Biography
Thirumalachari Ramasami, Indian leather chemist (Kolkata 15 April 1948 –
Authored over 240 papers
ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed innovative technologies and without international equivalents
Developed technologies for improved tanning salts and systems for leather field
Significantly advanced the understanding of the factors controlling the reactivity and applications of chromium compounds in biological matrices such as chromium induced apoptosis of human lymphocytes
Successfully related assemblies and long-range ordering phenomena in biosystems to the functional properties
Demonstrated stabilization of unusual oxidation states of chromium
Demonstrated anomalous reactivity of chromium III
PATENTS (41; incomplete list)
With U.S. Kasiviswanathan, N.M. Devasikhamani, K.A. Kalai, A.K. Johnson, V. Arummugan, R. Sanjeevi & A.M. Baran. Detachable mrudangam IN2013DE00804A (2013)
With B. Unni Nair, J. Raghava Rao, J.K. Sreeram, R. Natraj, R. Aravindhan & S. Saravanabhavan. Tanning composition for tanning leather, contains biopolymer chosen from sodium alginate, starchh and/or carrageenan, protein hydrolysate, sodium metabisulfite and acrylic/metacrylic, each in specified range DE102007051378A1 (2007)
With R. Natraj, S. Saravanabhavan, R. Aravindhan, S.J. Kalarical, J.R. Rao & B.U. Nair. Process for the preparation of synthetic tanning agent for improved leather characteristics US20080229511A1 (2007)
With P. Thanikaivelan, S. Saravanabhavan, J.R. Rao, B. Chandrasekaran & B.U. Nair. An improved process for dehairing and fibre opening of hide/skin WO2008093353A1 (2007)
With S.S. Nilegaonkar, U.P. Zambare, P.P. Kanekar, P.K. Dhakephalkar, S.S. Sarnaik, N.K.C. Babu, B. Ramaniah, R. Rajaram, Y.K. Saikumari & P. Balaram. Novel protease for industrial applications US20080220499A1 (2007) IN2006DE02471A (2006)
With K.J. Sreeram, H.Y. Srivastava, B. Unni Nair & U.V. Varadaraju. Nano sized sulfide compounds of cerium and a process for the preparation thereof US7247291B2 (2006)
With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao, B. Unni Nair & C. Bangaru. Process for the preparation of bio-tanning agent CA2592856C (2004) US20060137103A1 (2004)
With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao & B. Unni Nair. Bio-tanning process for leather making US7651531B2 (2004) WO2006067801A1 (2004)
With K.J. Sreeram & B. Unni Nair. Process for preparation of inorganic colorants from mixed rare earth compounds US7279036B2 (2004) WO2006067799A1 (2004)
With M. Chandrabose, N.N. Fathima, K.J. Sreeram, J.R. Rao & B.U. Nair. Process for making wet-pink leather US7252687B2 (2004) WO2006067540A1 (2004)
With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J.R. Rao, B. Chandrasekaran & B.U. Nair. Transposed process for making leather US7033402B2 (2004)
With S. Kalarical. A process for simultaneous recovery of chromium and iron from chromite ore processing residue WO/2004/040027 (2004) IN1093DE2002A (2002)
With M. Kanthimahi, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao & B. Unni Nair. Process for the preparation of a formaldehyde-free synthetic tanning agent US7118603B2 (2003)
With M. Kanthimahi, B. Unni Nair, J. Raghava Rao & P. Thanikailevan. A process for the preparation of a synthetic tanning agent EP1656460B1 (2003)
With D. Lakshmanan, B. Thangaraj, S. Krishnan, N. Samivelu & P.G. Rao. Device for leather processing US6935144B2 (2003) EP1470260B1 (2003) DE60325017D1 (2003)
With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikailevan, J.R. Rao & B.U. Nair. Dehairing and fiber opening process for complete elimination of lime and sodium sulfide US6957554B2 (2003)
With B.U. Nair, J.R. Rao & P. Thanikailaven. A novel ecofriendly bio-process for leather processing AU2003274440B2 (2003)
With M. Kanthimahi, B. Unni Nair, J. Raghava Rao & P. Thanikaivelan. Process for preparing a synthetic aluminium tanning agent AU2002348767B2 (2002) US7169191B2 (2003)
With S. Saravanabhavan, P. Thanikaivelan, J. Raghava Rao & B. Unni Nair. A lime sulphide-free dehairing and fibre opening process WO2005049871A1 (2003)
With P. Mukundan, P. Peruman, B.G.S. Prasad, A.H. DeVries, J. Van der Zwan & J.A.M. Denissen. A process for the preparation of tiles/bricks useful for building construction IN190757B (1995)
With K.V. Srinivasan, L. Vijayalakshmi, K.C.B. Narasimhan & G. Thyagarajan. A process for the preparation of water soluble methacrylic acid based copolymers IN186398B (1993)
With Y. Lakshminarayana, K.S.Y. Srinivasan, N. Radhakrishnan, S. Ramalingam, K. Parthasarathi, K. Subramanyam, Jayaraman & K.T. Joseph. A process for the preparation of a new water dispersable acrylic copolymer having molecular weight less than 10,000 IN178232B (1989)
With S. Ramalingam, K.S. Jayaraman, G. Thyagarajan, K.S.Y. Srinivasan & K.T. Joseph. A process for the preparation of soft acrylic emulsion for use as binder for leather finishes IN167620B (1986)
