Ramani Narayan
Contact Information
Phone:
(517) 432-0775
Email:
narayan@msu.edu
Website:
University Distinguished Professor
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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University Distinguished Professor, Packaging
Education
- Ph.D., Organic Chemistry (Polymer Science & Eng.), Bombay University 1975
- M.S., Organic Chemistry, Bombay University 1969
Research Interests
- Polymeric Materials from Renewable Resources
- Biodegradable Polymer Systems
- Engineering and Design of Natural-Synthetic Polymer Graft and Block Copolymers
- Polymer Blends
- Studies in Reactive Extrusion Processing
- Biobased and Recyclable Composites
Selected Publications
- M. Zumstein, R. Narayan, H.-P. E. Kohler, K. McNeill, and M. Sander, "Dos & Do Nots when assessing the biodegradation of plastics," Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 53. No. 17. pp. 9967-9969. (2019).
- P. Giri, C. Tambe, R. Narayan, "Using reactive extrusion to manufacture greener products: from laboratory fundamentals to commercial scale; ACS Symposium Series (2018), 1304 (Biomass Extrusion and Reaction Technologies: Principles to Practices and Future Potential), 1-23 (2018).
- S. Dewasthale, C. Andrews, R. Narayan, D. Graiver, "Interpenetrating polymers networks derived from silylated soybean oil and water soluble polysiloxanes," Journal of Applied Polymer Science 136, 47182 (2018).
- R. Narayan, "Biodegradable and Biobased Plastics" in Soil Degradable BioPlastics for a sustainable modern agriculture, Ed., M. Malinconico; Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany; Ch 2, pg 23-34 (2017).
MSU Scholar
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Awards
- Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award 2005
- State of Michigan, Governor's University Award for Commercialization Excellence, 2005
- James Hammer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006
- Award of Excellence from ASTM committee, 2006
