Harshad Brahmbhatt

Dr. Harshad R. Brahmbhatt

Sr. Technical Officer(3)

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Dr. Harshad R. Brahmbhatt

Sr. Technical Officer(3)

harshaddb@csmcri.res.in

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  1. “Continuous Exposure to Light Modulates Biochemical Responses in Ulva ohnoi: Implication for Feedstock Production”, Jasmine V Rajai, Mukesh Baraiya, Bhavik Kantilal Bhagiya, Jigar A Sutariya, Payal A Bodar, Mujeer Habsi, Digvijay Singh Yadav, Ramalingam Dineshkumar, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Santlal Jaiswar, Rajendra Singh Thakur, Mangal S Rathore, Khanjan Trivedi, Vaibhav A Mantri, Aquaculture Journal, 2025, DOI: 10.3390/aquacj5040028.

  1. “Effect of Ascophyllum nodosum (Phaeophyta) extract on the productivity, performance, and transport stress response on propagules of the commercially important red alga Kappaphycus alvarezii”, Digvijay Singh Yadav, Arti Bhojani, Jigar A. Sutariya, Ashutosh Kaushik, Bhagirath Rakhasiya, Jasmine V. Rajai, Bhavik Kantilal Bhagiya, P. Gwen Grace, Mujeer Habsi, Santlal Jaiswar, Harshad R. Brahmbhatt, V. Veeragurunathan, Mangal Singh Rathore & Vaibhav A. Mantri, Discover Oceans, 2025, DOI:10.1007/s44289-025-00068-3.

  1. “Development and validation of robust single extraction method for analysis of PAHs, HBCD, BDE, and PCBs in the coastal environment”, Pooja Thathola, Hitesh T Saravaia, Harshad Brahmbhatt,

Sanak Ray, Soumya Haldar, Analytical Methods, 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D4AY02003K.

  1. “Antifungal Activities of Fluorinated Pyrazole Aldehydes on Phytopathogenic Fungi, and Their Effect on Entomopathogenic Nematodes, and Soil-Beneficial Bacteria”, Vesna Rastija, Karolina Vrandečić, Jasenka Ćosić, Gabriella Kanižai Šarić, Ivana Majić, Dejan Agić, Domagoj Šubarić, Maja Karnaš, Drago Bešlo, Harshad Brahmbhatt,  Mario Komar, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24, 9335 (1-24), DOI:10.3390/ijms24119335.

  1. “Scientific basis for the use of minimally processed homogenates of Kappaphycus alvarezii (red) and Sargassum wightii (brown) seaweeds as crop biostimulants”,  Pradipkumar Vaghela, Khanjan Trivedi, KG Vijay Anand, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Jibananand Nayak, Kinjal Khandediya, Kamalesh Prasad, Kinjal Moradiya, Denish Kubavat, Lakhya Jyoti Konwar, V Veeragurunathan, P Gwen Grace, Arup Ghosh, Algal Research, 2023, 102969, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2023.102969.

  1. “Metabolite expression changes in Kappaphycus alvarezii (a red alga) under hypo-and hyper-saline conditions” SA Siddiqui, S Agrawal, H Brahmbhatt, MS Rathore,  Algal Research, 2022,  63, 102650, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2022.102650.

  1. “Polypyrrole as the interlayer for thin‐film poly (piperazine‐amide) composite membranes: Separation behavior of salts and pesticides” R Mehta, H Brahmbhatt, G Bhojani, A Bhattacharya, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2021, 138 (18), 50356. DOI: 10.1002/app.50356 .

  1.  “Phenolic, flavonoid, and amino acid compositions reveal that selected tropical seaweeds have the potential to be functional food ingredients” B Tanna, HR Brahmbhatt, A Mishra, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2019, 43 (12), e14266. DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.14266.

  1. “Synthesis, characterization, antibacterial and antioxidant potency of N-substituted-2-sulfanylidene-1, 3- thiazolidin-4-one derivatives and QSAR study” H Brahmbhatt, M Molnar, V Pavic, V Rastija, Medicinal Chemistry, 2019, 15 (8), 840-849. DOI: 10.2174/1573406415666181205163052.

  1. “Poly (piperizinamide) with copper ion composite membranes: Application for mitigation of Hexaconazole from water and combat microbial contamination”  R Mehta, H Brahmbhatt, G Bhojani, M Mukherjee, A Bhattacharya, Journal of hazardous materials, 2019, 376, 102-111. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.05.026.

  1. “Lipid content and fatty acid profile of selected halophytic plants reveal a promising source of renewable energy”  MK Patel, S Pandey, HR Brahmbhatt, A Mishra, B Jha, Biomass and bioenergy, 2019, 124, 25-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2019.03.007 .

  1. “Phytochemical profiling, polyphenol composition, and antioxidant activity of the leaf extract from the medicinal halophyte Thespesia populnea reveal a potential” J Rangani, A Kumari, M Patel, H Brahmbhatt, AK Parida,  Journal of food biochemistry, 2019, 43 (2), e12731. DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12731.

  1. “Synthesis, Tyrosinase Inhibiting Activity and Molecular Docking of Fluorinated Pyrazole Aldehydes as Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors” V Rastija, H Brahmbhatt, M Molnar, M Loncaric, I Strelec, M Komar, Applied Sciences, 2019, 9 (8), 1704. DOI: 10.3390/app9081704 .

  1. “Environmentally Friendly Approach to Knoevenagel Condensation of Rhodanine in Choline Chloride: Urea Deep Eutectic Solvent and QSAR Studies on Their Antioxidant Activity” Maja Molnar, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Vesna Rastija, Valentina Pavic, Mario Komar, Maja Karnaš and Jurislav Babic, Molecules, 2018, 23(8), 1897. DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081897.

  1. “Fenofibrate Nanocrystals Embedded in Oral Strip-Films for Bioavailability Enhancement”  Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Manish Barvaliya, Lu Zhang, Ashish Anovadiya, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Parimal Paul and Chandrabhanu Tripathi, Bioengineering 2018, 5(1), 16 1-17, DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering5010016.

  1. “Pyrazole nucleus fused tri-substituted imidazole derivatives as antioxidant and antibacterial agents” Harshad Brahmbhatt, Maja Molnar, Valentina Pavic, Karbala International Journal of Modern Science, 2018, 4(2), 200-206,  DOI: 10.1016/j.kijoms.2018.01.006.

  1. “Synthesis of some new pyrazole nucleus fused 2-thioxo-4-thiazolidinone derivatives and evaluation of the ir antimicrobial activities” Harshad Brahmbhatt, Anjani K Bhatt, Arun Kumar Das, Parimal Paul, Sangita Sharma, Biointerface research and applied chemistry, 2017, 7(1), 1976-1988

  1. “Deep Eutectic Solvents as Convenient Media for Synthesis of Novel Coumarinyl Schiff Bases and Their QSAR Studies” Maja Molnar, Mario Komar, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Jurislav Babic, Stela Jokic and Vesna Rastija, Molecules, 2017, 22(9), 1482, DOI: 10.3390/molecules22091482.

  1. “2-(3,4-Dichlorophenylimino)-5-((3-(p-substitutedphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) methylene)thiazo lidin-4-one as an Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antimycobacterial Agent” Harshad Brahmbhatt, Anjani K. Bhatt, Arun K. Das, Parimal Paul and Sangita Sharma, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2017, 54 (5), 2838–2843, DOI: 10.1002/jhet.2889.

  1. “2-(5-Chlorobenzo[d]thiazol-2-ylimino)thiazolidin-4-one derivatives as an antimicrobial agent”

H. B′Bhatt, S. Sharma, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 10(1), S531-S538, DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.10.015.  

  1. “Tailor Made Thin Film Composite Membranes: Potentiality Towards Removal of Hydroquinone from Water” R Modi, R Mehta, H Brahmbhatt, A Bhattacharya, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2017, 25 (4), 1140-1146, DOI: 10.1007/s10924-016-0887-z

  1. “Tuning separation behaviour of tailor-made thin film poly (piperazine-amide) composite membranes for pesticides and salts from water” R Mehta, H Brahmbhatt, M Mukherjee, A Bhattacharya, Desalination, 2017, 404, 280-290, DOI: S001191641630426X

  1. “Separation of atrazine from water through thin-film composite membranes: influence of salts and surfactants”  M Saxena, H Brahmbhatt, D Anjali Devi, A Bhattacharya,  Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015, 55 (3), 575-586, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.919610

  1. “On the differences of separation of hazardous catechol and resorcinol through tailor-made thin film composite (TFC) membranes”  P. Manna, H. Brahmbhatt, D. Sahu, B. Ganguly, A. Bhattacharya, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2015, 3, 1758-1768, DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.06.003

  1. “Taste masking of ciprofloxacin by ion-exchange resin and sustain release at gastric-intestinal through interpenetrating polymer network”  Michael Rajesh, Shreya A. Bhatt, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Pritpal Singh Anand, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat,  Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015, 10, 331-40, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2015.01.002.

  1. “Removal of substituted phenyl urea pesticides by reverse osmosis membranes: Laboratory scale study for field water application” Romil Mehta, H. Brahmbhatt, N.K. Saha , A. Bhattacharya, Desalination, 358, 2015, 69–75, DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.019.

  1. “Taste masking by functional cross linked copolymers and sustain release of drug through interpenetrating polymer network with sodium alginate and Carreganeen biopolymers” A Michael Rajesh, Shreya A Bhatt , G Venkata Ramana, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Khushboo Gajjar, C B Tripathi, Pritpal Singh, Anand, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat, International journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical science, 2014, 6, 352-59

  1. “Comparison of initial reactant structure and cross-linked network of poly(dimethylsiloxane) membranes from different macromonomers”  Puyam S. Singh, Ghanshyam L. Jadav , Vinod K. Aswal , Arun K. Das, Sugam Kumar , Ankit M. Kansara , Sanjay G. Chaudhri, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2015, 41461, 1-10, DOI: 10.1002/app.41461.

  1. “Biodegradable Gelatin-Ciprofloxacin-Montmorillonite Composite Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Release and Wound dressing Application”  Bhavesh D. Kevadiyaa, Shalini Rajkumar, Hari C. Bajaja, , Shiva Shankaran Chettiar, , Kalpeshgiri Gosai, Harshad Brahmbhatt, S. Bhatt, Yogesh K. Barvaliya, Gaurav S. Dave, Ramesh K. Kothari, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2014, 122 , 175-183, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.06.051.

  1. “Biosurfactant in Membrane Separation of Atrazine from Water”  Mayank Saxena, Rakeshkumar M. Jain, H. Brahmbhatt, Kalpana Mody, A. Bhattacharya, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 2014, 225:1942, 1-8, DOI:10.1007/s11270-014-1942-9.

  1. “Separation of atrazine from water through thin-film composite membranes: influence of salts and surfactants”  Mayank Saxena, H. Brahmbhatt, D. Anjali Devia,, A. Bhattacharya,  Water Treatment, 2014, 1-12, DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.919610.

  1. “Optical resolution of racemic mixtures of amino acids through nanofiltration membrane process”

Kripal Singh, Sadhana Devi, H. C. Bajaj, Pravin Ingole, Jayesh Choudhary, Harshad Bhrambhatt

Separation Science and Technology, 2014, 49, 2630–2641, DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2014.911023.

  1. “Montmorillonite/ Poly (L-Lactide) microcomposites spheres: An ambidextrous reservoir for Capecitabine (Xeloda), Controlled release, Cell Cytotoxic and Oxidative Stress Marker Indices”  Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Shiva Shankaran Chettiar, Shalini Rajkumar, Hari C. Bajaj, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Jayesh C. Chaudhari, Rahul P. Thumbar, Devendrasinh Jhala, Mandava V. Rao, Composites Science and Technology, 2013, 90, 193–201, DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.11.003.

  1. “Involvement of ligninolytic enzymes of Myceliophthora vellerea HQ871747 in decolorization and complete mineralization of Reactive Blue 220”  Vipul R. Patel, Nikhil S. Bhatt, H. B`Bhatt, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2013, 233, 98-108, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.110.

  1. “Evaluation of clay/poly (l-lactide) microcomposites as anticancer drug, 6-mercaptopurine reservoir through in vitro cytotoxicity, oxidative stress markers and in vivo pharmacokinetics”  Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Shiva Shankaran Chettiar, Shalini Rajkumar, Hari C. Bajaj, Kalpeshgiri A. Gosai, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2013,112, 400– 407, DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.07.008.

  1. “Template free synthesis of mesoporous hectorites: Efficient host for pH responsive drug delivery”

Radheshyam R Pawar, Bhavesh D Kevadiya, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Hari C Bajaj, International journal of pharmaceutics, 2013, 446, 145-152, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.02.021.

  1. “Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of some tri-substituted imidazoles/ thiazoles derivatives” H.B‘Bhatt, S.  Sharma, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2013, 52(4), 1126-1131 DOI: 10.1002/jhet.1992.  

  1. “Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Pyrazole Nucleus Containing 2-Thioxothiazolidin-4-One Derivatives”  H. B’Bhatt, S. Sharma, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2017, 10(2), S1590-S1596,  DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.05.029.

  1. “New Chemodosimetric Reagents as Ratiometric Probes for Cysteine and Homocysteine and Possible Detection in Living Cells and in Blood Plasma” Priyadip Das, Amal, Kumar Mandal, Nellore, Bhanu Chandar, Mithu Baidya, Harshad B Bhatt, Bishwajit Ganguly, Sudip K Ghosh, Amitava Das, Chemistry: A European Journal, 2012, 18, 15382-15393, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201621.

  1. “Synthesis, Antibacterial, Antifungal and Anti-tuberculosis activities of some new 2-(5-dethylbenzo[d]thiazol-2-ylimino) thiazolidin-4-one based heterocycles” H.B‘Bhatt, S.  Sharma, Instasci Journal of Chemistry, 2012, 1, 33-42.

  1. “Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some Novel 2-(4-Chloro phenylimino)thiazolidin-4-one Derivatives” H. B'Bhatt, S. Sharma, Journal of the Korean Chemical Society, 2012, 56, 341-347, DOI: 10.5012/jkcs.2012.56.3.341.

  1. “Montmorillonite/poly-(ε -caprolactone) composites as versatile layered material: Reservoirs for anticancer drug and controlled release property” Bhavesh D Kevadiya, Rahul P Thumbar, Mahendrapalsingh M Rajput, Shalini, Rajkumar, Harsad Brambhatt, Ghanshyam V Joshi, Ganga P Dangi, Haresh M Mody, Pankaj K Gadhia, Hari Chand Bajaj, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2012, 47, 265–272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2012.04.009.

  1. “Layered inorganic nanocomposites: A promising carrier for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)” Bhavesh D. Kevadiya, Tapan A. Patel, Devendrasinh D. Jhala, Rahul P. Thumbar, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Maharshi P. Pandya, Shalini Rajkumar, Prasant K. Jena, Ghanshyam V. Joshi, Pankaj K. Gadhia, C.B. Tripathi, Hari C. Bajaj, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 2010, 388, 280–286, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.01.004.

  1. “Kappaphycus alvarezii as a source of bioethanol” Yasmin Khambhaty, Kalpana Mody, Mahesh R.Gandhi1, Sreekumaran Thampy, Pratyush Maiti, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Karuppanan Eswaran, Pushpito K. Ghosh, Bioresource Technology, 2012, 103, 180-185, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.10.015.

  1. “Simultaneous determination of different endogenetic plant growth regulators in common green seaweeds using dispersive liquid-liquid micro extraction method” Vishal Gupta, Manoj Kumar, Harshad Brahmbhatt, C.R.K. Reddy, Abhiram Seth, Bhavanath Jha, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2011, 49, 1259-1263, DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.08.004.

  1. “Surfactant enhanced filtration performances of monochlorophenol isomers through low-pressure membrane” Yogesh Kumar, H. Brahmbhatt, G.S. Trivedi, A. Bhattacharya, Membrane and water treatment, 2011, 2, 137-145, DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2011.2.3.137.

  1. “Diamine Derivative of a Ruthenium (II)- polypyridyl Complex for Chemodosimetric Detection of Nitrile Ion in Aqueous Solution” Amrita Ghosh; Priyadip Das, Sukdeb Saha, Tanmay Banerjee, Harshad Brahmbhatt and Amitava Das, Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2010, 372, 115-119, DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.01.066.

  1. “Preparation, characterization and performance evaluation of chiral selective composite membrane” Kripal singh, Pravin Ingole, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Amit Bhattacharya, Hari Chand Bajaj, Separation and Purification Technology, 2011, 78, 138-146, DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.01.031.

  1. “Resolution of racemic mixture of α-amino acid derivative through composite membrane”  Kripal Singh, Pravin G. Ingole, Jayesh Chaudhari, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Amit Bhattacharya, Hari C. Bajaj, Journal of Membrane Science, 2011, 378, 531-540, DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.05.049.

  1. “Optical Resolution of α -Amino Acids by Reverse Osmosis using Enantioselective Polymer Membrane Containing Chiral Metal-Schiff Base Complex”  Kripal Singh, Pravin G. Ingole, H. C. Bajaj, Amit Bhattacharya, Harshad R. Brahmbhatt, Separation Science and Technology, 2011, 45, 1374-1384, DOI: 10.1080/01496391003758028.

  1. “Remediation of simazine from water through low-pressure thin film composite membrane using surfactants” Yogesh, H.R. Brahmbhatt, A. Bhattacharya, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2010, 2, 4 – 14, DOI: 10.1504/IJEE.2010.029817.

  1. “Detection and Quantification of Some Plant Growth Regulators in a Seaweed-Based Foliar Spray

Employing a Mass Spectrometric Technique sans Chromatographic Separation”  Kamalesh Prasad, Arun Kumar Das, Mihir Deepak Oza, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Arup Kumar Siddhanta, Ramavatar Meena, Karuppanan Eswaran, Mahesh Rameshchandra Rajyaguru and Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010, 58, 4594–4601, DOI: 10.1021/jf904500e.

  1. “Studies on the Separation Performances of Chlorophenol Compounds from Water by Thin Film Composite Membranes”  Yogesh, Popat K M, Ganguly B, Brahmbhatt H, Bhattacharya A, Macromolecular Research, 2008, 16, 590-595, DOI: 10.1007/BF03218565.

  1. “Pentachlorophenol removal from water using surfactant-enhanced filtration through low-pressure thin film composite membranes” Kumar Y, Popat K M, Brahmbhatt H, Ganguly B, Bhattacharya A. Journal of Hazard Material, 2008, 154, 426-431, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.060.

  1. “Performance study of thin film composite polyamide membranes in remediation of nitro-phenols from water” K. Yogesh, K. M. Popat, H. R. Brahmbhatt, B. Ganguly and A. Bhattacharya, Journal of applied Membrane Science & Technology, 2006, 4, 23-30, DOI: 10.11113/amst.v4i1.40.

Achievement

Selected as a Senior Research (Post-doctoral fellow) in EU Marie Curie FP7-COFUND program at Faculty of Food Technology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia from May 2016 to May 2017


  1. Patent granted on “ A process for integrated production of ethanol and seawood sap from appaphycus alvarezii, Kalpana Haresh Mody, Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, Barindra Sana, G. Gnanasekaran, Atindra Dinkerray Shukla, K. Eswaran, Harshad Ramanbhai Brahmbhatt, Bharatiben Gunavantray Shah, Sreekumaran Thampy, Bhavanath Jha, EP 2475776 A1, CN102597251A, CN102597251B, US20130005009, WO2011027360A1, US Patent 8,969,056
  1. Patent granted on “Improved process for synthesis of p-Nitro Benzyl Bromide“. Manoj Kunjabihari Agrawal, Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, Maheshkumar Ramniklal Gandhi, Sumesh Chandra Upadhyay, Subbarayappa Adimurthy, Gadde Ramachandraiah, Paresh Ukabhai Patoliya, Girdhar Joshi, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Rahul Jasvantrai Sanghavi, EP2365960 A1, CN102307844B, EP236596B1, WO2010052536A1, CN102307844A
  1. Patent granted on “ Integrated process for the production of jatropha methyl ester and by products, Pushpito KumarGhosh, Sandhya Chandrika Prasad Mishra, Mahesh Ramniklal Gandhi, Sumesh Chandra Upadhyay, Parimal Paul, Pritpal Singh Anand, Kiritkumar Mangaldas Popat, Anupama Vijaykumar Shrivastav, Sanjiv Kumar Mishra, Neelam Ondhiya, Ramesh Dudabhai Maru, Gangadharan Dyal, Harshad Brahmbhatt, Vinod Boricha, Doongar Ram Chaudhary, Babulai Rebary, Krushnadevsingh Sukhdevsinh Zala, WO2011027353 A1, CA2773546A1, CN102597199A, CN102597199B,  P2475754A1,EP2475754B1, US20140038249,WO2011027353A8, US Patent 8,956,836
  1. Patent granted on “Selective extraction of potassium chloride from schoenite end liquor employing tartaric acid as safe, benign and recyclable extractant“  Pratyush Maiti, Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, Krishna Kanta GHARA, Jignesh SOLANKI, Harshad Raman BRAHMBHATT, Jatin Ramesh CHUNAWALA, Suresh Eringathodi, Parimal Paul, EP2751028 A1, WO2013150363A1, WO2013150363A8, US Patent 9,540,248


Synthesis of Bioactive Heterocyclic Compound

Gas Chromatography (GC), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)