Profile of Dr. Mukesh Shrivastava

• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Agricultural Engineering:  Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur (M. P.)
• M.Tech. in Post Harvest Engineering: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (W. B.)
• Ph. D. in Post Harvest Engineering: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (W. B.)

Professional Area:

• Research Area: Processing and Food Engineering / Post Harvest Engineering & Technology
• Research Interest: Drying/Dehydration, Storage, Testing of processing machines etc

Publications:

• Shrivastava, M., Sharma, P. D., Khankari, K. K.1989. Densification of rice husk under cold and hot compression. Book titled “Agricultural Engineering, Vol. 4 – Power, Processing and Systems”. Ed. Vincent A. Dodd & Patrick M. Grace. Published by A. A. Balkema / Rotterdam, Neatherlands/ Brookfield, USA.
• Shrivastava, M., Sharma, P. D., Khankari, K. K. 1989. Densification of rice husk under cold and hot compression. Book titled “Energy and Environmental Progress – I, Volume D, Hydrogen Energy and Power Generation”. Ed. T. Najat Veziroglu. Nova Science Publishers, USA.
• Shrivastava, M., Sharma, P. D., Khankari, K. K. 1990. Briquetting of rice husk under hot compression. Book titled “Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference and Exhibition (Volume II)”. Ed. V. M. Salokhe & S. G. Ilangantileke, AIT, Bangkok.
• Shrivastava, M., Ngomodir, M., Pandey, P. H. 1990. Design and development of a low cost solar chilli dryer. Book titled “Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference and Exhibition (Volume II)”. Ed. V. M. Salokhe & S. G. Ilangantileke, AIT, Bangkok.
• Sharma, P. D., Shrivastava, M., Bhole, N. G. Water absorption characteristics of soybean. Book titled “Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference and Exhibition (Volume II)”. Ed. V. M. Salokhe & S. G. Ilangantileke, AIT, Bangkok, 1990.
• Shrivastava, M., Datta, A. K. 1998. Determination of specific heat and thermal conductivity of mushroom (pleurotus florida). Journal of Food Engineering, U.K., 39(3).
• Shrivastava, M. 2004. Effect of moisture content on some physical properties of oyster mushrooms. RAU Journal of Research, Vol. 14 ( 1): 124-128.
• Sharma, P. D., Shrivastava, M. 2005. Fluidization characteristics of pea grains. RAU Journal of Research, Vol. 15 (1 & 2): 136 – 139.
• Sharma, P. D., Akbari, S., Shrivastava, M. and Kumar, V. Effect of blanching on drying kinetics and quality of solar dried cabbage. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 51(2):29-35.
• Kumar, V., Sharma, P. D., Rajak, D. and Shrivastava, M. 2015. Solar drying and quality characteristics of Okra as affected by blanching. Environmental and Ecology. Vol. 34 (38): 1297-1302.

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