Dr.Parvatam Siva Prasad

Dr. Parvatam Siva Prasad 11A, Maan Sarovar Raaja Apartments, Flat 27, Block 2, Porur, Chennai 600116, India Email:-Phone: (M) - (L) - SYNOPSIS Meticulous and highly accomplished professional with over 45 years of extensive domestic and global experience in various chemical and electrochemical process industries with expertise in Research & Development, production, administration, procurement, safety, maintenance and cost reduction; Result oriented decisive leader to maintain high quality standards to meet challenges of this fast-paced, high-turn industry; Persuasive communicator with exceptional management skills with ability to relate to people at any level of business and management; Tendency to thrive in dynamic and fluid environments while remaining pragmatic and focused; Highly ethical, trustworthy and discreet. • Working on development and recycling of sustainable , safe EV batteries for the last six years • Invited Key note Speaker to international conferences on EV battery development and recycling .. • Responsible for the development of Gepolymer concrete making and products under the brand name Kirangeo requiring no cement , no sodium hydroxide in the alkali activator and no water curing • Exceptional capability in the development of UV curable Polyurethane coatings • Specialized in Electrochemistry, electrolytes, electrodes, recycling and chemical formulations • Familiar with various electrochemical, spectroscopic, data analysis and modelling techniques • Worked industries includes EV battery development and recycling, Geopolymer concrete, PET recycling, Polymer coatings, leather finishing chemicals, motion picture film processing,, glass, petrochemicals, metals recovery and others • Having several proven technologies, publications and patents • Presently working as Senior Chemical Consultant for EV batteries, E-waste, Plastic waste, sustainable chemical projects, recycling , waste to wealth and chemical process industries • • CORE COMPETENCIESEXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS • Responsible for invited keynote lectures on EV battery development and recycling in international conferences • Currently focusing on the development of solid state metal – air EV batteries including solid state lithium – air batteries for various applications including domestic electric aircrafts applications and all consumer energy needs • Developed Geopolymer concrete products under the brand name KIRAN GEOPOLYMER (web site: www.geocement.in ) • Responsible for the quality of 20 tons, 18 tons and 10 tons of PET flakes, RPET and PET sheet production per day respectively • Accountable for the quality of 48,000 PET bottles per day and 60,000 thermoformed PET egg trays • Responsible for the packaging operations of US$ 85 million per annum • Reduced cost of operation by US$ 75,000/- per annum by product substitution • Developed multiple cleaning solutions, new UV curable polymer coatings, quick drying PU coatings and invisible inks screen printing inks • Recognized for the development of concentrated dye solutions, x-ray film processing chemicals, still Color paper processing chemicals • Proficiently handled the production of the leather finishing chemicals of approximately Rs 1 crore per annum • Successfully developed quick drying PU based coatings EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS • Ph. D in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India in 1979 • M. Sc in Inorganic Chemistry from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, AP, India in 1973 TRAININGS • Attended training on the Total quality management • Trained on the international quality standards for quality management • Participated in the international seminars on Chemical research PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SENIOR CHEMICAL CONSULTANT, Chennai, India (July’17-- till date) • Working on EV battery development and recycling for the last seven years and currently focussing on development of solid state metal – air EV batteries for applications in domestic electric aircrafts, heavy trucks, flying cars, and all other consumer energy needs in view of their 100% recyclability, safety, sustainability, low cost and environment friendly materials. • Working as Senior chemical Consultant to TVS Electronics group for E-waste recycling project, and to other industrial projects in EV batteries, sustainable chemical projects, coatings, polymers, waste to wealth, plastic waste, E-waste, chemical process industries. • "Global developments on metal- air EV batteries with focus on breakthroughs in polymeric materials for use in metals - air solid state EV batteries". Invited speaker at Global Summit on Polymer Science and Composite Materials (GSPSCM2024) Prague, Czech Republic | September 16-18, 2024 • Invited panellist in India EV INTERNATIONAL SHOW , EV DYNAMICS , Chennai, India 2024 Sept 7th for discussion of “E-Mobility Ecosystem” • “Global developments in metal – air batteries for various applications including flying cars.” Invited speaker at 3rd European Congress on Chemistry and Applied Sciences on June 24-25, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands • Panellist for the Panel Discussion on the subject : “Challenges in Battery Manufacturing” at India international EV Show – CHENNAI, 27th May 2023 • Delivered invited lecture on “Advancements and breakthroughs in metal -air EV batteries. Auto EV India 2022 : 9 - 11 November 2022 | KTPO Bengaluru • Delivered invited talk in Webinar of 16th World Convention on Waste Recycling and Reuse (Recycling Summit 2021) during May 03-04, 2021 on “Future of Electric Vehicle Batteries Recycling Technologies” • Delivered a Key Note Presentation at the Webinar of 15th World Convention on Waste Recycling and Reuse (Recycling summit 2020) during September 16-17, 2020 on “State of the art review of developments in recycling technologies of EV lithium ion batteries”. • Presented an invited talk on “Review of recent advances in polymeric materials in Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles” in 10th International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials 2019 , Jan 22.-24, Chennai, India. • Presented an invited talk on ”Review of recent developments in EV battery recycling” in Asia Chemistry 2018 held at Singapore on 12th and 13th Sept • Presented invited talk on “Review of recent developments in batteries for Electric Vehicles” in Asia Chemistry 2018 Conference held at Singapore on 12th and 13th Sept • Conducted workshop “On improving the sustainability of e-waste management/ plastic waste management” at Vel Tech TBI on 17th July 2018. KIRAN GLOBAL CHEMS LIMITED, Chennai, India. (Nov’12 – June’17) Vice President - Research & Development Key Deliverables: • Shouldered responsibility for the development of production of Geopolymer concrete without using sodium hydroxide and no cement, with curing at ambient temperature. (International patent pending : PCT/IN2014/000543 dated 25/08/2014) • Responsible for the development of production of Geopolymer concrete without using sodium hydroxide, no cement, waste copper slag, retarder for the control of setting time and curing at ambient temperature.(Indian Provisional Patent No:585 / CHE /2015) • Pavers, bricks, slabs, panels, light weight concrete , road laying, with ceramic tile finish, marble finish, granite finish and pigmented colour finish have all been developed and launched in India under the brand name Kiran GEOPOLYMER • Exclusively responsible for the development of applications of silicates in various industries. Agricultural applications, paints, egg preservation without using electric power up to six months using Sodium silicate solution CHEMICAL CONSULTANT, Chennai, India. (Mar’10 – Oct’12) Key Deliverables: • Responsible for the research and development of novel chemical products, printing inks and polymer coatings • Shouldered the chemical consultancy works for recycling and processing industries HORIZON TECHNOLOGIES FZE, Fujairah, UAE (May’08 – Jan’10) Head Quality Assurance (Reporting to GM / CEO) Key Deliverables: • Responsible for the production, research, Quality Assurance and process control of food grade PET recovery from waste PET in bales involving German and Austrian technologies • Accountable for production, research, QA and process control of PET sheet production, thermoforming and PET bottle production lines • Exclusively accountable for the entire Quality systems for the above operations • Held responsible for Environmental Engineering, packaging and product development ORTON LIMITED, Fujairah, UAE (Jul‘99 - Apr’08) Consultant Key Deliverables: • Handled the chemical research development and ensured quality development • Responsible for the safety measures besides employing cost cutting procedures for the development of chemical cleaning solutions • Responsible for the research, procurement, entire administration besides quality control, maintenance and security vis-à-vis packaging operations • Exclusively accountable for handling the packaging operations worth US $ 85 million per annum • Adeptly administering the cost reduction methodologies through product substitution • Shouldered the responsibility of the development of the UV curable polyurethane coatings and security inks besides entire UV curing machinery • Accountable for the development of the quick drying PU based coatings CEL, Pondicherry, India (Jun’97 - Jun’99) Manager (Operations) Key Deliverables: • Responsible for the production and research of leather finishing chemicals, lacquers and adhesives with batch operations • Innovatively devised novel methodologies for the development of concentrated dye solutions CHENNAI, India (May’93 - Jun’97) Chemical Consultant Key Deliverables: • Responsible for the chemical recovery and chemical cycling for the research and development of novel products • Shouldered the chemical consultancy works for processing industries • In-charge of the feasibility reports for ensuring for the risk management GEMINI COLOR LABORATORY, Chennai, India (1991 – 1993) Senior Scientist Key Deliverables: • Effectively involved with the R&D department identifying and providing solutions • Responsible for the research, processing of motion picture films, water and processing chemicals recovery and recycling in motion picture film processing • In-charge of the development of the large scale electro chemical silver recovery plants from spent fixer solutions with stationary electrodes EAGLE FLASKS, Chennai, India (1989 – 1991) Manager (R&D) Key Deliverables: ◦ Accountable for the research projects on silvering of thermos flasks and developed microwave compatible thermos flask GEMINI COLOR LABORATORY, Chennai, India (1983 – 1989) Senior Scientist Key Deliverables: • In charge of the research and processing of motion picture films besides handled water and processing chemicals recovery and recycling in motion picture film processing • Designed electrochemical silver recovery plants from spent fixers with rotating electrodes • Employed reverse osmosis procedure for the development of the pilot plant for the recovery of water and silver from film washing waste solutions • Accountable for the development of a semi automatic solvent recovery SOUTHERN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION LTD, Tuticorin, India (1981 – 1983) Research Chemist Key Deliverables: • Efficiently worked on the elemental sulphur recovery from sulphur industrial wastes in Sulphuric acid plant besides developing a method for the recovery of sulphur using solvent extraction method • Devised pesticidal compositions from the sulphur wastes • Efficiently worked on recovery of various metals recovery from spent catalysts in ammonia and urea plants University of West Virginia & University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States (Aug – Nov’80) Post Doctoral Fellow Key Deliverables: • Carried out the Post doctoral work IIT CHENNAI, India (1978 – 1980) SRF Key Deliverables: • Worked out various research mechanisms and executed post doctoral work on silver recovery from photo wastes • Outshined classic abilities and innovative procedures for the development of the low cost working model PUBLISHED PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES • Geopolyemr Concrete making without using cement and without using sodium hydroxide. International Patent pending PCT/IN2014/000543 dated 25/08/2014. Geopolymer products launched in India under the brand name ALACRETE. (web site: www.alacrete.in ) • Silver and water recovery from fixer wash solutions in motion picture film processing using R.O membranes • Quick non-instrumental indexing of silver photographic fixer solutions • Electrochemical Silver recovery plants of 600 lit capacity from spent fixer solutions with rotating electrodes • Electrochemical Silver recovery plants of 2000 lit capacity from spent fixer solutions with stationary electrodes • Electrochemical recovery of silver from spent fixer solutions, multipurpose set up - Indian Chemical J. XV, Aug 29, (1980) • Microwave compatible thermos flask UNPUBLISHED PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES • Development of UV curable polymer coatings and printing inks work • Developed and installed air venting duct lines for UV curing machines and drying ovens • Leather finishing lacquers, concentrated dye solutions • Various processing formulations for still photo film, photo paper, X-ray film INDIAN and Global PATENTS ACCEPTED OR FILED • A process for Geopolymer concrete making with curing at ambient temperature and without using sodium hydroxide (PCT/IN2014/000543) • Geopolymer concrete making without using sodium hydroxide and with a retarder and copper slag (Indian Provisional Patent No: 585 / CHE / 2015) • A process for the preparation of colloidal sulphur - 164554 • Preparation of pesticidal composition from Sulphur sludge - 163510 • Elemental sulphur recovery from Sulphur sludge in Sulphuric acid plant - 165602 • A process for recycling of cine film processing waste solutions of developer, bleach and fixers -830/MAS/93 • A process for the treatment of solid wastes containing cyanides from metallurgical processes - 827/MAS/93 • A process for efficiently designed brush made of mouldable plastics for removing deposits on water filter candles - 829/MAS/93 • A process for non-destructive method for the detection of plated gold from pure jewellery - 828/MAS/93 • A process for the preparation of stable solid phase pesticidal composition from Sulphur sludge - 902/MAS/93 PUBLICATIONS PRESENTED • “Review of recent advances in polymeric materials in Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles” in 10th International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials 2019 , Jan 22.-24, Chennai, India. • “Review of recent developments in batteries for Electric Vehicles” in Asia Chemistry 2018 Conference held at Singapore on 12th and 13th Sept • ”Review of recent developments in EV battery recycling” in Asia Chemistry 2018 held at Singapore on 12th and 13th Sept • Advances in geopolymer concrete with room temperature curing, APM International conference, CIPET, India , Feb-. • Proton medium effects utilizing ferrocene redox couple as reference in Propylene glycol -water, methanol - propylene glycol and methanol- water mixtures. Z. Natr. Forsch:; 32a, 791 • Studies in isodielectric media protonation behaviour of p-Nitro anilinium and Tris H in ethylene glycol -diethylene glycol mixtures Presented at the symposium in chemistry, held at IIT., Madras • Studies in isodielectric media, standard potentials of Ag, Agcl and Ag, AgBr electrodes in 1, 2 -ethane diol-2, 2 oxydiethanol mixtures at 25deg C. Bull chem. . Soc. Jpn (51,2710) • Auto protolysis constants of water -ethylene glycol mixtures and ethylene glycol -diethylene glycol mixtures Sixth International conference on non-aqueous solutions, university of Waterloo, Canada • Ion solvent interactions in isodielectric amphiprotic and amphiprotic- dipolar aprotic solvent mixtures. Presented at the chemistry symposium on “chemical reactions in non-aqueous media and molten salts” . Dept. of Atomic energy , board of research in nuclear science, India • Thermodynamics of transfer of hydrogen iodide in binary mixtures of ethylene glycol- diethylene glycol from emf measurements ACS advances in Chemistry series No. 177, PP.345, Ed. W.F.Furter, American Chemical Society, Washington DC • Selective salvation of Ag(I) sulphate in ethylene glycol - aceto nitrile mixtures Indian J. Chem. 17A,79 • Preferential salvation of some Ag(I) salts in the binary mixtures of methanol-aceto nitrile Interaction processes in solution, Allahabad • Selective solvation of Ag(I) sulphate in ethylene glycol –dimethyl sulphoxide mixtures Indian J. Chem. 18A, 532 • Conductance behaviour of Hydrochloric acid in water - ethylene glycol mixtures, water - diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol mixtures. Proc. Indian Acad. Science.(Ser.)chem. Science , 92(3), 532 • Studies in isodielectric media part III. Protonation of Tris (hydroxyl methyl amino methane ) in ethylene glycol - diethylene glycol mixtures at 25 deg C Trans SAEST. 15 ,19 • Electrochemical recovery of silver from spent fixer solutions. A multi purpose set up. Indian Chemical J. XV, 29 • Recovery of elemental sulphur-preparation of pesticidal compositions from sulphur sludge, Invention Intelligence,. Vol. 21, No.2., PP 64-65 • Neutrality index of processed motion picture film C.T.A Journal. Vol XXIX, 1 • Quick non-instrumental indexing of silver in photographic fixer solutions( Comm. to SMPTE J. USA, Paper no: 87-20 • Will the motion picture film production increase in the early nineties. CTA Journal Vol. XXVII, No 3, 18-20 • Silver and water recovery from fixer wash solutions in motion picture film processing using R.O membranes. CTA Journal, Vol. XXVII No. 4, 18-20 • Determination of ferrocynide in ferricyanide bleaches Comm. J. SMPTE, USA, Paper no. 93-12. • Photo processing of films- silver recovery from spent fixtures. Nandini chemical J. Vol. 1 Jan., 22 to 28 PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth:10th August, 1950 Languages Known:English, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi Passport Number:B- Permanent Address:Flat 27, Block 2, 11A, Arcot Road, Porur, Chennai-600116, India Driving License:Having valid UAE driving license for car (Parvatam Siva Prasad)