ANIL PILLAIMobile: +91-9819299638E-Mail: pilani09@gmail.com

Senior Level Assignments: Business Development / Research & Development

- Expertise in promoting the concept of bioconversion / bioremediation / bio-treatment of any kind of wastes through the use of potential biological systems

- Skills in using the potential of microbes to either detoxify the toxic industrial wastes or to produce value added Nutraceutical / Biomaterials

SKILL SET

Research & Development

Business Development

Laboratory Operations

Project Management

Team Management

Training & Development

Process Improvement

Scale-Up Operations

Vendor Development

Technology Transfer

PROFILE SUMMARY

• A competent professional with 22 years of rich & versatile experience in Research & Development and Business Development

• Currently associated with High Performance Products Industries Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai as Director - R&D and Business Development

• Proficient in spearheading Research & Development activities involving setting up, calibrating, etc. for Microbial based bio fertilizer, bioremediation of industrial waste and bioconversion of municipal Solid waste to organic rich manure

• Skilled in developing the scalable processes from laboratory to commercial scale at manufacturing site within given cost, accuracy, quality & time parameters

• Hands-on proficiency in developing:o Microbial Cultures towards liquid and solid waste managemento Biofertilizer/biopesticide, Microbial Nutraceuticals and Polysaccharides

• Successfully handled isolation of microbes for Xanthan production and development of biochemical based antioxidants and odour control agents for petroleum based oil and lubricants

• Proud to be involved in isolating & identifying microbes useful for production of microbial nutraceuticals, biofertilizers and bio-treatment of industrial wastes (solid and liquid wastes)

• Possess good communication, analytical and inter-personal skills

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since Jul’14: High Performance Products Industries Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai as Director - R&D and Business Development

Aug’09-Jun’14: Chembond Chemicals Ltd., Navi Mumbai as Senior Manager - R&D and Bioremediation

Sep’07-Jul’09: Geneseek Inc., USA as Country Manager – India

Dec’06-Jun’07: Pharma Base (I) Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai as Senior Scientist – Nutraceuticals

Key Result Areas:Managerial:• Spearheading day-to-day research activities and resolving procedural problems for timely completion of objectives; setting up,

calibrating, operating & maintaining a variety of laboratory equipment as specified by the requirements of study• Steering functions related to seminars, etc. for creating brand awareness• Supervising new technical concept development • Accountable for identifying and sourcing out suppliers for chemicals

• Framing result-oriented business generation plans & policies for attainment of pre-designated profitability/ revenue estimates• Identifying, collecting, processing, analysing & cataloguing data according to established protocol, procedures & standards;

characterising all lab prepared compounds, documentation, data management and report presentations• Identifying areas of bottlenecks & breakdown and non-conforming products; taking steps to achieve zero accident & customer

complaints through the application of troubleshooting tools like root cause analysis• Implementing operational techniques for cycle time reduction & identification of opportunities as well as executing cost saving

techniques to achieve substantial reduction in quality expenditure

Functional / Technical:• Leading scale up of bench scale research to plant scale implementation• Heading the set-up of pilot plant production facility (erection and commissioning) for specialty chemical manufacture• Managing isolation, characterization and cultivation of bacterial and fungal cultures in pure form; isolation and characterization

of bioactive components for application in petroleum based oil and lubricant industries; isolation and purification of microbial by products and microbial enzymes and isolation and application of microbial systems for biotreatment of industrial wastes

• Anchoring operation of Fermentors at Plant Scale and operating Analytical Instruments like Gas Chromatograph and Spectrophotometers

• Physico- Chemical analysis of Soil, Bio fertilizer & Effluents• Hanlding isolation, purification and identifying microbes and exploiting their potential

towards production of biofertilizer, nutraceuticals, bio treatment of waste - for either waste minimization / treatment / degradation and bioconversion of Agriculture waste and Domestic waste to organic rich manure

• Developing: o Microbial System for Bioconversion of Municipal Solid Waste to Bio-Organic Manure o Bio-based antioxidants and biochemical based odour control agent for petroleum based oil

and lubricantso Water based odour control agents for institutions and ETP and STP

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Jun’96-Dec’06 RG Spech Chem Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai as Scientist - Bioremediation & BioconversionMay’93-Jun’96 Excel Industries Ltd., Mumbai as Research Assistant - Bioremediation

SEMINARS ORGANISED

• Seminar for Industries on:o Integrated Water and Waste Water Treatment in Dec’13 at Tarapur o Biological Waste Water treatment Solutions at Ankleshwar in Dec’12

TECHNICAL LECTURES

• Delivered the following Lectures:o Bio-Remedial Solutions for Waste Water Treatment at Indian Chemical Council’s Annual Conference, Oct’13 at

Ankleshwaro Microbial Waste Water Treatment Solutions for Industrial Effluents at Indian Environment Associations ENVIROVISION 2013

at Surat in Nov’13

EDUCATION1999 M.Sc. (Microbiology) from University of Mumbai 1993 Diploma in Industrial Analytical Chemistry from Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai

Date of Birth: 9th January 1972Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi & Malayalam

Address: C-2/1/0:4, Sector – 15, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400703, IndiaCurrent Address: Flat No. 3, BENHUR CHS, Plot No. 4, Sector -19, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400705, Maharashtra

ANNEXURE

Thesis: Microbial Degradation of Organo-Phosphorus Pesticide Waste

• The work involved the development of a biological method for the detoxification of a pesticide intermediate sludge, generated during the manufacture of O, O – diethyl thio phosphoryl chloride (DTCI). DTCI is used in the synthesis of Quinolphos, Diazinon, Dursban and Dyfonate. Disposal of this highly acidic/ toxic material creates environmental pollution if left untreated

• A microbial system was developed for the degradation of this highly toxic compound• The microbial treatment study clearly brought out that DTCI sludge which is highly toxic, could be effectively detoxified and

safely disposed off as landfillers without any environmental hazard

KEY PROJECTS HANDLED

• Development of Microbial based biofertilizers• Isolation of bioactive molecules from fungus• Development of biobased Anti-oxidants and odour control agent for petroleum based oil and lubricant industries• Developed Microbial formulation for reduction of COD and Ammonical Nitrogen in High TDS effluents• Developed Microbial formulations for biodegradation of:

o NitroToulene (NT)o Di Nitro Benzene (DNB)o Para Di Aniline (PDA)o Nitrophenolso Methanolo 2,4 dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acidso Benzyl chloride, DVA-amide, DVA Triethylamine, Tetrachloro butyric acido Niacinic Acid, Sodium Nicotinate and Niacin Amideo Benzene derivatives, Formaldehyde, Ortho-Nitro-Aniline, ortho anisole, Dichloro Benzidine Dihydrochlorideo Synthetic Pyrethroids

• Bioconversion of Municipal Solid Waste to Bio – organic Manure• Bio Conversion of Wood Chips Waste to Bio – organic Manure through delignification using lignin degrading Bacteria• Development of Microbial System for degradation of Organic load from a mixed effluent generated in a pesticide manufacturing

unit• Microbial Pulping of Bagasse in Paper Industry• Development of mixed microbial system for degradation of free formaldehyde form Waste effluent• Microbial degradation of Polymeric Tar generated during the manufacture of Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), a Rubber Chemical• Biosorption of Chromium using Microbial System• Microbial conversion of Hexavalent Chromium to Trivalent Chromium• Decolorization of Dye effluent using a mixed microbial culture• Microbial Desulphurization of Coal• Microbial treatment of Asbestos dust• Isolation of antifungal agent from a fungal species• Bio-treatment of Distillery and Textile effluents

• Microbial Degradation of Lignino Bio degradation of Lignin is a very important renewable source of aromatic carbon and breaking the lignified tissue through

microorganisms is challenging by itselfo A mixed consortium of bacterial culture was developed and used to study the bioconversion of matchstick wastes to rich

organic manure

• Removal of Organic Load from a Mixed Effluent with Monocultures and Mixed Cultureso The effluent from one of the industries, involved in manufacture of Agro Chemicals, had intermediate products having

cumidine, permethric acid, cypermethric acid, 2 chlorobenzene and by products like Dimethyl urea and O – Nitrocumeneo Primary treated composite effluent stream on treatment with mixed bacterial cultures showed about 62 to 66% drop in

BOD and about 43 to 56% drop in COD

• Removal of Lignin as a pre-treatment of Bagasse before Pulpingo Cellulose fibres are the most important raw material used in the manufacture of paper. Cellulose in trees is encrusted with

lignin which must be removed.; the unwanted lignin in the wood adds to the operational cost and also disposal problem o The microbially treated bagasse showed a 70% drop in Kalson’s lignin. The pre-treatment process has a great advantage of

bringing down the cost of pulp production

• Removal of free Formaldehyde

o Free formaldehyde is generated in the effluent during the manufacture of phenol-formaldehyde resins. If left untreated in effluent, free formaldehyde could lead to ecological imbalance; using the property of certain autotrophic bacteria to metabolise free formaldehyde, a mircrobial system was developed to treat the effluent

o Reduced the presence of free fromaldehye by 85% with the use of this microbial system

• Microbial Treatment of MBT – Taro Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) is an important Rubber chemical, it is a polymeric waste, insoluble in water, generated

during the manufacture of mercaptobenzothiazoleo The only method for disposing it so far has been the expensive incineration; with the use of microbial system a

biotreatment method was developedo With bio – treatment, this difficult product could be converted to free flowing material, soluble in water, thus making

disposal easier

• Biosorption of Metalo The property of microbes to absorb metals from solution was exploited and a system was developed wherein about 90%

reduction in the concentration of metal ions in the solution was achievedo In case of chromium, the hexavalent chromium was further converted to the non-toxic trivalent chromium with the use of

selective microbes

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS ON MICROBIAL EFFLUENT TREATMENT

Client : Aarti Industries Ltd., JaghadiaScope : Reduction of COD in Effluents from the streams of:• NitroToulene (NT)• Di Nitro Benzene (DNB)• Para Di Aniline (PDA)Results Achieved :• 90% reduction in COD after 7 days

Client : Asahi Songwong, DwdScope : Suitability of microbial treatment process in reducing the ammonical nitrogen in the Primary treated

effluent received from Asahi Songwon in a continuous batch process.Results Achieved :• Registered 55 - 60% reduction in ammoniacal nitrogen with hydraulic retention time of 5 days

Client : Balkrishna Kraft, KalyanScope : The aim was to develop an effective biotreatment process for addressing the problem of COD in a paper

industry effluent expected to have cellulose and various other organics contributing to COD.Results Achieved:• Achieved about 93% reduction in the COD values with a retention time of 2 days

Client : BILT, ChandrapurScope : To reduce the colour and COD in the paper mill effluent through biotreatment.Results Achieved :• Reduced 87% case of COD and 75% reduction in colour within 5 days

Client : BPCL, MumbaiScope : To carry out the bioaugmentation studies on the effluent received from BPCL, Chembur for reduction of

Ammonical Nitrogen.Results Achieved : • Reduced the Ammonical Nitrogen by 77% with 3 days HRT

Client : CETP, AnkleshwarScope : To treat and establish a continuous batch reactor for treatment of CETP, Ankleshwar effluent. Results Achieved :• 60% in TDS (probably the TDS was contributed by organic salts), 77% in NH3, 76% in NO2, 72% in COD and around 86% in case of

Copper (biosorption & bioaccumulation)

Client : Gharda Chemicals, DombiviliScope : To reduce the COD value of primary effluents (generated during manufacture of Insecticides and

pesticides) containing Benzene like derivatives to below 250ppm.Results Achieved :• Successfully reduced the COD by 93%

Client : GNFC, BharuchScope : To reduce the colour and COD from the effluent containing Nitrophenol from their TDI Aniline plant.Results Achieved :• Achieved 60% reduction in COD and about 90% reduction in colour

Client : GFSCScope : The project aimed at reducing the COD in the effluent containing methanol through biotreatment.Results Achieved :• Reduced the COD by 91% with a hydraulic retention time of 5 days

Client : Gulshan Polyols, JagadiaScope : To reduce the COD below 250ppm in the given effluent generated during manufacture of Sorbitol from

Corn.Results Achieved :• Reduced the COD to less than 125ppm from an initial of 987ppm (87% reduction) and Amm. N2 was reduced to below 100ppm

from an initial of 950ppm (89% reduction)

Client : Heubach Colors Ltd, AnkleshwarScope : To demonstrate the suitability of microbial treatment process in reducing the ammonical nitrogen from

the Primary treated effluent generated during the manufacture of CPC blue pigment.Results Achieved : • Reductions in Ammonical Nitrogen by 50 to 55%

Client : Isagro Asia Agrochem, PanoliScope : To reduce the COD below 250ppm in the given effluent generated during the manufacture of Synthetic

Pyrethroids and Agro Chemical Formulations, Solvents, Intermediates, Cupric Chloride, Sodium Bromide, Sodium Sulphate, and Butachlor.

Results Achieved :• Registered 91% reduction in CODwith a Hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 4 days; it was observed that during this process of

biotreatment the Ammonical Nitrogen had also come down below 50ppm

Client : Meghmani Organics Ltd., DahejScope : To reduce the COD from the effluent generated during the manufacture of 2,4- Dichlorophenol. Results Achieved :• Reduced COD by 55%

Client : PRIA CETPScope : To reduce the COD in the inlet and outlet effluent collected from PRIA CETP.Results Achieved :• Reduced COD by 78%

Client : Rallis (I) Ltd., AnkleshwarScope : To bring down the COD of the primary treated effluent generated during the manufacture of Fungicide

Triazole, to below 1000ppm.Results Achieved : • Reduced COD by 93% with a HRT of 7 days

Client : Rallis (I) Ltd., Lote, ChiplunScope : To reduce the COD from 2,50,000ppm to less than 70,000ppm having very high TDS (1,30,000ppm) being

generated during the manufacture of an Organophosphate insecticide.Results Achieved :

• Reduced COD by 75% and successfully established the process of biotreatment for treatment of 40KL/day of this very difficult to treat effluent

Client : Rallis (I) Ltd., DahejScope : To reduce the COD of the effluent containing a TDS of around 95,000ppm, generated during the

manufacture of Herbicides Metribuzin and Pendimethiline. Results Achieved :• Reduced COD by 90% during the trials conducted at lab, also in plant operation registered about 55 to 60% reduction

Client : Spectrum Ethers, NasikScope : To reduce the COD in the effluent generated during the manufacture of Phorate, an organophosphorus

insecticide.Results Achieved :• Reduced 60% in COD with 1 day HRT

Client : Sun Pharma, AnkleshwarScope : To reduce the COD in Primary treated effluent and High COD effluents collected from Sun Pharma,

Ankleshwar containing a mixture of process effluent along with 1-2% solvents (methanol, toluene, acetone, hexane, etc.).

Results Achieved :• Reduced 70% COD in case of High COD effluent with a hydraulic retention time of 5 days

Client : UPL Unit - 2, AnkleshwarScope : To reduce the COD in the effluent generated during the manufacture of an organophosphorus pesticide

having high TDS and COD. Results Achieved :• Registered 96% reduction in COD with 10 days HRT

Client : UPL, VapiScope : To study the possibility of biotreating the different streams of effluent containing Benzyl chloride, DVA-

amide, DVA Triethylamine, Tetrachloro butyric acid and some non-reportable high boiler impurities being generated, during the manufacture of broad spectrum pesticides.

Results Achieved :• Achieved 60% reduction in COD