicalEngineering,pp.520b. Ruzich,N.I.,Bassi,A.S.Investigationofenzymaticbiodieselproductionusingionicliquidasaco-solvent(2009)8thWorldCongressofChemicalEngineering:Incorporatingthe59thCanadianChemicalEngineeringConferenceandthe24thInteramericanCongressofChemicalEngineering,pp.520b. Mazumder,J.,Zhu,J.,Bassi,A.S.,Ray,A.K.Modelingandsimulationofliquid-solidcirculatingfluidizedbedionexchangesystemforcontinuousproteinrecovery(2009)BiotechnologyandBioengineering,104(1),pp.111-126.