Dr.j. Raghava Rao
Chief Scientist
Chemical Laboratory
Central Leather Research Institute
India
Biography
Dr. J. Raghava Rao is a leather technologist. He is expert in inorganic chemistry for leather technology. He has been working in the areas of leather chemicals, bioprocessing, solid waste management, eco-benign processes and chemicals, waterless tanning. He published more than 240 scientific publications and filed 17 patents. He led more than 30 international and national level projects. Also, he is the Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineers, Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr. J. Raghava Rao supervised more than 10 PhD research works. He is the Honorary professor of Anna University.
Research Interest
Chrome management in leather processing, Biobased leather processing, Cleaner Leather processing, Secured utilization of solids waste, Zero discharge concepts, Bioaccumulation of chromium from wastewaters, Development of eco-benign leather chemicals, Renovation technologies in leather processing, Wastewater treatment through bio-adsorption.
Publications
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Suresh V, Kanthimathi M, Thanikaivelan P, Rao JR, Nair BU. An improved product-process for cleaner chrome tanning in leather processing. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2001 Dec 31;9(6):483-91.
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Sundar VJ, Rao JR, Muralidharan C. Cleaner chrome tanning—emerging options. Journal of cleaner production. 2002 Feb 28;10(1):69-74.
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Rao JR, Chandrababu NK, Muralidharan C, Nair BU, Rao PG, Ramasami T. Recouping the wastewater: a way forward for cleaner leather processing. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2003 Aug 31;11(5):591-9.
